Latest News on Journalist Safety and Impunity

Brazilian cameraman covering protests declared dead

The International Press Institute is saddened by the passing of award-winning Brazilian video journalist, Santiago Andrade, on Feb. 10. Andrade, 49, was declared brain dead after being hit in the head by an explosive device as he was covering street protests in Rio de Janeiro on Feb. 6. The device, described as a firecracker, had […]

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IPI urges investigation into death of Russian photojournalist in Ukraine

The International Press Institute (IPI) today called for a full investigation into the fate of a Russian photojournalist whose death was confirmed today nearly a month after he went missing in eastern Ukraine. “We are saddened to learn of Andrei Stenin’s death,” IPI Senior Press Freedom Adviser Steven M. Ellis said. “Our thoughts are with […]

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Journalist, sound engineer killed in eastern Ukraine

The International Press Institute (IPI) today called on all parties to take greater care to ensure the safety of journalists in eastern Ukraine following the death yesterday of a Russian correspondent and his sound engineer near Luhansk. AP reported that Igor Kornelyuk, a correspondent with the state-owned Russian State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company, and […]

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Two TV journalists gunned down covering protests in Iraq

The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists for press freedom, today condemned the recent murder of a Dilja TV correspondent and his cameraman in Iraq and called for their killers to be swiftly brought to justice. Journalist Ahmen Abdel Samad and cameraman Safaa Ghali were shot by […]

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