National Union of Journalists

January 21, 2025

Three Palestinian Women Journalists Freed in Ceasefire Prisoner Swap

January 21, 2025 – Palestine/Israel –  Three Palestinian women journalists—Rula Hassanein, Bushra Al-Tawil, and Ashwaq Awad—were released from Israeli prisons as part of a ceasefire agreement […]
January 8, 2025

Omar Al-Derawi: Gaza Photojournalist Killed in Airstrike as Journalist Death Toll Surges

January 08, 2025 – Palestine/Israel –  Freelance Palestinian photojournalist Omar Salah Al-Derawi, aged 25, was killed in an Israeli airstrike that struck his family home in […]
January 3, 2025

Palestinian Photojournalist Omar Al‑Derawi and Colleagues Killed in Gaza Amid Ceasefire Talks

January 03, 2025 – Palestine/Israel –  Israel’s intensified air strikes in Gaza tragically claimed the lives of at least two Palestinian journalists, marking a distressing escalation […]
October 19, 2024

Taliban’s Grip Tightens: Afghan Journalists Silenced and Imprisoned

October 19, 2024 – Afghanistan – Afghanistan’s Taliban have escalated a brutal crackdown on journalists through the actions of their General Directorate of Intelligence (GDI). On […]
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 […]