
CPJ calls on the Biden administration to lead a thorough, independent, and transparent investigation into the killing of Palestinian American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh.
Abu Akleh, a journalist for the Qatari broadcaster Al-Jazeera, was shot in the head and killed while reporting on an Israeli army operation in the West Bank town of Jenin on May 11, and multiple journalistic investigations of the shooting suggest she was killed by Israel Defense Forces fire.
At least 19 journalists have been killed in the course of their work in Israel and the Palestinian territories since 1992. In 18 of those cases the suspected source of fire was Israeli military officials, and 16 of those killed were Palestinians.
CPJ expressed deep distress over reports that missing journalist Dom Phillips and Indigenous expert Bruno Pereira were found dead in the Brazilian Amazon, and called on authorities to conduct a comprehensive and transparent investigation into the case and hold those responsible to account.
Statement: Phillips, Pereira reported missing on June 5
Global Impunity Index: Brazil ranked eighth on CPJ’s most recent index, which spotlights countries where members of the press are singled out for murder and the perpetrators go free.
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We defend the right of journalists to report the news safely and without fear of reprisal.
Frédéric Leclerc-Imhoff
BFMTV, Ukraine
Ricardo Alcides Ávila
Metro TV, Honduras
Shireen Abu Akleh
Al-Jazeera, Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory
Luis Enrique Ramírez
El Debate,Fuentes Fidegnas, Mexico
Vira Hyrych
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Ukraine
Oksana Baulina
The Insider, Ukraine