Latest News on Journalist Safety and Impunity

Journalist killed in Sierra Leone

Suspects in the murder of a Sierra Leone journalist have been arrested and are now under investigation, the Sierra Leone Association of Journalists (SLAJ) said in a statement emailed to IPI on Wednesday. Ibrahim Foday, 38, a reporter for Exclusive Newspaper, was stabbed to death on 12 June on the outskirts of Freetown, possibly in […]

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Journalist found dead in the Philippines

A veteran journalist was found dead in the Philippines province of Davao Oriental on 24 May, according to news reports. The body of Satur Apoyon was discovered floating in the sea off the coast of the town of Governor Generoso, the Philippines News Agency (PNA) reported. The police chief of the municipality of Gov. Generoso […]

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Murder of radio journalist in The Philippines underscores continuing dangers for journalists

A journalist was killed on Thursday morning in The Philippines, while she was walking to a bus stop near her home in Malabon city, one of the municipalities that make up Metro Manila. Maria Len Flores-Somera, host of a public service program on DZME, is the second journalist murdered this year in The Philipines and […]

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Journalist shot dead in The Philippines

A radio commentator was shot dead in The Philippines on Monday, confirming the country as one of the most dangerous places for journalists. Romeo Olea, who hosted a morning programme at the local private radio station dwEB-FM in Nabua town, was shot twice in the back while riding his motorcycle to work in the neighboring […]

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