The Independent Commission for Human Rights - ICHR 81 opinion and expression; (3) freedom of the press; and (4) prevention of human rights defenders from discharging their functions. In the West Bank, reports involved violations of freedom of access to social media platforms (8); abuses of freedom of the press (35); harassment against the background of freedom of opinion and expression (23); and prevention of human rights defenders from discharging their functions (3). In the Gaza Strip, patterns included one violation of freedom of access to social media platforms, one abuse of freedom of the press, and 18 incidents of harassment against the background of freedom of opinion and expression. Chart 23: Patterns of complaints on freedom of opinion and expression 40 35 35 30 25 23 20 18 15 10 5 0 8 1 3 1 Freedom of access to social media platforms Freedom of the press 0 Harassment against the Prevention of human background of freedom of rights defenders from opinion and expression discharging their functions 2.1.4.5 Categories of victims by complaint In the West Bank, categories of victims included 47 complaints filed by male and nine by female citizens. Of all complaints, 38 were lodged by ordinary citizens, including 36 by 2.1.4.5 Categories of victims complaint males and two by females. by Sixteen (16) complaints were made by journalists, including nine by male journalists and seven by female 47 journalists. Also, two were by filed In the West Bank, categories of victims included complaints filed bycomplaints male and nine female by males grounds of38their as human rights citizens, defenders. citizens. Of all on complaints, werework lodged by ordinary including 36 by males and two by females. Sixteen (16) complaints were made by journalists, including nine by male journalists and In the Gaza Strip, the ICHR received 10 complaints from ordinary citizens, including eight seven by female journalists. Also, two complaints were filed by males on grounds of their work as males and two by females. While one complaint was filed by a male journalist, three humanbyrights defenders. were made by male university students. In the Gaza Strip, the ICHR received 10 complaints from ordinary citizens, including eight by males and two by females. While one complaint was filed by a male journalist, three were made by male university students. Statement by A. K., a university student in Gaza My name is A. K. I am a 21-year-old resident of the Az-Zaytoun neighbourhood, Gaza. I am an activist and third-year English literature student at the Al-Azar University. At about 8:30 am on 21 September 2021, while entering the university gate (northern gate of the eastern campus), I was putting on the Palestinian Keffiyeh. A University Police officer in dark blue uniform stopped Twenty Seventh Annual me. Nicknamed A. A., he was the Director of the University Police unit. He demanded that IReport put 2021 off the Keffiyeh because it was forbidden to wear it on campus. “Is that is a charge?” I asked. Meantime, some 10 officers gathered around and started to be beat me with their fists and batons.