January 16, 2021
BY INSI
INSI remembers Chris Cramer 1948-2021
INSI remembers Chris Cramer, 3 January 1948 – 16 January 2021, its first president and a founding member.
News
January 2, 2021
Afghanistan
BY Reuters
Afghan journalist shot dead in car ambush
An Afghan journalist was shot dead in a car ambush in the central province of Ghor, the fifth media professional to be killed in the country in two months, officials said.
December 23, 2020
Colombia
BY CPJ
Colombian journalist Andrés Felipe Guevara shot and killed
Colombian authorities must thoroughly investigate the killing of journalist Andrés Felipe Guevara Henao, determine if he was targeted for his work, and bring those responsible to justice, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.
December 21, 2020
Afghanistan
BY Reuters
Afghan journalist killed in central Ghazni province
An Afghan journalist was shot dead by unknown assailants in Afghanistan’s central Ghazni province on Monday, the fourth to be killed in the war-torn nation in last two months.
December 12, 2020
Syria
BY CPJ
Syrian journalist Hussein Khattab shot dead while reporting in Aleppo governorate
Authorities in the northwestern Syrian city of Al-Bab should conduct a thorough investigation into the killing of journalist Hussein Khattab, and hold those responsible to account, the Committee to Protect Journalists said.
December 10, 2020
Afghanistan
BY BBC
Afghan journalist Malala Maiwand shot dead along with her driver
A female journalist has been shot dead in eastern Afghanistan, the latest victim of a spate of assassinations across the country.
December 10, 2020
Afghanistan
BY BBC
Afghan journalist Malala Maiwand shot dead along with her driver
A female journalist has been shot dead in eastern Afghanistan, the latest victim of a spate of assassinations across the country.
December 9, 2020
Mexico
BY CPJ
Mexican journalist Jaime Castaño shot dead after photographing crime scene
Mexican authorities must immediately undertake a swift, credible, and transparent investigation into the killing of photojournalist Jaime Castaño, the Committee to Protect Journalists said.
December 8, 2020
BY Elena Cosentino, INSI director
INSI members rise to the challenges of 2020
If, while reflecting over the year gone and next year’s challenges, you leaf through previous INSI annual reports as I just did, you won’t find even one painting a rosy picture of the state of journalists’ safety worldwide.
December 2, 2020
BY INSI
INSI AGM to be held Dec 8
The Annual General Meeting of the International News Safety Institute (INSI) will take place online this year on 8 December 2020.
November 28, 2020
India
BY CPJ
Indian journalist Rakesh Singh burnt to death in house fire
Rakesh Singh, a journalist with local Hindi newspaper Rashtriya Swaroop, died from burn injuries on November 28, 2020, after his house was set on fire in the Balrampur district of the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh the previous day, according to news reports.
November 24, 2020
BY Naseem Khan
"No, they don’t get it." Covering racial injustice - Dispatches from the newsroom
As part of INSI's commitment to protect journalists, we spoke to Black and ethnic minority journalists working in British newsrooms about the challenges they face covering racial injustice, while working in a media industry with an entrenched lack of diversity and representation at all levels.
November 14, 2020
Philippines
BY RSF
Ronnie Villamor shot dead by soldiers in Masbate, central Philippines
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls for a fully independent investigation into how freelance reporter Ronnie Villamor came to be fatally shot by soldiers when about to cover a survey of a disputed piece of land in the island province of Masbate, in the central Philippines.
November 11, 2020
Afghanistan
BY HRW
Afghan journalist Elyas Dayee killed in Helmand
An improvised explosive device attached to the car of Elyas Dayee, a reporter with Azadi Radio, exploded and killed him on November 11, 2020 in Afghanistan’s Helmand Province, Human Rights Watch said.
November 10, 2020
Philippines
BY The Guardian
Virgilio Maganes killed in Philippines in second attempt on his life
Filipino journalist Virgilio Maganes, who survived a previous attempt on his life by pretending to be dead has been killed outside his home, police have said.
November 9, 2020
Mexico
BY CPJ
Israel Vázquez shot and killed; third Mexican journalist killed in 2 weeks
Mexican authorities must conduct a swift and thorough investigation into the killing of journalist Israel Vázquez Rangel and redouble their efforts to protect members of the press, the Committee to Protect Journalists said on November 10.
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.
November 6, 2020
BY Yan Boechat
Catching coronavirus in Nagorno-Karabakh
In October 2020, veteran Brazilian journalist Yan Boechat went to a war zone for the first time since the pandemic. With bombs shaking the streets and adrenaline pumping, masks and hand sanitiser couldn’t have been further from his mind. He tells INSI the story of what happened next.
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.
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 17, 2020
BY ACOS Alliance
Safely covering the pandemic
INSI is proud to support a new resource aimed at helping news organisations to cover the pandemic professionally and in a way that minimises risk.