Drik Picture Library on Monday inaugurated an exhibition in memory of martyred journalists in Gaza, as part of a global solidarity initiative by Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and AVAAZ calling for urgent protection of Palestinian journalists.

The exhibition, titled “Gaza Holocaust: Killing the Truth Tellers”, opened at DrikPath Bhobon in Panthapath at 10am. It marked the third edition of the series first launched in November 2024, coinciding with the international campaign by RSF and AVAAZ demanding justice and an end to impunity for Israeli crimes against reporters in Gaza.

The show paid tribute to 232 journalists killed in the ongoing conflict. Names of the slain journalists, written in white against a red background, were displayed on the boundary grill encircling DrikPath Bhobon. 

A striking banner at the entrance read: “Palestinians have taught us what real journalism is. Shame on Western genocide denial media.”

Inside, posters demanded the trial of Western media barons and journalists complicit in war crimes before The Hague.

Two visiting Palestinian journalists – Montaser Marai of Al Jazeera Media Initiatives and Belal Marzook of Al Jazeera Media Institute – attended the exhibition. They were accompanied by exhibition curator and Drik director ASM Rezaur Rahman, writer and anthropologist Rahnuma Ahmed, and journalist and Drik director Saydia Gulrukh.

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Speaking on the occasion, Montaser Marai said: “Journalism is not a crime. Those who gave their lives to report the truth must never be forgotten.”

Drik and participating organizations reiterated their call for urgent global action to protect press freedom and ensure accountability for crimes committed against journalists in Gaza.