At least 100* journalists lost their lives in connection with their profession this year, the International Press Institute (IPI) said today, a drop from recent years but a tally that still made 2014 one of the most deadly on record. Some 89 of the names recorded on IPI’s Death Watch this year appeared to have been […]

A Somali radio journalist and a two journalists covering the conflict in Syria were killed last week, reports said. Both Somalia and Syria were amongst the deadliest countries for journalists in the world last year. IPI Deputy Director Anthony Mills said: “Hostile media environments in Syria and Somalia helped make 2012 the deadliest year for […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) condemns the killing of journalist Naji Assaad (also spelled Naji al-Asaad) in Syria yesterday, as well as the recent string of targeted attacks perpetrated by both pro-government and opposition forces against journalists and media outlets. IPI Press Freedom Manager Barbara Trionfi said: “We condemn the targeted killing of any journalist, […]

The year 2015 was one of the deadliest on record for journalists around the world, the International Press Institute (IPI) said today, with 108* journalists believed to have died as a direct result of their job and 36 more killed under circumstances that remain murky. IPI added 108 names from 2015 to its Death Watch, […]