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The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joined other 38 other media freedom organisations in calling out the “collective official silence” of the Media Freedom Coalition member states regarding the killings of journalists in Gaza and further warned that this silence seriously diminishes their ability to stand up for media freedom globally.

Yusuf Anka spent three years riding into and out of dangerous territory in northwestern Nigeria, investigating armed gangs plaguing his home region.

The outbreak of armed clashes in Sudan between the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Sudanese Armed Forces on April 15 have placed journalists in harm’s way, and exacerbated the challenges they face on the job. 

Today, one year after the Russian Federation launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the Partner Organisations to the Safety of Journalists’ Platform remember the colleagues who lost their lives while covering the war, those who have endured injury, abduction, torture and suffering and express full support for all journalists who report truthfully about the war. According to alerts published on the platform, to date, twelve journalists and media workers have been killed while covering the w...

Journalists reporting on the war in Ukraine face threats to their life and safety. ARTICLE 19 with partners of CoE platform condemn these attacks.