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.
INSI News
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.