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April 15, 2021 BY Guardian

Greek crime journalist shot dead in Athens in ‘execution-style’ murder

A prominent Greek crime journalist has been shot dead in what was described as an “execution-style” murder near his home in Athens.

March 18, 2021 Pakistan BY CPJ

Pakistani journalist Ajay Lalwani dies after suffering three gunshot wounds

Authorities in Sindh province, Pakistan, must immediately launch a credible investigation and apprehend those responsible for the killing of journalist Ajay Lalwani, the Committee to Protect Journalists said.

March 8, 2021 BY Cilla Benkö

Journalism and society simply cannot afford silence

On International Women’s Day, INSI board member and CEO of Swedish Radio, Cilla Benkö, writes about the significant and disproportionate pressure women journalists face from online abuse and threats.

March 3, 2021 Afghanistan BY IFJ

Three Afghan women media workers killed in separate attacks

Three female journalists from Enikass TV were shot dead by unknown gunmen in two separate attacks as they attempted to return home from work on March 2. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate the Afghan Independent Journalists’ Association (AIJA) strongly condemn the horrendous attack and call for urgent measures to rectify the deplorable safety situation for media workers in the country.

March 2, 2021 Somalia BY RSF

Radio reporter gunned on city street in central Somalia

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) condemns a radio reporter’s murder yesterday by two gunmen in the city of Galkayo, in central Somalia, and calls on the Somali authorities to take urgent steps to improve journalists’ safety.

February 19, 2021 Bangladesh BY UNESCO

Bangladeshi journalist Burhan Uddin Mujakker shot dead

The Director-General of UNESCO has called for an investigation into the killing of journalist Burhan Uddin Mujakker who was shot on 19 February in the Bangladeshi district of Noakhali.

February 16, 2021 BY INSI

Killing the Messenger 2020

At least 52 journalists died in 2020 doing their job or because of it, according to INSI's annual Killing the Messenger report. Compared with a pandemic that has killed some two million people in the same period, that figure may look relatively small. It isn't.

February 3, 2021 Lebanon BY CPJ

Lebanese journalist Lokman Slim murdered

On February 3, 2021, at about 8:30 p.m., Lebanese political commentator, columnist, and activist Lokman Slim went missing after leaving the home of a friend near the town of Niha, south of Beirut, according to his wife, Monika Borgman, who spoke to the regional news website The National.

January 19, 2021 Ethiopia BY CPJ

Reporter Dawit Kebede Araya shot and killed in Ethiopia

Ethiopian authorities must conduct a thorough and independent investigation into the killing of journalist Dawit Kebede Araya, determine if it was motivated by his work, and hold those responsible to account, the Committee to Protect Journalists said.

January 16, 2021 BY Richard Tait

INSI remembers Chris Cramer 1948-2021

Chris Cramer was honorary president of INSI for almost a decade, from 2003 to 2012. The following is a tribute from Richard Tait, INSI’s former treasurer and a founding member.

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 30, 2020 Yemen BY CPJ

Adeeb al-Janani of Belqees TV Killed in Aden

Adeeb al-Janani, a reporter for privately owned Yemeni broadcaster Belqees TV, was killed December 30, 2020, at Aden International Airport while covering the arrival of the newly formed Yemeni government’s cabinet from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, according to his employer and the local independent newspaper Al-Masdar.

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 12, 2020 Iran BY BBC

Ruhollah Zam: Iran executes journalist accused of fanning unrest

12 December 2020 - Iran has executed a journalist who was accused of using a messaging app to stir up dissent.

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 8, 2020 India BY RSF

India: Tamil Nadu TV reporter killed because of status as journalist

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) reiterates the urgent need for legislation protecting media personnel in India after a reporter for a Tamil-language TV channel in Chennai, the capital of the southeastern state of Tamil Nadu, was murdered on 8 November as a direct result of his status as a journalist.

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. 

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 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.