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Journalists continue to be targeted with impunity in every corner of the world – media workers are brutalized, gunned down and kidnapped by the enemies of press freedom.
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NUJ joins IFJ's call for investigation into death of journalist Alejandro Gallegos León in Mexico
Condemnation for killing of columnist and academic

NUJ condemns the death of photographer Ibrahim Ajaj in Syria
Backs the IFJ in seeking investigation and justice

Another journalist killed in Gaza as Al Jazeera suspended by Palestinian Authority
Continuation of threats to media freedom and journalists' safety in the region.

122 journalists and media workers killed in 2024
One of deadliest years for journalists

NUJ condemns killing of five journalists by Israeli forces in Gaza
The National Union of Journalists has strongly condemned the killing of five journalists today in central Gaza.

NUJ condemns deaths of two Kurdish journalists killed by alleged drone attack
The National Union of Journalists joins with the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) in condemning the killings of two Kurdish journalists i...

Take Time to Remember and Protest
NUJ members held vigils in Dublin and Limerick today (Saturday 21 December) to highlight attacks on journalists and journalism in Gaza.

National Union of Journalists stands in solidarity over journalists killed in Gaza
Appeal for support for those working in "horrific circumstances"

Stand up for Palestinian journalists on 10 October!
NUJ joins International Federation of Journalists in calling for solidarity action

Lyra trial adjourned after harrowing evidence
The trial of three men charged with the murder of journalist and NUJ member Lyra McKee was adjourned on Friday until June 13th, following harrowing ev...

Pakistan: journalist killed in bomb blast on World Press Freedom Day
Khuzdar Press Club President and senior journalist Muhammad Siddique Mengal was killed on May 3, after an unidentified man placed and detonated an exp...

Lyra McKee murder trial delayed
Unresolved legal arguments hinder hearing

NUJ members rally for International Workers Memorial Day
Irish representatives gather at Irish Congress of Trade Unions memorial

Fifth anniversary of the death of journalist Lyra McKee marked by the NUJ
"Her killing deprived us of a brave and challenging voice" says NUJ Irish secretary

UK government responds to NUJ concerns over journalists in Palestine
The union says more needs to be done to end the death toll for journalists, calls for the bombardments to cease and international effort to secure a j...

Ninety-four journalists killed in 2023, says IFJ
Publishing ahead of International Human Rights Day, on the 10th December, the International Federation of Journalists insists that far greater action ...

Candlelight vigil in solidarity with journalists in Gaza
Journalists killed in the Israeli attacks on Gaza were remembered by a candlelit vigil in Brussels organised by the International Federation of Journa...

Palestine: at least 45 journalists and media workers killed in Gaza
IFJ and NUJ call for an immediate investigation into their deaths. NUJ Brussels branch holds a candlelit vigil on Monday 27 November.

Philippines: radio anchor shot dead during live broadcast
Radio anchor Juan Jumalon was killed by an unidentified assailant inside his home-based studio in the southern Misamis Occidental province while live...

Palestine: IFJ responds to accusations that Israel is targeting journalists in Gaza
NUJ joins concerns as the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) hears reports from Gaza that Israeli forces are targeting journalists.