Global Journalist Security

12/15/2025

Three drone strikes have killed six U.N. peacekeepers from Bangladesh in Kadugli in south Kordofan province in Sudan.
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United Nations Secretary-general António Guterres strongly condemns the three horrific drone strikes that hit the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) logistics base in Kadugli on 13 December, resulting in six fatalities and eight injuries – all members of the Bangladeshi peacekeeping contingent stationed there.

The Secretary-general presents his deepest and heartfelt condolences to the Government of Bangladesh, to the families of the deceased and his support to the wounded peacekeepers who are being attended ahead of their evacuation.

The Secretary-General recalls that attacks targeting United Nations peacekeepers may constitute war crimes under international law and reminds all parties to the conflict of their obligation to protect UN personnel and civilians. He expresses his solidarity with the thousands of peacekeepers who serve under the blue flag in the most complex environments.

He calls once again on the warring parties to agree on an immediate cessation of hostilities and to resume talks to reach a lasting ceasefire and a comprehensive, inclusive and Sudanese-owned political process.

Learn more: https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/12/1166592

12/15/2025

“To keep him conscious, I just started talking to him, so he didn’t close his eyes and fall asleep,” Mr. Yang said in an interview from the hospital, where he was being treated for a wound in his leg."

The student, in his first year at Brown, described helping others who were more seriously injured than he was as they hid in their classroom.

12/01/2025

"Since The Stringer premiered at Sundance in January, there have been suggestions by some journalists that this story should not have been told; they posit that in this moment when journalism is being so savagely undermined by the very forces it seeks to hold to account, the last thing we need is to reveal our own failures. But journalism is essential to democracy, and it is in the interests of both the press and the public that trust in the Fourth Estate is repaired. That can’t be done if we choose to ignore accusations of wrongdoing in our own profession. The passage of time may increase the anguish of self-examination, but the search for truth is always worth the cost."

A new documentary, 'The Stringer,' investigates the story of the famous Vietnam War photo "Na**lm Girl," raising questions about who actually took it

11/09/2025

"International news organizations rotate correspondents out of conflict zones. They provide hostile environment training, security consultants, trauma counselors and legal teams specializing in protecting journalists in dangerous situations.

"Local newsrooms covering militarized federal operations in their own communities? Sometimes all we have is Google, group chats and each other."

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Five months of covering ICE raids taught our small LA newsroom hard lessons — and we're still figuring out how to sustain it

09/26/2025

GJS recommends Krav Maga CDK in Bethesda, MD. Here is CDK's DJ Stephens on acquiring skills and confidence.
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Knowing how to defend yourself could make all the difference in a dangerous situation. This morning, we’re joined by DJ Stephens, Owner and Lead Instructor at Krav Maga CDK Self Defense Center in Bethesda, to show us some practical moves anyone can use.

09/25/2025

Opportunity for Photo Editors.

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Are you a photo editor who regularly commissions freelancers and could benefit from tools and skills to pursue your work safely?

Apply to World Press Photo and ACOS Alliance’s Photo Editor Safety Cohort Program, to take place this November.

The training program will bring together 15 photo editors for weekly webinars, combining both an online course and a one-to-one coaching session aimed at providing the necessary tools to safely commission journalistic work, promoting a culture of safety around everyday working practices.

Learn more and apply before 1 October 2025:
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08/31/2025

Video evidence contradicts zisraeli claims about Nasser Hospital attack killing journalusts and firdt responders.

The strikes on Nasser Hospital in Gaza killed at least 20 people. A Times visual analysis calls into question what the Israeli military was initially targeting there, and why its troops attacked a second time, killing first responders and journalists.

08/20/2025

Senators urge Rubio to push Israel to protect Palestinian journalists and to allow international journalists into Gaza.

Seventeen U.S. Senate Democrats are urging Secretary of State Marco Rubio to press the government of Israel to protect journalists in Gaza and allow international media to access the territory.

“The United States must make it clear to Israel that banning and censoring media organizations and targeting or threatening members of the press is unacceptable and must stop,” the letter said. “The absence of U.S. government support for accountability efforts serves to undermines U.S. moral leadership and credibility in the region and around the world.”

Read the letter👇
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/gaza-israel-journalists_n_68a619abe4b0f9a2f368abaa

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08/18/2025

GJS' Frank Smyth among other experts speaking out about ongoing killings of Palestinian journalists in Gaza.

Letters, condemnations, and Israeli court cases have failed to change the world’s deadliest place for journalists. We’ve cast out for a new approach.

08/16/2025

The lack of Western solidarity with Palestinian journalists.

This hypocrisy of western media has been laid bare by Israel’s targeting of journalists since the 7 October 2023 Hamas attack

08/01/2025

Big news! Read a letter from our Executive Director Bruce Shapiro here: https://bit.ly/IntroducingGCJT

08/01/2025

RSF has discovered the existence of another case against the journalist, in which she is accused of participating in an ambush that resulted in the deaths of two soldiers. We condemn this blatant legal harassment to keep her in jail and call on the Philippine authorities to end this abuse of the justice system to silence a renowned journalist.

Read more: https://rsf.org/s/95294