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Israel snipers targeted journalists during Jenin raid

Israeli occupation snipers targeted journalists, paramedics and civilians while occupation forces raided the city of Jenin and its refugee camp yesterday. Journalists, who were covering the brutal Israeli incursion, said occupation forces targeted the crews of the London-based Al Arabi TV and Reuters, and a photojournalist from the Wafa news agency. Arab48 reported that journalist Hazem Imad Nasser was shot several times with live bullets and was left in a moderate to critical condition. Several journalists recorded […]

20 June 2023

Local

Sanef calls on police to stop ‘bugging’ journalists

The South African National Editors’ Forum (SANEF) has called on the police to immediately cease the surveillance of journalists. It says it will address the issue with Police Minister Bheki Cele and President Cyril Ramaphosa. In the latest incident, the house of an investigative journalist from the Daily Maverick was broken into and her two work laptops stolen. The journalist was reporting on documents that were submitted by former Crime […]

20 March 2021

International News

Calls for UN to investigate Israel’s killing of Palestinian journalists

Complaints submitted to the United Nations (UN) accuse Israel of intentionally targeting journalists in Palestine and failing to thoroughly investigate its killings of media workers. The complaints, submitted by the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the Palestinian Journalists' Syndicate (PJS) ask the special rapporteurs to secure justice and accountability for the killings and harm that has been inflicted on journalists. This includes the 2018 killings of Ahmed Abu Hussein, […]

10 December 2020

International News

ICC must investigate Israel’s crimes against journalists

Reporters Without Borders has formally requested that the International Criminal Court prosecutor investigate the targeting of journalists in Gaza as war crimes. Targeting of journalists was “deliberate” and constitutes “war crimes,” Christophe Deloire of Reporters Without Borders said. “The Israeli authorities could not have been unaware of the presence of journalists among the civilian demonstration.” The Palestinian Journalists’ Syndicate is also forming a committee of various Palestinian media outlets to […]

21 May 2018

International News

Myanmar urged to free Reuters journalists

A media watchdog has accused authorities in Myanmar of acts of intimidation against journalists, as it renewed a call for the "immediate and unconditional release" of two Reuters reporters arrested last week. Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo were taken into custody on December 12 after being invited to dine with police officers on the outskirts of Myanmar's largest city, Yangon, according to Reuters. The news agency said that little […]

19 December 2017

Local

Sanef takes BLF’s Mngxitama to court

The High Court in Johannesburg will on Tuesday hear arguments why the BLF and its leader should be found in contempt of an order preventing it from intimidating journalists. On July 7, the court granted an order to the SA National Editors’ Forum and 11 journalists, interdicting Black First Land First and Andile Mngxitama from harassing, threatening, intimidating, or coming to the homes of any of these journalists, or from […]

8 August 2017

Local

Shot‚ intimidated and harassed – journalists under fire

Press freedom is being increasingly compromised in southern Africa‚ where journalists and media owners are being targeted for exposing the truth. Amnesty International‚ in marking World Press Freedom Day on Wednesday‚ said the intimidation of journalists sent a frightening message to their colleagues‚ causing them to self-censor. “From Angola to Zambia‚ we have seen disturbingly brazen attacks on press freedom which have a chilling effect on those working in the […]

3 May 2017

International News

Turkey and Egypt top list for journalists jailed worldwide

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), a press advocacy group, has claimed that more journalists are jailed around the world than at any time since the Committee to Protect Journalists began keeping detailed records in 1990. In its annual census, the group reports that 259 journalists have been jailed worldwide compared to 199 in 2015. The previous global record was 232 journalists in jail in 2012. CPJ attributes the record […]

14 December 2016

Local

‘It’s an open secret. Hlaudi has support of the president.’

SABC journalist Lukhanyo Calata has told Parliament's SABC inquiry that Hlaudi Motsoeneng's reported relationship with President Jacob Zuma is "an open secret" at the broadcaster. Calata, who works as a Parliamentary reporter for the SABC, testified before the ad hoc committee on Monday along with SABC 8 colleagues Thandeka Gqubule, Krivani Pillay and Vuyo Mvoko. During a round of questions, ANC MP Juli Killian asked Calata and Mvoko how the […]

13 December 2016

Journalists

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