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November 03, 2025 – Qatar –
On the occasion of the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists, the Qatar Press Centre reaffirmed its commitment to press freedom and called on governments and international bodies to hold accountable those responsible for violence against media workers. The center emphasized that the day serves as a stark reminder that free expression remains under threat, and that many journalists around the world continue to be killed, detained, or abducted with impunity.
In a statement, the center affirmed that protecting journalists is not optional but a moral and legal obligation for governments, media institutions, and the international community in defense of the public’s right to information and human dignity. It called for vigorous judicial accountability for every crime against a journalist, including killings, arrests, and abductions, and for such crimes to be treated as offenses against humanity, society, and knowledge.
The centre proposed a set of concrete measures: launching impartial and transparent international investigations into attacks on media professionals, establishing legal and human-rights teams to defend detained journalists, aligning national media laws with international standards, creating mechanisms to ensure safe conditions for journalism free of intimidation, violence and restrictive legislation, and mobilising diplomatic efforts to hold states accountable for targeting journalists’ homes and newsrooms.
The statement also spotlighted the deaths of 255 journalists during the two-year war in Gaza and called on the Israeli government specifically to be held to account for attacks on media homes and press offices.
The Qatar Press Centre’s message underscores that the protection of journalists is fundamental to justice, transparency, and democracy. It reinforces the principle that no one should operate under the assumption that crimes against media workers will go unpunished.
Reference –
https://www.gulf-times.com/article/714180/qatar/call-to-protect-journalists-in-war-zones
