June 7, 2022
BY INSI
Eight journalists killed in Ukraine war
Covering the war in Ukraine is taking a horrific toll on journalists and media workers both local and international.
INSI News
May 3, 2022
BY Cilla Benkö
Guardians of press freedom urged to unite
We're now in the middle of the biggest assault on truth and democracy of this century.
February 2, 2022
BY Cilla Benkö
Swedish journalists welcome increased legal protection against online threats
Cilla Benkö, CEO and General Director of Swedish Radio & INSI member, welcomes the Swedish Government taking the issue of threats and harassment aimed at journalists seriously.
January 31, 2022
BY INSI
Killing the Messenger: Mexico most deadly country for media
December 23, 2021
BY Juan Carlos
On the road in the Taliban’s Afghanistan
An experienced freelance photojournalist known as Juan Carlos spoke to INSI about his three-month stint in Afghanistan, his many trips across the country, and the time when a car ashtray saved his pictures and, possibly, his life.
December 6, 2021
BY Elena Cosentino, INSI Director
INSI members’ co-operation goes from strength to strength in 2021
INSI's Annual Report for 2021 has arrived. Download it now.
Much of INSI’s activity in 2021 has been devoted to supporting our members’ international news coverage in areas of long-term conflict or instability such as Afghanistan, Ethiopia, Myanmar, Belarus, Gaza or Haiti.
November 29, 2021
BY INSI
INSI AGM to be held online on Dec 6
November 19, 2021
BY INSI
INSI's Know Your Rights Guide: legal recourse against online harassment
INSI have partnered with UNESCO and TrustLaw, part of the Thomson Reuters Foundation (TRF), to create a practical guide to give journalists the legal tools they need to deal with online harassment. The Know Your Rights (KYR) guide is a legal manual for journalists worldwide to use, launched at the TRF Trust Conference 2021.
November 2, 2021
BY Cilla Benkö
It is toxic for society when crime goes unpunished
In nine cases out of ten, around the world, a person who kills a journalist is not punished. In Sweden, many journalists lack confidence in the capacity of the legal system to deal with hate and threats targeting them. When crime goes unpunished, serious boundaries of thought are shifted.
September 17, 2021
BY Cilla Benkö
Cilla Benkö: Promising steps to strengthen media freedom in Europe
On September 16, for the first time ever, the European Commission presented a Recommendation to member states on strengthening the safety of journalists, both online and in everyday life. This is a step in the right direction, writes Cilla Benkö, Director-General and CEO of Swedish Radio.
June 7, 2021
Afghanistan
BY CPJ
Afghan TV anchor Mina Khairi killed in car bomb attack
Afghan authorities should launch a thorough and credible investigation into the killing of journalist Mina Khairi, determine if she was targeted for her work, and bring those responsible to justice, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.
May 14, 2021
BY The Guardian
Burkina Faso: two Spanish journalists and Irish conservationist killed
Two Spanish journalists and an Irish conservationist have been killed after they were ambushed by jihadists while on an anti-poaching mission in Burkina Faso.
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.