November 7, 2020
Afghanistan
BY BBC
Former TV presenter Yama Siawash killed
Former television presenter, Yama Siawash, has been killed in a blast in Afghanistan that officials have blamed on militants linked to the Taliban.
Journalists Under Attack
November 5, 2020
Liberia
BY IPI
Chris David shot dead in Liberia
Chris David, a reporter for Radio Paraclete was shot dead by unidentified assailants in Gbarnga, Bong County in Liberia on Oct. 29.
November 2, 2020
Mexico
BY CPJ
Mexican journalist Jesús Alfonso Piñuelas shot and killed in Sonora
Mexico City, November 9, 2020 – The Committee to Protect Journalists called on Mexican authorities today to undertake a swift and credible investigation into the killing of journalist Jesús Alfonso Piñuelas, founder of Zarathustra Press and El Shock de la Noticia, who was shot dead November 2 in Cajeme, in the northern Mexican state of Sonora.
October 30, 2020
BY CPJ
Nigerian journalist found dead
Onifade Emmanuel Pelumi, a Nigerian reporter and intern with the privately owned Gboah TV broadcaster, was found dead on October 30, 2020, in a mortuary in southwestern Lagos state, according to Pelumi’s family lawyer, Lekan Egberongbe, who spoke with CPJ in a phone interview, and a statement by local media protection group Media Rights Agenda.
October 29, 2020
Mexico
BY CPJ
Mexican journalist Arturo Alba shot dead in Ciudad Juárez
Mexican authorities must immediately undertake an exhaustive and credible investigation into the killing of journalist Arturo Alba Medina, and determine if he was killed in retaliation for his work, the Committee to Protect Journalists said.
October 26, 2020
Syria
BY CPJ
Syrian journalist Rasheed Bakr killed in an airstrike in northern Idlib
The Committee to Protect Journalists today condemned the killing of Syrian reporter and cameraman Rasheed Bakr and urged all parties in the Syrian conflict to guarantee the safety of civilians, including journalists.
October 11, 2020
BY CPJ
Journalist stabbed while returning home from work
Iliyas Hossain, 45, a correspondent for the local Bangla daily newspaper, Dainik Bijoy, was repeatedly stabbed while returning home from work on the evening of October 11, 2020, in Narayanganj, a suburb of Dhaka, according to news reports and a photo of the body, which CPJ has seen. He was found in the street and taken to a hospital, where he was declared dead.
October 2, 2020
BY AP
Gunmen on motorcycle kill journalist in Honduras
Gunmen riding on a motorcycle shot to death a journalist in Honduras who had worked in radio and television before starting his own social media information channel.
September 16, 2020
BY Rappler
Former radio reporter killed in Sorsogon shooting
A former radio reporter in Sorsogon – now with the Balangibog News Online portal – was gunned down on Monday evening, September 14.
September 9, 2020
Mexico
BY CPJ
Mexican reporter Julio Valdivia found beheaded in Veracruz state
Mexican authorities must immediately undertake a thorough and credible investigation into the killing of journalist Julio Valdivia and bring the perpetrators to justice, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.