‘Killers of journalists getting away with murder’: CPJ urges reforms
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has called for “radical reform” of the ways in which journalists’ killings are investigated amid global impunity for such incidents.
The media watchdog said it has recorded the deadliest three years for journalists and media workers since it began keeping records, with more than 125 killed last year alone – “the majority of them Palestinians killed by Israel”.
“Despite clear evidence of deliberate targeting in many of these cases, no one has been held accountable for their deaths, reflecting a broader and entrenched global pattern, in which the killers of journalists are getting away with murder,” the CPJ said in a statement.
Among other things, it said it would push for an independent, international “task force” to be established to investigate violence against media workers.
The CPJ also said it would bolster its work with governments “to develop targeted sanctions against perpetrators of crimes against journalists”.
Israel’s dual-national snipers
Accused of killing civilians in Gaza, six dual-national Israeli snipers could now face justice for alleged war crimes committed in Gaza between November 2023 and March 2024.
