Journalists killed around the world up 50 percent in 2022: study
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The number of journalists killed while working in the field experienced a sharp increase in 2022, according to a new study. The Committee...


Ukraine Justice Briefing -Tuesday, 1 November ‘22
This week’s overview of key events and links to essential reading. Investigation of Genocide Ukrainian human rights defenders and the...


Iranian journalists demand that colleagues jailed for covering Amini's death be freed
More than 300 Iranian journalists have demanded the release of two colleagues jailed for their coverage of Mahsa Amini, whose death in...

Iran: journalist who broke news on Mahsa Amini pays heavy price
Iran's riot police forces stand in a street in Tehran, Iran October 3, 2022. WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS DUBAI, Oct 11...


Russian TV, online platforms hacked with antiwar message on Victory Day
Russian servicemen take part in the Victory Day military parade in the Red Square in Moscow on Monday. [Maxim Shipenkov/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutt...


American journalist Brent Renaud shot and killed by Russian forces in Ukraine
An American journalist was killed and another was wounded by Russian forces in the town of Irpin outside the capital of Kyiv as they were...


Hundreds more Afghan refugees arrive in Canada, including human rights defenders
Canada has pledged to resettle up to 250 refugees annually who qualify as human rights defenders The federal government announced on...

Iraq World’s Second-Deadliest Country for Journalists in 2020, Report Finds
Reporters gunned down while covering anti-government protests in Baghdad and Basra among 50 journalists killed worldwide IMAGE: Iraqi...
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