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.
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.
September 7, 2020
BY UNESCO
Director-General urges investigation into killing of community radio journalist Abelardo Liz in Colombia
The Director-General of UNESCO, Audrey Azoulay, has condemned the killing of Abelardo Liz, a community radio journalist in the town of Corinto, in the southwestern department of Cauca on 13 August.
September 7, 2020
BY CPJ
Journalists killed in Honduras
On July 1, 2020, two unidentified individuals shot Jorge Posas, a camera operator and technician at the local privately owned TV station Canal 45, and German Vallecillo Jr., a host at the station, while they drove in the residential area of El Naranjal, in the northeastern Honduran city of La Ceiba, according to news reports.
August 14, 2020
BY Reuters
Second journalist killed in Mexico in under a week
Unidentified assailants shot a journalist dead outside his home in the western Mexican state of Michoacan, state prosecutors said on Wednesday, in the second killing of a reporter in the past week.
August 4, 2020
BY CPJ
Photojournalist Christoff Griffith killed at crime scene in Barbados
Authorities in Barbados must thoroughly investigate the killing of photojournalist Christoff Griffith and ensure those responsible are held to account, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. Griffith is the first journalist CPJ has recorded as killed in relation to his work in Barbados.
August 4, 2020
BY the Guardian
Killing of Pakistani anti-corruption journalist sparks protests
The murder of a reporter known for exposing corruption has set off a wave of protests across Pakistan’s western Balochistan province, one of the most dangerous places in the world to be a journalist.
August 4, 2020
BY the Guardian
Mexico journalist gunned down – the fifth to be killed this year
Press groups have called for justice after unidentified gunmen killed a journalist in southern Mexico, along with a police officer assigned to protect him after a 2016 attack.
July 14, 2020
BY CPJ
Indian journalist shot and killed after reporting on land dispute
Police in India’s Uttar Pradesh state must thoroughly and transparently investigate the killing of journalist Shubham Mani Tripathi, and ensure that all responsible are brought to justice, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.
June 18, 2020
BY East African
Cameroon: Call for Independent Probe Into Journalist's Death
International press freedom lobby groups have called for an independent investigation into the death of Cameroonian journalist Samuel Ajiekah Abuwe alias Samuel Wazizi, who died while in military custody 10 months ago.
June 8, 2020
BY UNESCO
UNESCO Director-General condemns murder of journalist Zulfiqar Ali Mandrani in Pakistan
The Director-General of UNESCO, Audrey Azoulay, has urged an investigation into the killing of journalist Zulfiqar Ali Mandrani in the town of Dodapur in Pakistan’s Sindh Province on 26 May.
June 8, 2020
BY CPJ
Yemeni journalist Nabil al-Quaety killed outside his home in Aden
Yemeni authorities should conduct a thorough investigation into the killing of journalist Nabil Hasan al-Quaety and hold the perpetrators to account, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.
June 8, 2020
BY Al Jazaara
Journalist killed in Kabul bomb blast targeting TV workers
A journalist and a driver were killed when a private bus carrying employees of an Afghan television station was hit by a roadside bomb in the capital, Kabul, the network's news director and officials have said.
June 6, 2020
BY Cilla Benkö
Attacks on journalists in the US show that words can be dangerous
The US is reeling from the worst violence it has seen for many years. The protests, which began after an unarmed black man, George Floyd, was suffocated to death, are dividing the country and highlighting long-standing injustices and conflicts.
May 30, 2020
BY CPJ
Journalist killed when bomb targets Khurshid TV
Mir Wahed Shah, an economics reporter at the privately-owned broadcaster Khurshid TV, was killed when a bomb targeted a Khurshid TV van, according to news reports. Shafiq Amiri, a technician with Khurshid TV, was also killed in the blast, and six employees were injured, TOLO News reported.
May 22, 2020
BY Al Jazeera
Mexican journalist killed in Sonora, third to be slain in 2020
Journalist Jorge Armenta has been killed in an "armed attack" in Mexico's northern Sonora state, according to authorities.
May 13, 2020
BY CPJ
Guatemalan journalist Bryan Guerra shot dead in Chiquimula
Guatemalan authorities should conduct a swift and thorough investigation into the killing of journalist Bryan Guerra, determine if it was related to his journalism, and bring those responsible to justice, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.
May 13, 2020
BY Al Jazeera
Murder of radio anchor caps turbulent day in Philippine media
A Philippine radio broadcaster from the central island of Negros has been shot dead, becoming the third media worker slain in Dumaguete City since 2018 and the 16th nationwide since President Rodrigo Duterte came to office in June 2016.
May 2, 2020
BY Cilla Benkö
Free press vital during coronavirus pandemic
World Press Freedom Day will be celebrated on 3 May worldwide and this year feels more important than ever. One can scarcely underestimate the importance of a free press in a situation such as the one that we now find ourselves in.
April 30, 2020
BY Knight Center For Journalism in the Americas
Threatened Brazilian journalist killed by gunmen in Paraguay in dangerous border region
Brazilian journalist Lourenço Veras, known as Léo Veras, editor-in-chief of the website Porã News, was assassinated on the night of Feb. 12 in Pedro Juan Caballero, Paraguay. The city is next to the Brazi’s Ponta Porã.
April 15, 2020
BY Al Jazeera and agencies
Missing journalist found murdered in Mexico's south
A Mexican journalist who disappeared more than a week ago in the southern state of Guerrero was found dead on Saturday, becoming the second journalist to be murdered this year in the country.
April 8, 2020
BY Guardian
Mexican journalist gunned down in first fatal attack on press of 2020
A Mexican journalist has been shot dead in broad daylight as violent crime in the country – and attacks on the press – continue amid the coronavirus pandemic.
March 30, 2020
BY INSI
Coronavirus: reporting from contaminated environments
Filming Covid-19 patients in hospitals, homes or with emergency services is being done but requires a thorough risk assessment, specialist training and a series of strict precautionary measures to mitigate and minimise risk.
March 30, 2020
BY Francesca Tosarelli
"I’m not looking for any scoops here. I want to show the reality"
Independent filmmaker Francesca Tosarelli arrived in Bergamo, the epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak in Italy, for what was meant to be a 24-hour shoot. Two weeks on she’s still there, one of a handful of journalists documenting the catastrophic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
March 26, 2020
BY Olivia Acland
Reporting coronavirus from Congo
The DRC has more experience than most when it comes to dealing with devastating epidemics. As the terrifying threat of Ebola fades away from the towns and villages in the east, coronavirus is starting to take hold across the country.