Targeting journalists is a war crime. So is starving them.

We call on all journalist associations to condemn these acts, demand international legal intervention, and refuse to normalize the targeting of the press.

In Gaza, hundreds of journalists have been killed, injured, or disappeared amid ongoing Israeli strikes. Others are being systematically cut off from food, water, and medicine while continuing to report under siege. These are not incidental casualties. They are part of a devastating pattern of targeted repression of the press.

The Arab and Middle Eastern Journalists Association (AMEJA) urges journalist associations worldwide to stand with us in condemning these deliberate attacks and to demand accountability through international legal channels.

We are proud to be joined in this call by:

• Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ)
• Foreign Press Association of USA (FPA)
• Trans Journalists Association (TJA)
• The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists (NLGJA)
• National Writers Union (NWU)
  
• Indigenous Journalists Association (IJA)

These organizations have rallied with us to affirm a shared truth: the deliberate killing and starving of journalists must never be tolerated or normalized. The international community must respond.

Help us amplify this call. Follow and share our posts on Instagram and Twitter to demand justice and protection for journalists in Gaza and everywhere under threat.