How attacks on the media have grown around the world during pandemic
“They are breaking into my home. Alert the world!” This was the last tweet that Zimbabwean journalist Hopewell Chin’ono managed…
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New ‘hostile’ visa rules for journalists propose 240-day time limit on working in the USA
Proposals to restrict how long foreign reporters can stay in the US could pose a threat to journalists’ livelihoods and…
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UK slips down World Press Freedom rankings as Northern Ireland threats continue
The UK has slipped down the world press freedom rankings after a year which saw reporter Lyra McKee shot dead…
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RSF claims press freedom in China could have helped avoid Covid-19 pandemic
The coronavirus pandemic might have been avoided and thousands of lives saved if China had a free press, according to…
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Lowest death toll for journalists in 16 years as 49 killed in 2019, says Reporters Without Borders
A total of 49 journalists were killed as a result of their work this year, the lowest since 2003, according…
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Pleas for ‘justice and accountability’ one year on from Jamal Khashoggi murder
The fiancée of murdered journalist Jamal Khashoggi has said Donald Trump’s US administration still has “much to answer for” on…
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Malta launches public inquiry into murder of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia
The Maltese government has launched an independent public inquiry into the murder of investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, nearly two…
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Maltese journalist wins press award for news website set up in wake of reporter’s death
A Maltese journalist who set up an independent investigative news website in the wake of reporter Daphne Caruana Galizia’s murder…
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