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Lebanon: UN experts call for international independent investigation into Israel’s killing of journalists

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2 April 2026, GENEVA – The targeted killing of three Lebanese journalists constitutes another egregious attack on press freedom by Israeli forces and must be promptly, fully and independently investigated by an international body, UN experts* said today. “We denounce...

States must stop Israel before all journalists in Gaza are silenced: UN experts

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4 September 2025, GENEVA – UN experts* are outraged by the killing of six more Palestinian journalists — including two women — in multiple Israeli strikes in Gaza over the past 10 days. Mariam Abu Daqqa, a visual journalist who freelanced for the Associated Press was...

WATCH: Interview with Irene Khan on Israel’s killing of journalists and media workers in Gaza (Al-Jazeera)

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Gaza: UN experts appalled by murder of Al Jazeera correspondents in Israeli strike

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12 August 2025, GENEVA – The deliberate killing of four Al Jazeera journalists in Gaza, including correspondent Anas Al-Sharif, was an attempt to silence reporting on the ongoing genocide and starvation campaign in the besieged enclave, UN experts* said today,...

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