1. Safety Advisories – Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory

    See safety advice for covering the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

    Amid the conflict in Israel and the Palestinian Territories, CPJ publishes safety advice for journalists covering the fighting and related clashes. As Israeli air strikes hit buildings housing several media offices in Gaza and a Palestinian journalist is arrested in the West Bank, CPJ calls on Israeli authorities to protect press freedom and journalist safety.

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Journalists Attacked

Jamal Khashoggi

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Saudi consulate in Istanbul, Turkey
On October 2, 2018, shortly after entering the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, Turkey, the former editor-in-chief of the Saudi newspaper Al-Watan and a columnist for The Washington Post was killed.

Khashoggi had written critically about Saudi Arabia and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. The CIA found that bin Salman ordered the journalist’s murder.

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In at least 8 out of 10 cases, the murderers of journalists go free. CPJ is waging a global campaign against impunity.

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