Journalists in Ukraine and Gaza are facing severe threats and attacks, with multiple incidents reported in recent weeks. In Ukraine, independent media professionals are being smeared as 'enemies of the people' and Russian agents, amidst reports of surveillance and wiretapping aimed at discrediting their work. These attacks have raised concerns about the erosion of press freedom during wartime, casting a shadow over Zelenskyy’s record on safeguarding media freedom. Similarly, in Gaza, journalists are being targeted and killed, with the United Nations declaring it the deadliest place in the world for journalists, where over 100 journalists have been killed. Vigils have been held in various cities, including a vigil at 6:30 PST in Echo Park and another in Washington D.C. on Wednesday, co-organized with @RightsDissent, to honor the journalists who have lost their lives and to call for accountability for these actions. The Committee to Protect Journalists has described the situation in Gaza as the deadliest in modern history for reporters, with little to no accountability expected. Ukrainian and international media organizations are urging authorities to identify and prosecute those responsible for the attacks on journalists.
If you actually believe in freedom of the press, your solidarity cannot be conditional. I joined @RightsDissent and @RepRashida for a vigil to mourn the over 100 journalists killed in Gaza and to call for accountability and a #CeasefireNow. https://t.co/Eb9GVk1cVt
Ugly, but not unique situation. A series of attacks and smear campaigns targeting prominent 🇺🇦journalists has cast a shadow over Zelenskyy’s record on safeguarding media freedom. “Unknown aggressors are trying to smear 🇺🇦journalists as ‘enemies of the people’, Russian agents👇
The latest attacks on journalists come amid already increased pressure on press freedom in Ukraine posed by Russia’s full-scale war. Ukrainian and international media organizations called on the authorities to immediately establish those responsible. https://t.co/kpfj1xOoJL
An incredibly moving vigil tonight at Echo Park put on by @wawog_now honoring writers, journalists, and creatives killed in Gaza. https://t.co/Rq4zzzqSF0
Amid the Israel-Hamas war, one allegation in particular against Israel has captured the attention of the journalistic world: the claim that Israeli forces are specifically targeting journalists. #Israel | #Hamas | #War https://t.co/Vh1t2xFE9n
Journalists in Ukraine came under two attacks in just the past week. The incidents are the latest in a series of discrediting campaigns against independent Ukrainian media, raising concerns about increasing pressure on press freedom in wartime Ukraine. https://t.co/kpfj1xOoJL
Gaza is the deadliest place in the world for journalists and their families, according to the UN. We held a vigil at the Capitol for journalists who have been killed and targeted in the last three months. The Israeli government must be held accountable for these war crimes. https://t.co/cLhEfy9rA7
"Protecting journalists matters [because it] protects the world’s right to know about what is happening in Gaza," @FreedomofPress' @CaitlinVogus said at a vigil held in Washington D.C. on Wednesday, co-organized with @RightsDissent. https://t.co/DFELKGdoCa
The LA Chapter of @wawog_now is holding a vigil for journalists, writers killed in the Israel-Gaza war tonight at 6:30 PST at Lady of the Lake at Echo Park. You can also watch below the Washington D.C. vigil we co-sponsored with @RightsDissent yesterday. https://t.co/DFELKGdoCa
READ: From @thenation, “Think of It as a Genocide of Journalists” "[Committee to Protect Journalists] has called Israel’s war the deadliest in modern history for reporters. And once again, it appears likely that there will be little to no accountability." https://t.co/djgNWQZItJ
“Unknown aggressors are trying to smear Ukrainian journalists as ‘enemies of the people’, Russian agents, drug addicts and to discredit their professional work. There is surveillance, wiretapping…all with the aim of putting pressure on independent media” https://t.co/CFhkH5q1GZ