Source: Palestinian Youth Aotearoa (PYA)
On 24th May, 6pm, Palestinian journalists covering Gaza will be honoured in a silent and visually impactful vigil outside Shed 10, 89 Quay Street, Auckland, where the Voyager Media Awards are being held.
The vigil, organised by Palestinian Youth Aotearoa (PYA) and People for Palestine (P4P), will include Palestinian supporters holding up 105 “PRESS” vests in recognition of the brave journalists of Gaza, laureates of the 2024 UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize, who have been systematically targeted and silenced by the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) throughout this conflict, their families often being martyred alongside them.
PYA and P4P call on all journalists in Aotearoa to stand in solidarity with the courageous journalists of the Gaza Strip who continue to report on what the International Court of Justice has called a plausible genocide under threat of death at any moment by the Israeli Defence Force.
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