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Saturday May 30, 2026 3:30pm - 4:45pm CEST
The killing of journalists in Gaza and Lebanon, the detention of reporters in the West Bank, and the professional cancellation of journalists in European newsrooms are not separate phenomena occurring on different ends of a spectrum. They are expressions of a single pattern: the systematic suppression of any narrative that reflects the fact that there is a genocide and that crimes are committed by Israel in Gaza, the West Bank, and Lebanon.

The weapon varies by geography. In Gaza, it is a bomb and an assassination. In Europe, it is a dismissal letter, a defamation campaign, or an editorial guideline that makes certain words unspeakable. But the function is identical: to eliminate testimony, to narrow what can be reported, and to ensure that the story told is the story that power finds acceptable.

This panel examines that pattern as one coherent system. It asks how major European media institutions have become active participants in silencing voices in their own newsrooms: bowing to pressure that produces coverage which protects the oppressor. And why the journalism profession, which prides itself on defending press freedom, has increasingly accepted this as normal.
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Ruwaida Amer

Ruwaida Kamal Amer is a journalist, producer, and director from Gaza, now based in Egypt. 
Over the past eight years, she has worked as a freelance producer and director for several international news outlets, including Al Jazeera English, Euronews and ABC News. Her work has earned her prestigious recognition, including an Edward R. Murrow Award for a film produced for... Read More →
avatar for Farah Maraqa

Farah Maraqa

Farah Maraqa is a journalist, analytical writer, and media scholar of Palestinian background, specialising in human rights, media literacy, and conflict-sensitive journalism. With nearly fifteen years of experience, she has worked across print, television, and digital media with international... Read More →
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Nada Abdelsamad

Nada Abdelsamad is a journalist, consultant, and senior trainer with nearly 35 years of expertise in broadcast, digital, and print media. Her doctoral degree from City University London was awarded for her research into the role of sectarian media in increasing sectarianism and destabilising... Read More →
Saturday May 30, 2026 3:30pm - 4:45pm CEST
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