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Editorial: Condemn Israel killing journalists

More than 190 members of the media have now been killed in the war in Gaza, some of them deliberately targeted and assassinated

US President Donald Trump. (File photo by Seth Wenig-Pool/Getty Images)

Violence against journalists can’t be normalised

This year, Donald Trump’s antipathy to the media has manifested into a more focused, deliberate assault on press freedom and procedures

Slain: A picture of cameraman Muntasir al-Sawaf, 33, killed in an Israeli strike in Gaza, at a memorial event. Photo: Abdullah Asiran/Getty Images

South African filmmakers call for cultural boycott against Israel

Media groups urge action to protect those risking their lives to document the crisis in Gaza

Two journalist brothers, Ahmed Abu Soheil and his sister Zahra Abu Soheil, lost their lives as a result of an Israeli army attack, on November 9, 2024 in Gaza City, Gaza. Five people, including women and children, were killed and many others were injured when the Israeli army targeted the Fahd al-Sabah School in Jaffa Street in Gaza City, where displaced Palestinians took shelter. (Photo by Karam Hassan/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Israel ‘silences’ journalists: 188 killed since 7 October 2023

‘Wearing a helmet and a bullet-proof vest with the word “Press” on it no longer guarantees protection, but rather makes you a target’

Sale of goods to do good for Palestinian journalists

SA-born artist Candice Breitz has designed a collection of T-shirts, sweatshirts and a tote bag titled Never Again Means Never Again

Devastating: A Palestinian man and his family take with them what belongings they can carry to so-called safer areas after the Israeli army ordered people to evacuate the towns of Al-Mahatta, Bani Suheila, Sheikh Nasser and Maan in Khan Yunis, Gaza. Photo: Ashraf Amra/Getty Images

The anatomy of a genocide: Gaza one year later

Amid the humanitarian catastrophe caused by Israel, its leaders are being welcomed by many powerful countries and leaders

A rights group has said that since Bola Tinubu became president last year, there have been several attacks on members of the media. Photographer: Jeenah Moon/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Under Nigeria’s Tinubu, journalists are as unsafe as ever

Since Bola Tinubu became president last year, there have been several attacks on members of the media, rights group says