Latest News on Journalist Safety and Impunity

Update: Al-Arabiya TV crew reportedly not missing; just working

Days after a television crew led by Jordanian journalist Baker Atyani was reported missing, the Philippines interior secretary said that one of the Filipino crew members told his family that they are not in any danger, according to local reports. Atyani, accompanied by two Filipino journalists, a translator and driver had travelled to the island […]

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Mexican presidential candidates urged to address violence against journalists

In personal letters to the three Mexican presidential candidates, the International Press Institute (IPI), the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA), and the World Editors Forum have called on the candidates to explain the measures they would take to end violence against journalists and to bring their attackers to justice. “We are seriously […]

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Missing Mexican reporter says she is safe but under threat

A Mexican crime reporter who mysteriously vanished last week along with her two-year-old son called into a local radio program on Friday to report that the two were well but that she was in fear for their safety. “My son and I are well, but for our own security I cannot say where I am,” […]

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SEEMO observes increase in attacks against media in Greece

On June 17, as Greeks went to the polls for the second time in six weeks, two hand grenades were found in the courtyard of the Neo Faliro building in southern Athens housing the Kathimerini SA media group, which includes Skai television and radio. The first grenade was spotted by an employee while the second […]

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