Journalists killed news

Journalists continue to be targeted with impunity in every corner of the world – media workers are brutalized, gunned down and kidnapped by the enemies of press freedom.

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Honduras: Journalist Javier Antonio Salinas murdered

Calls for investigation into why state protected reporter was killed.

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Palestine: Journalist Moataz Mohammad Rajab killed 

At least 166 Palestinian journalists and media workers have lost their lives in Gaza

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Palestine: Death toll of journalists rises after Hassan Majdi Abu Warda is killed

At least 165 journalists and media workers have now been killed in Gaza

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Pakistan: Journalist killed in front of family

Abdul Latif Baloch shot, just three months after his son was murdered

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Philippines: Filipino journalist Juan “Johnny” Dayang shot dead

Veteran publisher and champion of media freedom murdered at home

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Palestine: another journalist dies following Israeli strike on tent

The NUJ has learned of the death of Palestinian journalist Ahmed Mansour with shock and sadness.

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Palestine: NUJ condemns latest killing of journalist

The NUJ has strongly condemned the targeting of a tent occupied by working journalists by Israeli forces.

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Man arrested in Martin O'Hagan investigation

A 42-year-old man has been arrested as part of the investigation into the murder of journalist Martin O'Hagan on 28 September 2001.

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Another journalist killed in Gaza as Al Jazeera suspended by Palestinian Authority

Continuation of threats to media freedom and journalists' safety in the region.

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NUJ condemns killing of five journalists by Israeli forces in Gaza

The National Union of Journalists has strongly condemned the killing of five journalists today in central Gaza.

26 Dec 2024
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NUJ condemns deaths of two Kurdish journalists killed by alleged drone attack

The National Union of Journalists joins with the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) in condemning the killings of two Kurdish journalists i...

24 Dec 2024
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Take Time to Remember and Protest

NUJ members held vigils in Dublin and Limerick today (Saturday 21 December) to highlight attacks on journalists and journalism in Gaza. 

21 Dec 2024
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Stand up for Palestinian journalists on 10 October!

NUJ joins International Federation of Journalists in calling for solidarity action 

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Lyra trial adjourned after harrowing evidence

The trial of three men charged with the murder of journalist and NUJ member Lyra McKee was adjourned on Friday until June 13th, following harrowing ev...

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Pakistan: journalist killed in bomb blast on World Press Freedom Day

Khuzdar Press Club President and senior journalist Muhammad Siddique Mengal was killed on May 3, after an unidentified man placed and detonated an exp...

07 May 2024

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