
As Russia continues its military assault on cities and towns across Ukraine, journalists in both countries are facing attacks, arrests, and threats. Russia’s State Duma adopted legislation that will facilitate the shutdown of independent media outlets and the prosecution of journalists for sharing information.
In Ukraine, CPJ has confirmed that at least seven journalists have died while covering the war. CPJ is investigating whether at least seven others were killed because of their work, including photojournalist Ihor Hudenko, whose February death in Kharkiv was reported May 20. Not included in CPJ’s killed database are journalists who left the profession to join the Ukrainian military – a phenomenon Ann Cooper explores in a CPJ feature.
(Photo shows Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa talking to journalists in Irpin, Ukraine, on May 21, 2022. Credit: Efrem Lukatsky/AP Photo)
Al-Jazeera Arabic reporter Shireen Abu Akleh was fatally shot in the head while covering an Israeli army operation in the West Bank town of Jenin on May 11. CPJ calls for a swift and transparent international investigation into the Palestinian-American correspondent’s death.
CPJ feature: Inspired by Shireen Abu Akleh, journalist Shatha Hanaysha was an eyewitness to her killing
Al-Jazeera: Shireen Abu Akleh’s journalistic achievements
Read CPJ’s Russia-Ukraine watch and other updates, in-depth reports and CPJ statements on the conflict
We defend the right of journalists to report the news safely and without fear of reprisal.
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
Armando Linares López
Monitor Michoacán, Mexico
Oleksandra Kuvshynova
Fox News, Ukraine