Revealed: 3,000 journalists and media staff killed in last 25 years
'The last ten years were the most dangerous'
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'The last ten years were the most dangerous'
Almigdad Mojalli was travelling through the southern Saref suburb when warplanes struck
Jihadists killed Ms Mohammed in September as punishment for her outspoken posts, but continued to operate her accounts until very recently
Rasool was a victim of the recent crackdown on press freedom in Turkey
Some of her last words were: ‘When Isis arrest and kill me it’s ok because… it’s better than [living] in humiliation with Isis’
After Syria, the most journalists were killed in France this year
Days after the latest postponement of Shawkan's trial, the letter, signed by over 40 journalists and activists from around the world, demands the release of all other media professionals thrown in prison on press-related charges
Journalists are amongst those being killed for speaking out in the country with the highest murder rate in the world
Zein al-Rifai is a 28-year-old freelance photographer and video-journalist from Aleppo. He is a Rory Peck News finalist for his coverage of daily life in the rebel-held area of the city – the former economic capital of Syria – for AFPTV.
Yahya Hassouna is a Palestinian cameraman living and working in Gaza. He is a Rory Peck News finalist for work that he shot for AFP during and after the war in summer 2014. Here he looks back on that time and describes living through and filming the conflict on his doorstep.
The story of Mahmoud Abu Zeid, widely known as Shawkan, shows that even after the release of Al Jazeera journalists Mohamed Fahmy and Baher Mohamed, many Egyptian freelancers and local journalists remain incarcerated in appalling conditions without the prospect of a fair trial.
Cartoonist Zulkiflee Anwar Haque, or "Zunar", is facing 43 years in prison for criticising the Malaysian government. He speaks to Voices in Danger about his ongoing struggle against a regime increasingly hostile to dissenting voices
The editor of Turkey’s leading English language newspaper Today’s Zaman was last week arrested for insulting the president over Twitter. The day after his release he spoke exclusively to Voices in Danger about the impending trial, the challenges of running an independent newspaper in Turkey and the intimidation faced by journalists who dare to speak out against the Erdoğan regime.
Bülent Keneş, editor of Today’s Zaman, was charged with insulting the president over Twitter
Elena Milashina has received death threats and been assaulted while working at Novoya Gazeta
Since 2010, 97 journalists have been killed in Mexico in connection with their work
Bob Rugurkia's report on the murder of three elderly nuns has put him in the firing line
Out of 179 countries, North Korea has been ranked 178th for its press freedom
Many questions still remain over the Russian photographer's death
In the last 24 months foreign reporters have come under unprecedented attack