With five counterfeit coffins, speeches and a minute of silence, the murdered Palestinian journalists were commemorated. Many protesters also brought photos and protest signs. The Palestinian journalist Hashem now lives in Ghent and commemorated his colleagues on Dam Square today. “Almost all the colleagues I have are dead. It is very difficult to get in touch with people in Gaza. It’s terrible. I am happy that we can be here today.”
“By killing journalists, we lose important voices from Gaza. I find it terrible what happens there. Keeping the truth is now more important than ever,” says another demonstrator. After the ceremony, after the ceremony went to the Museumplein.