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.
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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.