Wearing body armour: a guide for journalists
With enough information and preparation, it is possible for journalists to work more safely in hostile environments.
Advisories
Travel advisory: Working in the heat during Ramadan
Hundreds of people have died in a heatwave in Pakistan as temperatures reached 45C in the southern port city of Karachi.
INSI Eye: Safety advice for journalists in Burundi
Things can change rapidly in Bujumbura: within hours, foreign journalists can turn from friends into foes due to perceptions that they are partial to one side or the other.
January 7, 2015
Libya
BY SNE Special Projects
Libya travel update
Traveling into Libya is becoming increasingly difficult with the last foreign airline, Turkish Airlines, suspending flights to Misrata.
Advisory: Surviving an abduction
The eyes of world have been focused on the safety of the news media in the last couple of months following the kidnapping and brutal murders of our colleagues, James Foley and Steven Sotloff, as well as the killings of dozens of local journalists.
Advisory: Covering the Ebola outbreak
This is the largest known outbreak of the disease and the first in West Africa.
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.