{"id":1552,"date":"2026-05-03T12:18:40","date_gmt":"2026-05-03T09:18:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/republicpalestine.com\/en\/?p=1552"},"modified":"2026-05-03T12:18:41","modified_gmt":"2026-05-03T09:18:41","slug":"on-world-press-freedom-day-the-blood-of-our-journalists-is-the-compass-of-freedom-and-will-not-be-in-vain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/republicpalestine.com\/en\/?p=1552","title":{"rendered":"On World Press Freedom Day: The Blood of Our Journalists Is the Compass of Freedom and Will Not Be in Vain"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><span ;=\"\" style=\"font-size:\u0661\u0664px\">While the world marks World Press Freedom Day, Palestinian journalists\u2014the knights of the word and image\u2014continue to write history with their blood before their pens, standing on the frontlines in defense of truth in the face of one of the most brutal and systematic genocidal wars of modern times.<\/span><br><br><br><span ;=\"\" style=\"font-size:\u0661\u0664px\">\u200bThe Democratic Journalists\u2019 Assembly affirms the following:<\/span><br><br><br><span ;=\"\" style=\"font-size:\u0661\u0664px\">First\/ We mourn with pride and honor 262 colleagues who have been martyred since the beginning of the aggression. They were not mere numbers, but 262 free voices that the occupation sought to silence through deadly force to prevent the truth from reaching the world.<\/span><br><br><br><span ;=\"\" style=\"font-size:\u0661\u0664px\">Second\/ We affirm that the occupation has completely failed to break the will of the Palestinian journalist. For every camera destroyed, dozens more will rise in its place, and for every pen they attempt to break, others will continue the path, committed to ensuring that the truth remains bright regardless of the sacrifices.<\/span><br><br><br><span ;=\"\" style=\"font-size:\u0661\u0664px\">Third\/ We send an urgent message to all international institutions, journalists\u2019 unions, and media organizations worldwide: silence in the face of targeting Palestinian journalists is complicity in the crime. We call on you today to take serious action to ensure accountability and justice, and to stop the ongoing bloodshed in Gaza and across Palestine.<\/span><br><br><br><span ;=\"\" style=\"font-size:\u0661\u0664px\">Fourth\/ The blood of our colleagues will remain the compass of freedom that will never deviate. We will remain loyal to this trust until our people attain their freedom and the full truth is revealed to the entire world.<\/span><br><br><br><span ;=\"\" style=\"font-size:\u0661\u0664px\">\u200bGlory and eternity to the martyrs of truth\u2026 Freedom for the knights of the word<\/span><br><br><br><span ;=\"\" style=\"font-size:\u0661\u0664px\">\u200bDemocratic Journalists\u2019 Assembly<\/span><br><br><span ;=\"\" style=\"font-size:\u0661\u0664px\">\u200b3 May 2026<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While the world marks World Press Freedom Day, Palestinian journalists\u2014the knights of the word and image\u2014continue to write history with their blood before their pens, standing on the frontlines in defense of truth in the face of one of the most brutal and systematic genocidal wars of modern times. \u200bThe Democratic Journalists\u2019 Assembly affirms the following: First\/ We mourn with pride and honor 262 colleagues who have been martyred since the beginning of the aggression. They were not mere numbers, but 262 free voices that the occupation sought to silence through deadly force to prevent the truth from reaching the world. Second\/ We affirm that the occupation has completely failed to break the will of the Palestinian journalist. For every camera destroyed, dozens more will rise in its place, and for every pen they attempt to break, others will continue the path, committed to ensuring that the truth remains bright regardless of the sacrifices. Third\/ We send an urgent message to all international institutions, journalists\u2019 unions, and media organizations worldwide: silence in the face of targeting Palestinian journalists is complicity in the crime. We call on you today to take serious action to ensure accountability and justice, and to stop &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1553,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_eb_attr":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1552","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.8 (Yoast SEO v24.8.1) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>On World Press Freedom Day: The Blood of Our Journalists Is the Compass of Freedom and Will Not Be in Vain - Republic Palestine<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/republicpalestine.com\/en\/?p=1552\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"On World Press Freedom Day: The Blood of Our Journalists Is the Compass of Freedom and Will Not Be in Vain\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"While the world marks World Press Freedom Day, Palestinian journalists\u2014the knights of the word and image\u2014continue to write history with their blood before their pens, standing on the frontlines in defense of truth in the face of one of the most brutal and systematic genocidal wars of modern times. \u200bThe Democratic Journalists\u2019 Assembly affirms the following: First\/ We mourn with pride and honor 262 colleagues who have been martyred since the beginning of the aggression. 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