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Stop killing journalists.
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Cameroon: UNESCO head calls for investigation into death of detained journalist

29 April 2010
The head of the United Nations agency tasked with upholding press freedom today called for a full investigation into the “tragic” death in jail of a newspaper editor in Cameroon.

Public right to information essential to good governance, Ban stresses

29 April 2010
Everyone has a right to information affecting their lives but too often government secrecy and a lack of accountability ensure that the public are deprived of vital facts, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today as he called for a wholesale change in attitudes towards press freedom.
Stop killing journalists.
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UN calls on Thai authorities to protect journalists after shooting death

19 April 2010
The United Nations agency entrusted with defending the freedom of the press today called on the authorities of Thailand to ensure journalists’ safety after a cameraman was killed and a photographer injured in anti-Government demonstrations earlier this month.

Chilean journalist tortured under dictatorship wins UN press freedom prize

13 April 2010
A Chilean journalist whose investigative reporting led to her torture by the country’s military dictatorship 25 years ago today won a United Nations prize that honours those promoting freedom of expression, especially at the risk of their own lives.
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UNESCO chief condemns murder of journalist in eastern DR Congo

8 April 2010
The Director-General of the United Nations agency tasked with defending press freedom today condemned the recent killing of a freelance television journalist in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
The safety of journalists remains under threat

Five journalists killed in Honduras in March, UNESCO reports

1 April 2010
The head of the United Nations agency tasked with defending press freedom today spoke out against the murders of two radio journalists ambushed last week, bringing the total number of media professionals killed in the Central American nation last month alone to five.