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September 26, 2024

“At This Rate, Journalists in Gaza Will Vanish”—RSF Sounds the Alarm

September 26, 2024 – Palestine –  Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has issued a stark warning: since October 7, over 130 journalists have been killed in Gaza—at […]
September 25, 2024

Lethal Frontlines: Nine Journalists Killed in Lebanon Amid Gaza Conflict Spillover

September 25, 2024 – Lebanon –  Since the outbreak of war in Gaza in October 2023, Lebanon has become one of the deadliest places for journalists […]
September 25, 2024

Alaa Abdel Fattah’s Ongoing Detention Sparks Global Outcry

September 25, 2024 – Egypt/UK –  British-Egyptian blogger and activist Alaa Abdel Fattah remains imprisoned in Egypt despite completing his five-year sentence in September 2024, prompting […]
September 24, 2024

Detained Without Transparency: Kurdish-Iranian Journalist Fardin Mostafaei Held in Secret

September 24, 2024 – Iran –  Iranian security forces arrested Fardin Mostafaei, a 39-year-old Kurdish investigative journalist and administrator of the popular Telegram channel Saqqez Rudaw, in […]
September 24, 2024

Yemen’s Journalism Schools Adopt Landmark IFJ–UNESCO Safety Curriculum

September 24, 2024 – Yemen –  In a milestone for press freedom and journalist protection, two Yemeni universities—Saba Region University in Marib and Al Mahrah University—have […]
September 23, 2024

Turkey Targets Kurdish Journalist Rabia Önver Over Crime Reporting

September 23, 2024 – Kurdistan/Turkey –  Turkish authorities have launched a formal investigation into Kurdish journalist Rabia Önver, accusing her of “publicly spreading disinformation” after she reported […]
September 22, 2024

Israeli Forces Raid and Close Al Jazeera Office in Ramallah

September 22, 2024 – Palestine –  Heavily armed and masked Israeli soldiers launched a pre-dawn raid on Al Jazeera’s office in Ramallah, in the occupied West Bank. […]
September 20, 2024

Free Narges Coalition Demands Urgent Release of Nobel Laureate Narges Mohammadi Ahead of Iran’s UN Week

September 20, 2024 – Iran –  The Free Narges Coalition—a partnership of PEN America, Reporters Without Borders (RSF), Front Line Defenders, and the Narges Mohammadi Foundation—is urging […]
September 17, 2024

Israel Revokes Al Jazeera Journalists’ Press Credentials Amid Escalating Media Crackdown

September 17, 2024 – Palestine –  Amid growing tension over its coverage of Gaza, Israel has revoked the Government Press Office (GPO) credentials of four Al […]