Israeli troops assault Palestinian award winning journalist
IOF troops assault Palestinian award winning journalist
[ 27/06/2008 - 03:46 PM ]
GAZA, (PIC)-- IOF troops stationed at the Beit Hanoun (Erez) crossing, on Thursday, physically assaulted Muhammad Omar, winner of 2008 Martha Gellhorn Journalism award, as he returned to Gaza from London where he received the award earlier this month.
Omar is a young journalist from the Rafah refugee camp and the correspondent of the Washington Report. He won the award jointly with American journalist Dahr Jamail who has been reporting for several years from Iraq.
He said that occupation soldiers at the border crossing made fun of him saying: "Oh' so it's you who won the journalism award" and ordered him to lie face down on the ground, then they stepped on his neck.
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[ 27/06/2008 - 03:46 PM ]
GAZA, (PIC)-- IOF troops stationed at the Beit Hanoun (Erez) crossing, on Thursday, physically assaulted Muhammad Omar, winner of 2008 Martha Gellhorn Journalism award, as he returned to Gaza from London where he received the award earlier this month.
Omar is a young journalist from the Rafah refugee camp and the correspondent of the Washington Report. He won the award jointly with American journalist Dahr Jamail who has been reporting for several years from Iraq.
He said that occupation soldiers at the border crossing made fun of him saying: "Oh' so it's you who won the journalism award" and ordered him to lie face down on the ground, then they stepped on his neck.
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