journalists

2026-08-08 20:37

By Garsha Vazirian

A beat written in blood across Gaza, Lebanon, Yemen, and Iran

TEHRAN — 28 years ago today, Iranian reporter Mahmoud Saremi radioed his newsroom from the Iranian consulate in Mazar-i-Sharif as Taliban fighters came through the gate. He identified himself, reported that the city had fallen, and asked what he should do next. Hours later he was dead, along with eight Iranian diplomats.

Female journalists face the brunt of abuse in Britain

2026-07-26 19:06

British journalists ‘self-censoring stories about Trump and the right over safety fears’

Journalists are self-censoring their reporting on rightwing protests and Donald Trump’s administration because of growing concerns about their personal safety, with newsrooms accused of “normalizing” the risks they face, the Guardian reported.

2026-03-28 22:06

IUJ condemns ‘heinous’ killing of journalists in southern Lebanon

The International Union of Journalists (IUJ) has issued a strongly-worded statement condemning the targeted killing of two journalists in southern Lebanon, calling the incident a grave violation of international humanitarian law and an attack on press freedom.

2026-02-25 16:08

CPJ: Israel committed two-thirds of record press killings in 2025

A record 129 journalists and media workers were killed worldwide in 2025, the Committee to Protect Journalists said, blaming Israel for two-thirds of the deaths.

2025-12-07 15:20

Israel committed 57 assaults on Palestinian journalists in November alone

Israeli forces and illegal settlers committed 57 violations and assaults against journalists in the occupied West Bank and Gaza in November, Anadolu reported Sunday, citing the Palestinian Journalists Syndicate (PJS).