Latest News on Journalist Safety and Impunity

Two foreign journalists and Syrian videographer killed in Homs shelling

Two foreign journalists and a Syrian videographer have been killed by mortar shells in the Syrian city of Homs, where areas of the city have been under siege since the beginning of the month, news reports say. Marie Colvin of the London-based Sunday Times and French photographer Remi Ochlik, 28, were killed when a rocket […]

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Journalist and family murdered in India

A freelance journalist who had investigated illegal mining activity, his wife and their two children were found brutally murdered in their home in India’s Madhya Pradesh state on Saturday night. Indian national media reported that Chandrika Rai, his wife, Durga, and their children, Jalaj (19) and Nisha (17) had been killed with a sharp object […]

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Palestinian journalists facing wave of detentions, attacks

The International Press Institute (IPI) is concerned over a recent wave of press-freedom violations against Palestinian journalists at the hands of both Israeli forces and Palestinian security services. Since the beginning of 2012, at least five journalists working in the Palestinian Territories have been subjected to arbitrary arrest and a further two have seen their […]

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As Egypt embarks on hoped-for transition to democracy, IPI calls for press freedom protections

A week after former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak gave in to mass protests and resigned his post, the International Press Institute (IPI) calls on the military council to protect press freedom in the coming transition period. IPI calls on the authorities to allow local and foreign reporters to do their work freely, without fear of […]

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