Reporters Without Borders (RSF)

Several media crews have come under fire and four reporters have sustained gunshot injuries during the first two weeks of Russia’s assault; four TV broadcast towers have been bombed.

The Lviv Press Freedom Centre aims to be a reception and distribution hub for protective equipment for journalists, particularly bulletproof vests and helmets. This physical and digital centre will also provide resources to journalists seeking financial or psychological assistance.

Substantial flaws were found in the legal procedures in the case of Filipino journalist Gerry Ortega, who was murdered on 24 January 2011.

The Latin America bureau of RSF released an investigation and analysis of protective mechanisms in Latin America’s four most dangerous countries for the media – Mexico, Honduras, Colombia and Brazil.

Radio journalist Evariste Djaï-Loramadji was killed soon after filing a report on a violent altercation between farmers and herders in restive Sandana, Chad.

Rana Ayyub is facing a new online harassment campaign and all-out digital lynching on pro-government media sites.

RSF has learned that Givanildo Oliveira had been subjected to harassment and intimidation in the past with the aim of getting him to take down certain articles posted on ‘Pirambu News’, the neighbourhood website he edited.

“Journalists are paying a high price for the culture of impunity that prevails in Lebanon. It is essential that those responsible for these crimes are identified, prosecuted and convicted.”