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Nasser Abu Baker, President, Palestinian Journalists Syndicate
Nasser Abu Baker, President, Palestinian Journalists SyndicateA seasoned Palestinian journalist from the town of Ya’bad, with over 30 years of experience in national and international media. He earned his bachelor’s degree in Media and Journalism from the University of Algiers in 1992 and began his journalism career while still a student, working at the independent Algerian newspaper El Khabar.
In 1994, he joined the Palestinian Broadcasting Corporation (PBC), and from 2000 to 2002 worked as a professional journalist with Agence France Presse (AFP).
He served as Deputy President of the Palestinian Journalists Syndicate from 2012 to 2016. He was also elected Vice President of the Federation of Arab Journalists (2016-2022), and since 2022 has been serving as Vice President of the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ). He is currently fully dedicated to union work and the advocacy of press freedom and journalists’ rights in Palestine.
