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Publika reporter Aleksandre Keshelashvili suffered a broken nose following an assault by police officers before he was detained at a Tbilisi police station, among other reported incidents of journalists being assaulted while covering pro-European Union demonstrations. (Photo: Courtesy of Publika)

CPJ condemns police brutality against journalists covering Georgian protests

New York, December 4, 2024 – The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Georgian authorities to hold police officers accountable and ensure journalists’ safety following multiple reports of least 50 journalists injured during violent police dispersals of pro-European Union demonstrations between November 28 and December 3. “The protection of journalists is a hallmark of democratic…

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Serbian members of parliament Marinika Tepic and Borislav Novakovic, and other opposition representatives scuffle with police officers during a protest over the fatal collapse of a roof at a railway station, demanding that those responsible for the disaster be brought to justice, in front of a court house in Novi Sad, Serbia, November 21, 2024. REUTERS/Marko Djurica TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RC2I9BAWRSBX

N1 TV, Nova journalists attacked while covering Serbian demonstrations

Berlin, December 4, 2024 — The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Serbian authorities to take immediate and effective steps to ensure the safety of journalists covering demonstrations after recent  physical attacks on journalists.  “We welcome Serbian authorities’ quick response to recent physical attacks on reporters covering protests and call on them to swiftly bring…

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Journalist casualties in the Israel-Gaza war

The Israel-Gaza war has taken an unprecedented toll on Gazan journalists since Israel declared war on Hamas following its attack against Israel on October 7, 2023. As of December 5, 2024, CPJ’s preliminary investigations showed at least 137 journalists and media workers were among the more than tens of thousands killed in Gaza, the West Bank, Israel, and Lebanon…

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Attacks, arrests, threats, censorship: The high risks of reporting the Israel-Gaza war

Since the Israel-Gaza war began on October 7, 2023, journalists and media across the region have faced a hostile environment that has made reporting on the war exceptionally challenging.   In addition to documenting the growing tally of journalists killed and injured, CPJ’s research has found multiple kinds of incidents of journalists being targeted while carrying…

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Pro-government Wazalendo militiamen fighting M23 rebels walk in Sake, Democratic Republic of the Congo, on August 31, 2024. (Photo: AP/Moses Sawasawa)

M23 rebels attack radio station, journalist killed in eastern DRC

Kinshasa, December 2, 2024—Following clashes with the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC) on October 29, M23 rebels attacked the facilities of the privately owned Mpety community radio station (RCMP) in the Walikale territory in eastern North Kivu province, later killing journalist Yoshua Kambere Machozi, according the radio station’s program director…

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A damaged car marked with 'Press' at the site of an Israeli strike that killed a few journalists and wounded several others as they slept in guesthouses used by media in Hasbaya in southern Lebanon on October 25, 2024

CPJ calls for international probe after evidence indicates Israel targeted journalists in deadly Lebanon strike 

New York, November 26, 2024—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls for an immediate international investigation into a deadly Israeli strike in Lebanon that legal experts believe could be a war crime as it likely deliberately targeted civilians, killing three members of the media. “Journalists are civilians and must never be targeted,” said CPJ CEO Jodie…

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Officers grab Sergi Baramidze, a camera operator for pro-opposition broadcaster Mtavari Arkhi, after he filmed police during a protest contesting the results of Georgia’s parliamentary election in Tbilisi on November 19, 2024. (Photo: Facebook/Mtavari Arkhi)

Georgian police obstruct, detain journalists covering election protests

New York, November 20, 2024—Local rights groups recorded at least four incidents of police assaulting or obstructing journalists covering a November 19 election protest in the Georgian capital, Tbilisi.  Georgian opposition parties have alleged fraud and are protesting the results of the October 26 parliamentary election, in which the ruling Georgian Dream party was declared…

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A police officer aims his weapon at protesters in Maputo, Mozambique, on November 7, 2024, who were disputing the outcome of the October 9 elections that extended the ruling Frelimo party’s 49-year rule. (Photo: AP/Carlos Uqueio)

Journalists in the crossfire of Mozambique’s post-election crisis

New York, November 19, 2024—In the weeks since Mozambique’s October 9 general election — which was characterized by irregularities and in which the ruling Frelimo party claimed victory — the country has descended into chaos as security personnel engage in violent clashes with protestors disputing the results.  News reports and statements by human rights groups…

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Journalist attacked by business owner, security guards in Montenegro

Berlin, November 14, 2024—A local business owner and his security guards insulted and attacked journalist Ana Raičković after following her and her family to their car outside a restaurant in Podgorica, the capital of Montenegro, on Sunday, November 10.  One man grabbed Raičković, editor for online newspaper Pobjeda, by her throat and threatened her and…

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Serbia politician physically attacks journalist Miloš Ljiljanić during municipal assembly meeting

Berlin, November 12, 2024—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Serbian authorities to swiftly complete their investigation into the November 6 physical attack by a local ruling party politician against Miloš Ljiljanić, a journalist with local news site Kovinske Info, while he was documenting a municipal council meeting in the northern town of Kovin. “Serbian…

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