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Call for greater protection for journalists at Pacific media summit

The president of the Pacific Islands News Association says journalists investigating drug trafficking face increasing threats to their personal safety.

WAJSIC raises alarm over ‘imminent threat’ to jailed Sri Lankan journalist Chamikara Bandara

By Haruna Sumaila Abugri An international press freedom organization has issued an urgent appeal to Sri Lankan authorities, demanding immediate action to protect investigative jour...

Being journalist in US poses danger — US journalist Sarah Bils

According to the journalist, US intelligence services monitor reporters and the contents of their smartphones

Persecuted journalists win protection from Europe's human rights court

(CN) - Naming a commander landed a Turkish journalist in jail, while covering a shooting brought an Azerbaijani editor a suspended prison sentence - both unjustified, Europe's huma...

Journalists: How to Responsibly Report on Local Crime Data

While crime reporting can sensationalize public safety concerns, thoughtful stories can illuminate societal harms and hold institutions accountable.

Venezuelan Press exige protección para periodistas ante agresiones, amenazas y señalamientos

La organización, junto con otras instituciones, denuncia la peligrosidad de los discursos que marcan a comunicadores como enemigos o “terroristas”. Asegura que esta descalificación...

Journalism has its role, should not be rolled: Delhi Police on journalists covering protests

Journalism has its role, should not be rolled: Delhi Police on journalists covering protests NEW DELHI: (Oct 9) “Journalism has its role; journalism is not to be rolled,” the Delhi...

UNESCO strengthens Angolan journalists' capacity to report freely and safely

A safe and enabling environment for journalism is essential to ensuring that citizens have access to reliable information and that public debate can flourish. To support these effo...

The Guardian view on press freedom: to defend democracy, stand up for journalists | Editorial

The lack of justice for Daphne Caruana Galizia in Malta casts a shadow on reporters everywhereThe acquittal of Yorgen Fenech, who was on trial in Malta for involvement in the murde...

In Sudan’s civil war, both sides target journalists

Local journalists reporting on Sudan’s civil war and humanitarian crisis there are facing a campaign of intimidation by rival military forces.

विपद्‌मा छिटोसँगै जिम्मेवार र विश्वसनीय पत्रकारिताको खाँचो

विपद् पत्रकारितामा चुनौती छन्, तर समाधानका बाटा पनि छन्। पत्रकारको सुरक्षा र प्रभावकारी रिपोर्टिङका लागि स्थानीय तहदेखि राष्ट्रिय तहसम्म स्पष्ट समन्वय संयन्त्र, एकीकृत आधिकारिक सूच...

Protecting the watchdogs

Safety requires more than condemnations

Lesotho: Authorities Must Investigate Reported Abduction and Assault of Journalist Kananelo Boloetse

[AI London] Responding to reports that journalist and human rights defender Kananelo Boloetse was abducted on 5 September from his home in Maseru, interrogated about his work, assa...

Voices: Crackdown on journalists covering protests sets a dangerous precedent in India

In nearly a decade as a reporter in India, Alisha Rahaman Sarkar writes, she’s never seen anything like the crackdown on journalists doing their duty of covering the ‘cockroach’ de...

Kenyan Journalist Allegedly Attacked by Thugs in Thika

This year has seen increased incidents of journalists in Kenya and beyond under attack, with Kenya maintaining a 'moderatley fair' environment for journalists.

Media watchdog demands answers after Samoan PM's security reportedly deletes journalist's photos

The Journalists Association of Samoa is demanding answers over the removal of a journalist's camera and the deletion of photographs taken while she was covering a public event.

National Security Capo advises journalists against obscene neutrality

National Security Coordinator has urged Ghanaian journalists to take an objective stand on issues affecting the country’s security, rather than remaining neutral when the facts cle...

Lesotho authorities must investigate reported abduction and torture of journalist, Amnesty International says

Amnesty International on Tuesday called on authorities in Lesotho to investigate the reported abduction and assault of journalist Kananelo Boloetse. Boloetse, who has widely covere...

Nigeria: CJID, NHRC Sign MOU to Strengthen Press Freedom and Journalist Safety

[CJID] The Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development (CJID) and the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) have signed a three-year Memorandum of Understanding to integrate...

20 journalists detained in Delhi while covering anti-SIR protests; women reporters allegedly harassed

New Delhi: Delhi Police detained at least 20 journalists on October 11 while they were covering protests demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kuma...

‘Journalists must be allowed to work freely’: Press Club over Jantar Mantar police action

SNTP exige acceso libre a fuentes oficiales y protección para periodistas

Ante la crisis de inseguridad jurídica, la organización demanda el cese de la persecución, la eliminación de trabas legales y la restitución de garantías constitucionales, pues el...

Philip Lustre Jr. arrest a ‘sad day for journalism in the Philippines’ – lawyer

The Presidential Task Force on Media Security also says 'laws protecting reputation must never be used to harass journalists, suppress legitimate criticism, or obstruct the public’...

Pressefreiheit in Deutschland: Wer in Magdeburg als Gefahr gilt

Der Landtag in Sachsen-Anhalt verweigert dem Journalisten Mohamed Amjahid die Akkreditierung. Die Polizei hat „sicherheitsrelevante Bedenken“. mehr...