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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NUJ sends condolences to the family and friends of Peter R De Vries
The Dutch crime reporter who was shot on the streets of Amsterdam last Thursday has died.
Remembering Veronica Guerin
NUJ members marked the anniversary of the murder of Sunday Independent journalist and member Veronica Guerin.
NUJ calls for justice for Lyra McKee
NUJ supports calls by the family for witnesses in the Creggan area of Derry on 18 April 2019 to come forward with any information which may assist in ...
Afghanistan: three female media workers killed in separate attacks
The NUJ has joined condemnation of the killers of three female journalists from Afghanistan’s Enikass TV who were shot dead by unknown gunmen in two s...
IFJ records 60 killings of media workers in 2020
The year 2020 will go down in history as the year of an unprecedented global pandemic crisis, but also as the year of the resurgence of murders of jou...
NUJ condemns execution of dissident journalist
The killing of dissident journalist Ruhollah Zam was a "brutal execution" by the Iranian state.
IFJ mourns 42 media workers killed in 2020
IFJ publishes annual killed list including numbers in jail globally, with 30 year overview and analysis.
NUJ condemns killing of Afghan journalist
Union extends condolences to colleagues, families and friends, and raises key safety concerns affecting journalists locally and globally
NUJ supports UN complaints against Israel's treatment of Palestinian journalists
The complaint relates to Israel's systematic targeting of journalists working in Palestine and its failure to properly investigate the killings of med...
Journalists' killings – masterminds are walking free
On the international day to end impunity for crimes against journalists, the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has launched a global campa...
Three years after her assassination, still no justice for Daphne Caruana Galizia
Coalition demands an end to impunity and pledges to continue campaign until there is full justice for Daphne.
NUJ demands justice for murdered journalist
The British and Irish governments should not turn a blind eye to the lack of justice for Martin O’Hagan.
#IWMD20: Workers' Memorial Day, Tuesday 28 April
Join the NUJ and trade union world in supporting Tuesday's day of commemoration of those killed during work, with a special focus on frontline Covid-1...
Today We Stand With Lyra – remembering Lyra McKee
NUJ members join in solidarity and remembrance to mark the 1st anniversary of the killing of journalist and NUJ member Lyra McKee
Unions react to rearrest of those acquitted of Daniel Pearl murder
The International Federation of Journalists, the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists and the US-based National Writers Union jointly demand justice ...
Happy birthday Lyra
Lyra McKee’s sister Nichola is inviting family and friends to mark what would have been her 30th birthday by joining in a virtual birthday on social m...
Mexico remains deadliest country in the world for journalists
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has released its annual report of killings of journalists, detailing 49 deaths worldwide in 2019.
In Remembrance of Lyra
Politicians, NUJ members and others remember Lyra McKee, killed while reporting in Derry.
Messages of sympathy flood in for Lyra McKee
Michelle Stanistreet and members of the NUJ will be representing the union at the funeral of Lyra McKee at St Anne's Cathedral, Belfast, today.
Vigils and remembrance #WeStandWithLyra
On Wednesday, NUJ officials and members will join with the heartbroken family, friends and colleagues of Lyra McKee at her funeral service in St Anne’...