TARGETING JOURNALISTS IS A CRIME
We are a global coalition committed to safeguarding journalists in their pursuit of truth. Our vision is a world where journalists can report the truth freely, without any form of suppression or violence.
Our mission is to amplify awareness and accelerate accountability for crimes against journalists. From seasoned reporters to citizen journalists, these brave individuals confront fear and intimidation daily, risking their lives and families to uncover hidden truth.
Without the journalists, we would not know the truth that it is vital for our lives and civilization.
DEFENDING TRUTH ... DEMANDING JUSTICE
Total Journlists Killed during each year
69
54
82
124
201
106
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Total JOURNALISTS Killed
2020 - 2024
Status
- Journalists Killed
Timeline
1955
Albert Londres
French investigative journalist, died after exposing penal colony abuses.
1968
Don Bolles
USA - Killed by a car bomb due to reporting on organized crime.
1985
Guillermo Cano
Colombia - Editor assassinated for stance against Medellin cartel .
1994
Veronica Guerin
Ireland - Killed by drug lords for exposing their operations .
2002
Chancey Bailey
Untied States - Chances Bailey was a journalist who was tragically killed on March 5, 2008. His murder was believed to be a targeted killing related to local gang violence investigation.
2003
Tareq Ayyoub
Iraq - Died in U.S. airstrike on Al Jazeera office during Iraq War.
2003
Mazen Dana
Iraq - Palestinian cameraman shot by U.S. troops in Iraq.
2004
Simone Camilli
Gaza - Italian journalist killed by ordnance in Gaza conflict aftermath.
2004
James Miller
Gaza - British filmmaker shot by Israeli forces in Gaza.
2006
Anna Politkovskaya
Russia - Murdered in Moscow for reporting on Chechen war.
2006
Atwar Bahjat
Iraqi journalist killed covering bombing in Samarra.
2011
Ali Hassan al-Jaber
Cameraman killed in Benghazi ambush during Libyan Civil War.
2011
Marie Colvin
American correspondent killed in Homs, Syrian Civil War.
2014
James Foley
American journalist beheaded by ISIS in Syria.
2015
Gleydson Carvalho
Brazil - During one of his shows, two men entered the his radio station claiming they wanted to place an ad. Once in range of Carvalho, they shot him to death live on air.
2016
Pavel Sheremet
Ukraine - Sheremet was killed in Kiev when a bomb exploded under his car as he was driving to record a radio program.
2017
Daphne C. Galizia
Malta - Killed as she left her home in Bidnija, when a bomb tore through her car.
2017
Javier V. Cárdenas
Mexico - Javier was accosted as he was leaving the office and shot at least a dozen times by a drug cartel
2022
Shireen Abu Akleh
Palestinian-American journalist killed covering raid in West Bank.
2023
Samer Abu Daqa
Palestinian journalist shot covering War on Gaza.
2024
Hamza Al Dahdouh
Palestinian journalist shot covering War on Gaza.
2024
Ismail Al Ghoul
Palestinian journalist shot covering War on Gaza.
Silencing journalists
is a global issue
Together, we can transition from a culture of silence to a future where journalists operate without fear. Most importantly, preserving our collective right to know, to speak, and to hold power to account.
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