Safety of Journalists Covering Protests: Preserving Freedom of the Press During Times of Turmoil
Paris: UNESCO (2020), 16 pp.
CC BY-SA
Other editions: also published in Arabic, Burmese, Chinese, French, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish
"Key trends: Harassment, arrests and physical violence against journalists, mostly by government security forces and sometimes by protestors, have risen in recent years; Press freedom and freedom of expression has been impacted in many countries by these attacks; A range of attacks have been identified by UNESCO in 65 countries since 2015 for this report; At least ten journalists have been killed since 2015 while covering protests, according to UNESCO’s Observatory of Killed Journalists; Tactics used against journalists have violated international laws and norms that have been long agreed upon under the umbrella of multilateral institutions." (Page 1)
1 Reporting on Protests over Recent Years, 2
2 Applicable Domestic Law and International Law, Treaties and Norms, 5
3 Police and Other Security Forces’ Responses to the Press during During Protests, 7
4 Behavior of Protestors and Other Actors toward the Press, 9
5 Gender and Diversity Factors in Safety of Journalists during Protests, 10
6 Good Practices, 11
7 Recommendations, 14
2 Applicable Domestic Law and International Law, Treaties and Norms, 5
3 Police and Other Security Forces’ Responses to the Press during During Protests, 7
4 Behavior of Protestors and Other Actors toward the Press, 9
5 Gender and Diversity Factors in Safety of Journalists during Protests, 10
6 Good Practices, 11
7 Recommendations, 14
