BETHLEHEM (Ma'an) -- A Palestinian rights group on Sunday condemned authorities in Gaza for preventing two journalists from leaving the coastal enclave to participate in a media conference in Cairo.
Majid Shoblaq, a reporter for al-Masrya Channel, and his wife Hanan Abu-Doghaim, a program host at al-Iman radio station, were prevented from traveling through the Rafah crossing on Oct. 31 to attend a Cairo conference entitled "Future Vision of the Independent Arab Media and Civil Society Organizations," the Palestinian Center for Human Rights said in a statement.
After completing travel procedures at the Rafah crossing, both journalists were questioned by security officials.
"I was interrogated by the Internal Security Service for approximately 45 minutes. I was asked about the nature of the conference and the participants' selection mechanism. I was also questioned about my political affiliation," Shoblaq told PCHR. more
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