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Impunity Day

Impunity Day

#EndImpunity: Demand justice for crimes against journalists urges UNESCO chief

Less than one in ten cases involving the killing of journalists are ever resolved.The near complete impunity for the perpetrators of crimes against journalists goes against everything that we stand for, our shared values, our common objectives, says Ms Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO in a statement ahead of November 2, the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists.

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Cherilyn Ireton

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2015-10-26 15:53

Social media in ‘silent zones’: crimes against journalists and getting away with murder in realtime #EndImpunity

The recent murder of a Mexican citizen journalist who used social media to report on cartel activity has highlighted new dimensions in the killing of journalists with impunity: the exploitation of online virality by perpetrators, and the increasing risk posed to sources who 'go direct'. Alice Matthews and Julie Posetti report.

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Alice Matthews

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2014-10-30 18:56

Killing of Journalists: The Show Never Stops #EndImpunity (Free to re-publish)

These days a number of senior journalists in Pakistan, including some editors, travel only in armour-plated bulletproof vehicles. In some cases they have armed security escorts. Zaffar Abbas, Editor of Pakistan's Dawn newspaper, writes that a couple of them have survived assassination attempts. 

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WAN-IFRA

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2014-10-30 17:27

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