Human Rights & Public Liberties

Human Rights & Public Liberties

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13 Jan, 2021

Press Freedom

Al Jazeera on Ending Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists

Gaza illustrates the danger with grim clarity. Since 2023, at least 252 journalists have been killed there, a toll that makes it, by far, the…

3 November, 2025

Why Murdering Journalists Still Goes Unpunished?

To track these grim statistics, UNESCO maintains its Observatory of Killed Journalists, a public database documenting every known case since 1993. It records not only…

2 November, 2025

AJMN & IPI Call for a Renewed Fight for Free Media

Before closing the Congress, Al Jazeera Media Network Delegation presented a commemorative shield to the International Press Institute, represented by its Executive Director, Scott Griffen,…

30 October, 2025

Bearing Witness in Gaza

By the end of the session, one message had crystallized. In Gaza, the truth itself is under siege, and those who strive to tell it…

28 October, 2025

Journalists Confront a New Age of Threats

As the session drew to a close, the conversation turned to what keeps journalism alive: resilience, adaptability, and the stubborn belief that truth still matters.…

28 October, 2025

Insights from the IPI World Congress

The Congress offered Al Jazeera a rare opportunity to engage directly with leading journalists, editors, and media advocates from around the globe, renewing a shared…

27 October, 2025

HRW: Impunity Guarantees Repetition

A UN inquiry later found that the shells were deliberately aimed at a group of clearly identified reporters, a breach of the laws of war.

14 October, 2025

Doha International Conference Concludes with Declaration on Journalist Protection

The declaration urges states to strengthen legal safeguards, monitor violations, respect press independence, and ensure technology does not put journalists at risk.

9 October, 2025

Doha Hosts the International Conference on Protecting Journalists in Armed Conflicts

Delegates came from dozens of countries. Recorded statements arrived from UN and African Union rapporteurs, UNESCO officials, the ICC, and the UN Human Rights Office.

8 October, 2025

Russia’s Repression Deepens

The repression extends to those linked to Alexei Navalny, with harsh sentences handed to journalists and activists reporting on his Anti-Corruption Foundation. Counter-terrorism laws have…

23 September, 2025

Israel Murders Journalists

The event aims at highlighting the escalating dangers faced by Palestinian journalists in Gaza and to condemn the ongoing violence and fatalities among media professionals…

21 September, 2025

Spying On Reporters

The IFJ’s General Secretary, Anthony Bellanger, said: “Journalists should never be targeted by intelligence services. Unfortunately, MI5’s admission reveals a deeply troubling trend: spying on…

18 September, 2025