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Conditions of Palestinian detainees overlooked by CTV and AP

Please join us in criticizing this piece written by the Associated Press and published by CTV News. CTV News has been under fire for its biased coverage of Palestine.

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Title of Piece: Julia Frankel: “Irregular meals, benches as beds. As hostages return to Israel, details of captivity begin to emerge"

Media Outlet: CTV News (via Associated Press)
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Comments of the CJPME Media Researcher:
(Note: Please do not copy and paste the material below as the content to your message to the media - put all comments in your own words):
Please join us in criticizing this piece written by the Associated Press and published by CTV News. CTV News has been under fire for its biased coverage of Palestine.

  • The article mentions Palestinian prisoners but omits any discussion of their conditions. All the focus is on the conditions of Israeli hostages.
  • The article fails to compare the accounts of Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners. It also fails to acknowledge that many Palestinians are held in administrative detention, meaning there are no charges against them and they will not face a fair trial.
  • Recently released Palestinian prisoners interviewed by Al-Jazeera described “catastrophic” conditions, one person even calling it a “graveyard.” Prisoners reported unclean drinking water, starvation, torture, and other alarming human rights violations.
  • Amnesty International recently reported that Palestinian detainees have faced worsening conditions in Israeli prisons since October 7. They found clear cases of torture and other forms of humiliation being used against Palestinians.

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