CPJ To Release Report Documenting Palestinian Journalists’ Claims Of Torture In Israeli Prisons
Photos: YouTube Screenshots\Illustration: Gianluca Costantini For CPJ By Committee to Protect Journalists New York, February 17, 2026 — On Thursday, February 19, 2026, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) will release a special report documenting the conditions Palestinian journalists report experiencing while in Israeli detention since October 2023. The report draws on in-depth interviews from 59 Palestinian journalists released since October 7, 2023. Of those interviewed, 58 reported being subjected to what they described as torture, abuse, or other forms of violence while in Israeli custody. CPJ also reviewed, when possible, supporting evidence provided by the detainees, including photographs, medical reports, and legal documents. In their testimonies, journalists recount beatings, some resulting in severe injuries, starvation, medical neglect, as well as sexual violence, including rape. Many also describe threats, stress positions causing prolonged pain, and being subjected to prolonged exposure to high-volume sound, including continuous music. WHAT: CPJ special report about the treatment and conditions of Palestinian journalists in Israeli prisons WHEN: February 19, 2026, at 3:00 a.m. ET/9 a.m. CET WHERE: www.cpj.org WHO: CPJ experts are available to speak in multiple languages about the key findings and what the data portend for press freedom in the year ahead.
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Photos: YouTube Screenshots\Illustration: Gianluca Costantini For CPJ
By Committee to Protect Journalists
New York, February 17, 2026 — On Thursday, February 19, 2026, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) will release a special report documenting the conditions Palestinian journalists report experiencing while in Israeli detention since October 2023.
The report draws on in-depth interviews from 59 Palestinian journalists released since October 7, 2023. Of those interviewed, 58 reported being subjected to what they described as torture, abuse, or other forms of violence while in Israeli custody. CPJ also reviewed, when possible, supporting evidence provided by the detainees, including photographs, medical reports, and legal documents.
In their testimonies, journalists recount beatings, some resulting in severe injuries, starvation, medical neglect, as well as sexual violence, including rape. Many also describe threats, stress positions causing prolonged pain, and being subjected to prolonged exposure to high-volume sound, including continuous music.
WHAT: CPJ special report about the treatment and conditions of Palestinian journalists in Israeli prisons
WHEN: February 19, 2026, at 3:00 a.m. ET/9 a.m. CET
WHERE: www.cpj.org
WHO: CPJ experts are available to speak in multiple languages about the key findings and what the data portend for press freedom in the year ahead.
