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Lithuanian Ambassador Vaidotas Verba delivers a Group of Friends statement in response to the report by the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media.

The Ministry of Information has disputed a joint statement on impunity for crimes against journalists issued by the Coalition of Cambodian Journalists (CamboJA), Cambodian Centre for Independent Media (CCIM) and 32 other civil society organisations (CSOs).

The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) has launched a GH¢2 million support fund to assist journalists who are violated in the line of duty.

On 2 November, the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists, NGO Free Expression Myanmar (FEM) remembers nine journalists murdered in Myanmar.

In the wake of the excessive rise in crime against journalists in Afghanistan since the Taliban seized power, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanist

Al-Shabaab have killed several journalists in Somalia, especially for reporting on issues the militants did not like.

Members of the press risk their freedom and their lives in pursuit of the truth while their attackers, ranging from criminals to political leaders, target them with impunity. Protecting the press and respecting the valuable role it plays should be higher priorities.

The United States continued to strengthen ties and and expand interactions with Africa on Wednesday, focusing on the outcome of peace talks between the

Working Journalists in Bauchi state have been reminded of their constitutional roles of informing, enlightening and educating the public.

Ambassador Neil Bush laments the deterioration of media freedom in the OSCE region, including in Russia and following Russia’s illegal war in Ukraine.