107 These actions constitute grave violations of the media freedoms which are guaranteed in Articles 19 and 27 of the Palestinian Basic Law, as well as by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other international covenants and UN resolutions dedicated to this issue. That said, the violations took the forms so described in the following discussion. 1‐ Arrest and Interrogation of Journalists ICHR traced the arrests of (31) journalists in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. These arrests cast a negative impression on individuals working in this field and formed a source of concern for many amongst them, preventing them from covering events according to professional standards out of fear of arrest or pursuit. The majority of the arrests of journalists in the West Bank failed to follow proper legal procedures, and were marked by a complete absence of guarantees for a fair trial, not to mention the fact that many journalists were subjected to torture and inhumane treatment. The interrogation of journalists focused on their work, their media and professional activities of covering events, or photographing, writing or preparing audio or visual media reports, or contacting stations banned from working in the West Bank, such as Al Aqsa satellite channel or radio station broadcasting from the Gaza Strip. It also included corresponding with or writing for newspapers such as Al Risala and Falasteen, newspapers both issued in the Gaza Strip. In the West Bank, ICHR received many complaints about the arrest and detention of several journalists. The General Intelligence Service in Hebron detained Samir Anwar Rushdi Rashid, a Palestinian journalist from the city of Hebron. He works as a correspondent for the Voice of Al‐Aqsa, which broadcasts from the Gaza Strip. According to ICHR’s documentation, “the journalist was detained on 06/05/2010, without being brought before any competent judicial authority regarding the background of his work as a journalist. His detention constitutes a violation of the freedom of press and freedom of media within the PNA territories.”113 On 08/12/2010, the General Intelligence Service re‐arrested him and confiscated his computer and another from his sister, knowing that he was working for ‘Alam Radio affiliated with Hebron University.114 On 10/11/2010, the General Intelligence Service in the city of Hebron arrested Amer Abdul Halim Mohammad Abu ‘Arafa, a Palestinian journalist and a reporter for Shahab News, headquartered in the Gaza Strip. He claimed to have been exposed to Shabah by 113 114 See ICHR’s report for the month of May published on its website www.ichr.ps According to the complaint submitted by the mentioned person to ICHR.