Latest News on Journalist Safety and Impunity

IPI concerned by spate of recent attacks on Indian journalists

The International Press Institute (IPI) today expressed concern at the climate journalists in India face following a number of attacks in recent weeks. On Saturday, followers of a religious leader accused of sexual assault attacked journalists in Jodphur as they sought to cover the story, just over a week after two journalists were killed in […]

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Attacks against journalists shock India

The International Press Institute (IPI) today reiterated its concern over a series of deadly assaults on Indian journalists in recent weeks. On Sept. 6, in two separate incidents of violence, freelance journalist Rajesh Verma, working for the IBN7 television channel, and a photographer identified only as Israr, were killed while covering the clashes between two groups in the Muzaffarnagar […]

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French photojournalist dies after being injured in Syria

Freelance war photographer Olivier Voisin died on Sunday in a Turkish hospital, days after he was wounded in the head and arm while covering the fighting near Idlib, in north-western Syria, according to reports. Voisin was hit by an exploding shell on Thursday, Feb. 21, the Paris-based Reporters Without Borders said, noting that Voisin had […]

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Two more media workers killed in Syria today

Following a month of escalating violence in Syria, the International Press Institute (IPI) today condemned the failure of involved parties to stanch the deadly violence against journalists, which resulted in the deaths of yet another journalist and a citizen reporter today. “Once again, we reiterate that journalists and citizen reporters must be able to report […]

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