New UNESCO data shows 68 journalists were killed in 2024
Dec 13, 2024, at 09:04 am
For the second consecutive year, conflict zones have proven dangerous for journalists and media workers, with 2024 seeing at least 68 deaths in the line of duty, as per new data from the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Russia: UN experts condemn sentencing of journalists
Jul 24, 2024, at 09:58 pm
Independent UN human rights experts said in a statement on Tuesday that the recent prison sentencing of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and Radio Liberty journalist Alsu Kurmasheva send a “threatening message” to all journalists.
UN chief Antonio Guterres demands better protection for environment journalists
May 03, 2024, at 11:27 pm
Friday marks World Press Freedom Day and UN Secretary-General António Guterres is highlighting an uptick in violence faced by journalists covering environmental issues, which has made the profession increasingly dangerous.
2023 was the deadliest year for journalists in a decade, 140 of them killed: Press Emblem Campaign
Jan 04, 2024, at 06:30 am
Geneva: With 140 journalists killed, 2023 was the deadliest year for media workers in ten years, the Geneva-based Press Emblem Campaign (PEC) announced here on Wednesday.
Bangladeshi TV journalist dies in road mishap
Dec 31, 2023, at 11:17 pm
A Deepto TV journalist died in a road mishap on the Dhaka-Aricha highway in Bank Town area of Bangladesh on Sunday.
IFJ says 94 journalists killed in 2023
Dec 18, 2023, at 04:28 am
The International Federation of Journalists records that 94 journalists and media workers, including 9 women, have been killed in 2023.
Killings of journalists up 50 per cent in 2022: UNESCO
Jan 18, 2023, at 07:15 pm
New York: The number of journalists killed worldwide significantly increased in 2022, following a decline over the previous three years, according to the United Nations’ culture agency (UNESCO).
Taliban detained, abused and threatened me: Australian female journalist
Jul 22, 2022, at 11:48 pm
London: A female journalist has claimed that the Taliban forced her to publicly retract some of her reports about Afghanistan by threatening that she will be prisoned.
55 journalists killed in 2021, impunity ‘alarmingly widespread’ – UNESCO
Jan 07, 2022, at 05:11 pm
New York: Fifty-five journalists and media professionals were killed last year, latest UN data showed on Thursday, with nearly nine in 10 killings since 2006 still unresolved.
RSF report reveals 488 journalists detained worldwide, China tops chart
Jan 03, 2022, at 09:14 pm
Beijing: Reporters Without Borders (RSF) released its latest report recently where it showed that 488 journalists, including 60 women, are currently detained worldwide which include 127 in China.
Immediately release sick Chinese journalist, rights experts urge
Nov 23, 2021, at 09:26 pm
New York: UN-appointed independent human rights experts urged the Chinese authorities on Monday to release on humanitarian grounds, imprisoned citizen journalist and human rights defender, Zhang Zhan.
Common Afghans impersonated as journalists to flee Afghanistan: Reports
Nov 12, 2021, at 06:31 pm
Kabul: National Union of Journalists in Afghanistan has claimed that a large number of common people have impersonated as journalists to flee the war-torn country.
Journalists who ‘speak truth to power’ recognized with Nobel Peace Prize
Oct 09, 2021, at 09:32 pm
New York: Two campaigning journalists were awarded the prestigious Nobel Peace Prize on Friday, which UN Secretary-General António Guterres said was recognition that a free press is “essential for peace, justice, sustainable development and human rights – and the cornerstone for building fair and impartial institutions”.
Pakistan: Journalist body expresses concern over TTP threat
Sep 09, 2021, at 01:11 am
Islamabad: The Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) has expressed concern after Tehreeki-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) warned that the Pakistani media and journalists should refrain themselves from calling them a "terrorist outfit" or face dire consequences.
Myanmar's military officials detain two journalists
Mar 10, 2021, at 09:26 pm
Naypyitaw/UNI: Myanmar’s military detained two journalists and raided a further two news outlets on March 8 as the military continues its onslaught to quell media coverage of nationwide protests.
Myanmar: Six journalists charged for coverage of anti-coup protests
Mar 05, 2021, at 10:06 pm
Naypyitaw/UNI: Myanmar authorities have charged six journalists for their coverage of anti-coup protests in Myanmar.
Vast majority of crimes against journalists yet to be resolved: UNESCO
Nov 03, 2020, at 03:01 pm
New York: Even though 2020 saw a “slight decrease” in the rate of impunity for crimes against journalists, 87 per cent of such cases worldwide were still not resolved, UNESCO, the UN agency tasked with defending press freedom, has reported.
Targeting journalists takes a toll on ‘societies as a whole’: Antonio Guterres
Nov 03, 2020, at 02:37 pm
New York: When journalists are targeted, “societies as a whole pay a price”, the UN chief said on Monday, the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists.
Pakistan: Journalist arrested in Karachi for criticising Army, later released
Sep 13, 2020, at 01:58 am
Karachi/IBNS: Pakistani authorities have arrested a journalist here for criticising the country's Army on Friday, media reports said.
Attacks on journalists are attacks on all civil society: UN rights chief
Sep 02, 2020, at 03:48 pm
UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet has urged all countries to do more to protect journalists, especially during the COVID-19 crisis, as their work helps save lives.
Ten journalists covering protests remain detained across Belarus - Journalists Association
Aug 15, 2020, at 12:05 am
Minsk/Sputnik: Ten journalists who were detained by Belarusian law enforcement agents after the protests have not been released yet, the deputy head of the Belarusian Association of Journalists (BAJ) said on Friday.
UN expert calls for end to gender-based violence against women journalists
Jul 09, 2020, at 08:48 pm
New York: Women journalists face particular dangers while going about their work, an independent UN expert told the UN Human Rights Council on Wednesday, saying that Governments should do more to protect them.
Two journalists tortured for reporting on a coronavirus quarantine centre in Pakistan, probe ordered
Jun 25, 2020, at 09:53 pm
Islamabad: Authorities in Pakistan have launched an investigation into the torture of two journalists in Chaman region of the country.
Press freedom critical to countering COVID-19 ‘pandemic of misinformation’: UN chief
May 05, 2020, at 11:44 am
New York/IBNS: Journalists are key to countering the “dangerous outbreak of misinformation” accompanying the COVID-19 pandemic, the UN Secretary-General said on Monday during a virtual dialogue on promoting press freedom amid the global crisis.
‘Informing is not a crime’ UN chief calls for better protection of journalists, press freedom
Feb 26, 2019, at 10:24 am
New York, Feb 26 (IBNS): Paying tribute to reporters around the world who “put their lives on the line” to tell important stories, UN chief António Guterres lamented on Monday that freedom of the press was increasingly “shrinking” worldwide, and called on decision-makers to better protect journalists and media workers.
Journalist Disappearance: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo meets Saudi King
Oct 16, 2018, at 05:05 pm
New Delhi, Oct 16 (IBNS): US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday met King Salman in Riyadh over the issue of disappearance of a journalist recently.
Women journalists in Afghanistan defiant in the face of violence
May 03, 2018, at 01:46 pm
New York, May 3 (IBNS): The dangers of working as a journalist in Afghanistan have been dramatically underlined by an attack in the capital Kabul on Monday in which nine Afghan photographers and reporters were killed. They had gone to report on a suicide attack, and were targeted by a second suicide bomber when they arrived on the scene.