Advisory: Covering the Ebola outbreak
This is the largest known outbreak of the disease and the first in West Africa.
Advisories
Advisory: Planning and preparation for hostile environments
Journalists need to be physically and mentally equipped to face potential dangers when reporting in unsafe and unpredictable situations.
IN BRIEF: Being followed?
With the release of our Killing the Messenger report showing that more journalists than ever are being targeted as they carry out their work, INSI has some advice if you think you're being followed.
Travel advisory Gaza
Since 7 July hundreds of rockets have been fired into Israel from Gaza. Israel responded with a barrage of missiles that claimed more than 200 Palestinian lives, and on 17 July launched a ground invasion.
Safety advice for journalists in Iraq
With the situation deteriorating in Iraq, INSI experts have put together a safety briefing for journalists covering the conflict.
IN BRIEF: Iraq at 16/06/14
Foreign journalists have been banned from entering al Anbar province unless they have specific approval from the relevant authorities including the Iraqi Ministry of Defence and the Anbar Operations Command Centre.
IN BRIEF: Brazil as at 13/06/14
Fake World Cup sites promising prizes and tickets are cropping up daily as fraudsters attempt to intercept user's details or even deploy malware.
INSI offers safety advice to all journalists on eve of World Cup
On the eve of the FIFA World Cup, INSI has collated the following safety advice for journalists and news crews working in Brazil.
IN BRIEF: Kenya as at 25/04/14
There has been a spate of armed carjacking in Nairobi and security forces are warning of a new modus operandi in the city.
IN BRIEF: Ivory Coast as at 22/04/14
The British Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) now advises against all but essential travel to the western regions of Dix-Huit Montagnes, Haut-Sassandra, Moyen-Cavally and Bas-Sassandra regions of the Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire), in particular the area to the west of Duékoué up to the border with Liberia.
IN BRIEF: Ukraine (Crimea) as at 14/04/14
INSI is aware of several cases of journalists being attacked, detained and having equipment confiscated in Crimea recently.
Brazil World Cup briefing packs available
Objective Travel Safety and INSI are offering briefing packs to help media organisations prepare for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.
IN BRIEF: Libya as at 03/03/14
INSI has received some updates on the situation in Tripoli.
IN BRIEF: Ukraine (Crimea) as at 27/02/14
INSI is sharing the following information from Channel 4 News International Editor Lindsey Hilsum for news crews in the Crimea region.
IN BRIEF: Grab bags
It is advisable to carry a grab bag with you at all times when in hostile or challenging places.
IN BRIEF: Somalia as at 17/02/14
Since November 2013, four "bombs" have gone off in Mogadishu.
SAFETY ADVISORY: Ukraine as at 30/01/14
The International News Safety Institute is issuing the following safety advice for journalists covering the protests in Ukraine.
SAFETY ADVISORY: Sochi, Russia as at 21/01/14
The Russian city of Sochi will host the 2014 Winter Olympic Games from 7 February to 13 February. The Paralympic games begin on 7 March and run until 16 March.
SAFETY ADVISORY: Thailand as at 10/01/14
Six people have been injured in clashes in Bangkok, ahead of next week’s planned ‘shutdown’ of the Thai capital by anti-government protesters.
TRAVEL ADVISORY: Central African Republic as at 16/12/13
The situation in the Central African Republic (CAR) is deteriorating despite the arrival of 1600 French troops and African Union peacekeeping forces earlier this month.
SAFETY ADVISORY: Egypt as at 06/12/13
Protests are planned for today and this weekend in Egypt.
SAFETY ADVISORY: Covering demonstrations in Bangkok and Kiev
Journalists have reportedly been injured and attacked while covering the protests taking place in Bangkok and Kiev.
TRAVEL ADVISORY: Central African Republic as at 21/11/13
The security situation in the Central African Republic has deteriorated since March this year when rebels seized power and forced the President Francois Bozizé into exile.
SAFETY ADVISORY: The Philippines as at 13/11/13
Four days have passed since Typhoon Haiyan hit the Philippines, affecting millions of people.
TRAVEL ADVISORY: Lebanon as at 09/09/13
As the US and its allies consider a military strike against Syria in retaliation for a chemical weapons attack in a Damascus suburb last month, foreign journalists are flocking to neighbouring Lebanon to cover the potential fallout.