Global Campaign Against Impunity
The murder of a journalist is the ultimate form of censorship, yet the perpetrators of such crimes are seldom held to account. In more than eight out of 10 cases where a journalist has been targeted for murder, their killers go free. The price of a story should never be that high—and the murder of a journalist should never be accepted. CPJ is seeking justice for these slain journalists, including full and timely investigations and the convictions of those who carry out and order the murders. Although the voices of these journalists have been silenced, we are speaking up for them. Their legacy is now in our hands, and we won’t rest until justice is achieved.
Marie Colvin
Last column:
February 19, 2012
Javier Valdez Cardenas
Last column:
May 15, 2017
James Foley
Last column:
October 16, 2012
Daniel Pearl
Last column:
January 12, 2002
Syed Saleem Shahzad
Last column:
May 27, 2011
Shujaat Bukhari
Last column:
June 9, 2018
Samir Kassir
Last column:
May 27, 2005
Pavel Sheremet
Last column:
March 17, 2016
Miroslava Breach Velducea
Last column:
March 14, 2017
Lasantha Wickramatunga
Last column:
January 11, 2009
Guillermo Cano
Last column:
December 21, 1986
Gauri Lankesh
Last column:
September 9, 2017.
Deyda Hydara
Last column:
December 18, 2008
Avijit Roy
Last column:
April/May 2015
Anna Politkovskaya
Last column:
October 12, 2006
Gerald Fischman
Last column:
June 27, 2018
Jamal Khashoggi
Last column:
October 17, 2018
Rafiq Taği
Last column:
November 10, 2011
The Last Column
These journalists are among those featured in “The Last Column,'” a book highlighting the 24 final works of journalists killed in the service of newsgathering.
The global initiative, which sheds light on what is lost when a journalist is murdered, includes the book, a mini-documentary, live events, and educational content. Learn more about The Last Column here.