Gaza reporter appeals prison sentence, fine
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}A Gaza journalist is appealing a six-month prison term and fine over her reporting on alleged corruption within the Hamas-run Health Ministry.
Hajar Harb appeared before a Hamas-run court on Tuesday, where the judge postponed the hearing until March.
Fathi Sabah, a journalist campaigning on her behalf, says it's the first time Hamas authorities have sued a journalist for their work since the Islamic militant group seized Gaza by force in 2007.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Harb reported in 2016 that healthy people were paying doctors to help them circumvent the Israeli-Egyptian blockade by issuing medical referrals to hospitals abroad. She was sentenced and fined later that year.
On Monday, Amnesty International called Harb's prosecution "an outrageous assault on media freedom."