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Eleven years on from the Ampatuan Massacre, the world’s deadliest attack against journalists, impunity for crimes against journalists continues in the…

Nirmala Maulana, who works for a national online media Kompas.com, was assaulted by members of the military when covering the removal banners of Islam…

A TV journalist and his interviewee have been sentenced to two years in prison for spreading false news that claimed that five members of an Emirati…

Ronnie Villamor, a freelance journalist in Masbate province, was shot dead by soldiers in Milagros, on the island of Masbate, on November 14 in an…

Prominent columnist Ishaq Ahmed Fadlallah was arrested on 12 November after writing an article criticizing the practices of a member of the…

As part of its 2020 campaign to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists, the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has sent on 17 November…

As part of its 2020 campaign to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists, the IFJ has sent on 16 November a letter to the Yemeni Prime Minister…

The Ethiopian Government has launched a wave of arrests against journalists covering the ongoing conflict in the Tigray region. Since November 7, at…

The Covid-19 pandemic has brought an increase in the cases of harassment and abuse against journalists. We interview the NUJ (UK) General Secretary,…

Since 2010, 55 journalists have been killed with only one case resolved.

Amid unrest over a peace deal between Azerbaijan and Armenia, around 40 people attacked the offices of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty’s (RFE/RL)…

At least 43 journalists were prevented from carrying out their work by protesters and police officers at an anti-lockdown demonstration in the eastern…

Journalist Virgilio Maganes, a member of the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP), was shot dead by motorcycle-riding gunmen in…

Two videographers were arrested on 4 November by Los Angeles police while New York police arrested several journalists for not having press…

No. of journalists killed since 2010: 103 Cases unsolved: 95%

As part of its 2020 campaign to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists, the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has sent a letter to…