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Meet the 2025 Recipients of the Emil Grunzweig Human Rights Award
Every year, the Association for Civil Rights awards the Emil Grunzweig Human Rights Award to a person or organization that has made a significant contribution to the advancement of human rights in Israel. These are the recipients of the 2025 award: Jack Khoury. Photo: Rami Shllush, Haaretz Jack Khoury , journalist for Haaretz and news director of Radio A-Shams. For two decades, Khoury has consistently and persistently called for human rights and equality, and for mediation
Nov 32 min read


Police Harassment of Arabic-Speaking Journalists
Illustrative. Photo: @ Dmytro Dudchenko | Dreamstime.com On June 23, 2025, ACRI and the I’lam Media Center-The Arab Center for Media...
Jun 252 min read


Journalists Cannot be Blocked from Broadcasting from the Scene of a Missile Strike
Mounted police at a protest. Photo: Amos Gil, Shatil-Stok On June 23, 2025, ACRI contacted the Attorney General following reports about a...
Jun 252 min read


Impose Steep Penalties on SLAPP Suit Plaintiffs
On January 14, 2025, the Association for Civil Rights submitted a request to join an appeal as an "amicus curiae" (“friend of the court”)...
Jan 142 min read


Political Interference and Freedom of the Press Violations against the Israeli Broadcasting Corporation
Tal Dahan, ACRI The Knesset's Economic Committee is currently discussing several proposed laws against the Public Broadcasting...
Dec 2, 20242 min read


Police violence Against Journalists and Prevention of Press Coverage
On June 16, 2024, we sent legal correspondence to the Attorney General and the Police Commissioner regarding the conduct of the police...
Aug 27, 20242 min read


Repeal the Law Imposing Sanctions on Foreign Broadcasting Channels ("Al-Jazeera Law")
On April 4, 2024, we petitioned the High Court of Justice (Hebrew) to cancel the temporary order allowing sanctions to be imposed on...
Jun 19, 20245 min read
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