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latest news & developmentsVoices under Siege: Standing with Kashmir
Just as apartheid could not be normalised by time or silence, neither can the systematic denial of human rights in Kashmir
Gaza: Where wearing a Press vest is a death sentence
What it means for journalists to bear witness of their colleagues being targeted and killed while they bear witness to the genocide in Gaza
Editorial: Condemn Israel killing journalists
More than 190 members of the media have now been killed in the war in Gaza, some of them deliberately targeted and assassinated
Reporting from the West: A return to reason?
Influential people in parts of the media, civil society and academia in South Africa echoed Western narratives without scrutiny, but now the tide is slowly turning
A movement against silencing: What the war in Palestine has taught us about journalism
More journalists have been killed since 7 October 2023 than during the two World Wars, Vietnam, Yugoslavia and Afghanistan combined
Israel ‘silences’ journalists: 188 killed since 7 October 2023
‘Wearing a helmet and a bullet-proof vest with the word “Press” on it no longer guarantees protection, but rather makes you a target’
Under Nigeria’s Tinubu, journalists are as unsafe as ever
Since Bola Tinubu became president last year, there have been several attacks on members of the media, rights group says
Defend democracy’s defenders
At least eight journalists have been killed since Russia’s war on Ukraine, but the world over journalists are not safe
A deadly decade for Somalia’s journalists
On average, five Somali journalists are killed every year, but in the absence of political will to change the situation, the killers are allowed to continue with impunity
Russia’s repressed independent media is vital to building a post-Putin era
Most Russian journalists have been forced into exile amid a state crackdown. But there is some cause for hope
What the historic leak of Swiss Banking records reveal
Despite pledges by Credit Suisse to crack down on illegitimate funds, leaked data shows the bank catered to dozens of criminals, dictators, sanctioned parties and political…
MTN increases its support for media industry after devastation of Covid-19
The telecommunications giant has donated a further R800 000 to help the independent media stay afloat
Seventy-five African journalists imprisoned for doing their jobs
Across Africa, 12 countries were keeping at least 75 journalists behind bars as of 1 December ― not counting those who were detained and released
Editorial: Beware the cruel noise of Twitter
Users of social media and journalists need to take care when posting or reporting about children and tragic events
No justice for Dawit Isaak, the world’s longest detained journalist
Reporters without Borders and others call on higher authorities to review prosecutor’s decision not to investigate the case