The shocking facts about the problem of impunity:
journalists and media workers have been killed since 2006.
9 out of 10 cases go unpunished and see perpetrators walk free.
organisations that make up the IFEX network are committed to ending impunity.
Action Plan or Inaction Plan? The fate of the world’s journalists – and our democracies – hangs in the balance
On the 2022 International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists, and the 10th anniversary of the UN Plan of Action on the Safety of Journalists, IFEX’s Executive Director underscores the need for States to start living up to their commitments.
Recent Articles on Impunity
Greece: Four years of impunity since the murder of Giorgos Karaivaz
Press freedom groups call on law enforcement authorities and prosecutors to renew their efforts to identify, detain, and prosecute all those involved in the killing of crime reporter Giorgos Karaivaz.
MADA condemns the occupation forces’ targeting of the journalists’ tent in Khan Yunis
In a stark violation of international law, Israeli forces directly targeted a journalists’ encampment near Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis, killing one reporter and wounding nine colleagues.
News media silenced and at least seven journalists killed in Sudan’s two years of war
Media coverage in Sudan’s brutal war is being stifled as journalists face killings, arbitrary imprisonment, and escalating threats to their safety.
Ugandan stakeholders form alliance to combat electoral violence
Uganda’s Law Society, government, media, and civil society have signed a joint declaration pledging to prevent and address violence against journalists during elections.
No justice for slain Philippine journalist Juan Jumalon as suspects acquitted
Journalist Juan Jumalon was killed in 2023 while live broadcasting from his home-based radio station.
Open Letter: Stop the Israeli government’s systematic assault on civil society
Palestinian civil society organizations demand an end to Israel’s escalating attacks on human rights groups, with new laws targeting funding, international cooperation, and accountability efforts.