Overview

• Hundreds of journalists held die-ins in Paris and Marseille to honor nearly 200 media workers killed in Gaza since October 2023.
• Protesters wore red-stained press vests, carried photos of fallen journalists, and read their names aloud in symbolic acts of remembrance.
• Major press unions and organizations, including RSF and IFJ, issued a joint statement condemning the Israeli army's alleged media blackout in Gaza.
• The statement accused Israel of obstructing foreign press access to suppress coverage of potential war crimes during the ongoing conflict.
• The Gaza conflict, triggered by Hamas's October 7 attack on Israel, has resulted in over 51,000 Palestinian deaths and widespread devastation, according to UN-verified data.