Our security experts  put together an in-depth briefing for journalists planning to cover the insurgency in Iraq, which is currently one of the most dangerous countries for journalists.  In June, the security situation deteriorated considerably following a major offensive by the jihadist group Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS). We issued a 10-page PDF, which covers risk assessments, basic kit and equipment, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), logistics, working with the military and what to do if you come under fire – and this is available on the INSI website.  As security tightened in al Anbar province, INSI also issued an IN BRIEF advisory for foreign journalists planning to work in the region.  In addition, we also published a  safety advisory for journalists who plan to work around weapons includes information about the effective range of firearms and how to protect yourself from fire.  Elsewhere, demonstrations continued during the FIFA World Cup  in Brazil, which kicked off earlier this month. On the eve of the tournament, INSI put together safety advice for journalists and news crews travelling to Brazil to cover the event. The  briefing includes general advice for covering protests and ways to protect yourself from tear gas.  Our IN BRIEF advisory alerted readers to fake World Cup ‘phishing’ websites appearing online.  INSI is dedicated to supporting journalists with timely and relevant safety advice and research to make their work safer. We are proud to announce that an Arabic edition of INSI’s ground-breaking publication on the safety of women journalists working in conflict zones, ‘No Woman’s Land: On the Frontlines with Female Reporters’, is now available to download from iTunes. It is the third translation of the book, which was also published as Russian and Spanish ebooks earlier this year. The Spanish edition, ‘Mujeres en Tierra de Nadie: Testimonios de Reporteras en el Frente’, is available to buy on Kindle. The Russian edition, ‘Неженская земля: женщины-репортеры на линии фронта’ can be downloaded as an iBook.  Read the press release about the three translations. We will soon be publishing our biannual analysis of news media casualties, ‘Killing the Messenger’. With at least 60 journalists killed doing their job in the first six months of this year, we know that our work is more important than ever. We were saddened to learn about the deaths of  colleagues in Somalia, Ukraine, Iraq and the Philippines this month, and call on the authorities in these countries to bring their killers  to justice. INSI is appalled at the sentencing of Al Jazeera journalists Peter Greste, Mohamed Fahmy and Baher Mohamed to seven years in Egyptian prison. Press freedom and press safety go hand in hand, and we call on the Egyptian authorities to ensure that journalists working in the country are able to do their jobs without fear of harm or reprisal. Photo: AP