November 27, 2019
BY Elena Cosentino, INSI director
"Never was the need to stand together greater than it is today"
When I joined INSI in April 2019 I realised how relatively easy I’d had it covering international current affairs over the years.
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November 27, 2019
BY CPJ
Radio journalist Dindo Generoso shot and killed in the Philippines
The Committee to Protect Journalists today condemned the killing of radio reporter Dindo Generoso in the central Philippines, and called on Philippine authorities to identify the motive behind the killing and bring all of the perpetrators swiftly to justice.
November 27, 2019
BY CPJ
Syrian photojournalist al-Yousef killed as forces shell southern Idlib
Abdul Hameed al-Yousef, a Syrian photographer and camera operator for the pro-civil rights opposition Kafr Rumah Media Office, was killed on November 10, 2019, when forces supporting President Bashar al-Assad shelled Kafr Rumah, a town in Idlib governorate, according to Facebook posts by al-Yousef's employer, the local press freedom group the Syrian Journalists’ Association, and Faiz al-Doghaim, a Syrian journalist, who spoke with CPJ via messaging app.
November 27, 2019
BY AP
Honduran journalist killed leaving station
Honduran authorities say a television journalist has been shot to death shortly after leaving his station.
November 18, 2019
BY INSI
INSI joins with tech companies to combat online harassment of journalists
The International News Safety Institute (INSI) is today announcing the launch of an unprecedented project in cooperation with Facebook and Google to tackle online harassment against journalists.
November 15, 2019
BY INSI
Robin Elias is INSI's new chair
The International News Safety Institute (INSI) has appointed Robin Elias as its new chair.
November 6, 2019
BY Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas
Colombian community radio host is killed inside studio in Nariño
A journalist and host at a community radio station in Colombia was shot dead while working in the station's studio on Oct. 18.
November 6, 2019
BY BBC
Attackers kill DR Congo journalist shining light on Ebola virus
A Congolese journalist who had been raising awareness about the Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo has been killed at his home.
November 1, 2019
BY Cilla Benkö
Punishment for crimes against journalists must be harsher
The International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists on November 2 brings to the public’s attention crimes against journalists all over the world.
October 31, 2019
BY INSI
Climate of impunity for crimes against media
Ahead of the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists, 12 partner organisations of the Council of Europe Platform to Promote the Protection of Journalism and Safety of Journalists call on governments to ensure that crimes against journalists are not carried out with impunity.
October 22, 2019
BY CPJ
Syrian Kurdish journalist killed in Turkish airstrike on civilian convoy
The Committee to Protect Journalists today condemned the Turkish air strike on a civilian convoy that killed journalist Saad Ahmed and injured at least four other reporters.
October 22, 2019
BY Guardian
Haiti protesters clash with police hours after journalist shot dead
Haitian protesters have clashed with police in the country’s capital, Port-au-Prince, hours after a journalist who had covered previous anti-government protests was found shot to death in his car.
October 18, 2019
BY INSI
INSI AGM to be held 19 November
The Annual General Meeting of the International News Safety Institute (INSI) will take place this year in Paris on 19 November.
September 16, 2019
BY WAN IFRA
What journalists are doing about online abuse and harassment
Journalists are increasingly the target of insults or threats from individuals or groups online, which can have physical impacts and should no longer be seen as separate from the offline world.
September 4, 2019
BY Knight Center
Broadcast journalist who received death threats is killed in western Honduras
Broadcast journalist Edgar Joel Aguilar was shot and killed in a barbershop in La Entrada, Copán in western Honduras on Aug. 31, 2019.
August 29, 2019
BY CGTN
Somali journalists mourn colleague killed in blast
Somali journalists on Wednesday mourned the death of a fellow media practitioner who was killed during a fierce fighting between Somalia National Army (SNA) and al-Shabab militants in the country’s southern region.
August 29, 2019
BY AFP
Journalist killed in Mexico
The head of a Mexican news website was found stabbed to death in the center of the country, authorities said Saturday, the 10th such killing this year.
August 29, 2019
BY ABC
Journalist killed on the job in New Orleans plane crash
A longtime reporter is one of the victims identified in a fatal plane crash in New Orleans East.
August 28, 2019
BY INSI
The News Organizations Safety Self-Assessment launches
Today we are launching the News Organisations Safety Self-Assessment, a new resource that will help news outlets to review and improve their current safety practices and protocols.
August 5, 2019
BY Mexico News Daily
Gunman shoots and kills journalist, municipal official in Zihuatanejo
A Guerrero journalist who was also worked as a local official was murdered Friday in the tourist destination of Zihuatanejo, Guerrero.
August 5, 2019
BY the Guardian
Third Mexican journalist killed in a week amid record murder rate
An investigation has been launched into the death of a reporter in the Mexican state of Veracruz after he became the third journalist to be murdered in a week.
August 5, 2019
BY Mexico News Daily
Guerrero crime beat journalist murdered in Morelos
The body of a Guerrero journalist was found in the trunk of a car on Tuesday night in Morelos, bringing the number of reporters who have lost their lives in Mexico this year to seven.
July 31, 2019
BY Africa Feeds
Nigerian journalist killed during protest
A 23-year-old trainee journalist with Nigerian Television station Channels TV was killed on Monday after he was hit by a stray bullet.
July 31, 2019
BY TRT World
Citizen journalist among 17 killed in northwest Syria
A young citizen journalist was among at least 17 civilians killed in air raids on Syria's rebel-held Idlib region on Sunday, rescue workers and a monitor said, as he filmed the bombardment of the battered enclave.
July 15, 2019
BY Reuters
Suicide car bomb targets hotel in Somali port city, two journalists confirmed dead
A car bomb went off on Friday at a hotel in Somalia’s port city of Kismayu where local elders and lawmakers had been discussing an upcoming regional election and was followed by gunfire, police said, adding that the death toll could be high.