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Frank La Rue, Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression.
Violaine Martin

Security Council must pay more attention to attacks on journalists, UN expert warns

13 December 2013
With journalists facing frequent and often fatal violence both in conflict zones and stable countries, a United Nations expert today called on international bodies, including the Security Council, to take action against the scourge, warning that impunity is spawning a rising incidence in such attacks.
Stop killing journalists.
UNESCO

Condemning murder of Honduran journalist, UNESCO chief urges investigation

12 December 2013
The head of the United Nations agency tasked with defending press freedom today condemned the killing of Juan Carlos Argeñal Medina, who was shot dead in his home in southeastern Honduras.
Photo: Jean-Marc Ferré
Jean-Marc Ferré

Recent murders of two Iraqi media workers condemned by UNESCO chief

10 December 2013
The head of the United Nations agency tasked with defending press freedom today voiced grave concern about the safety of journalists in Iraq following the recent murder of two reporters, Adel Mohsen Hussien and Wahdan Al-Hamdani.