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    “The Israeli police are adding insult to injury by beating up mourners at the funeral of prominent Palestinian-American correspondent ...We hold them responsible for any reprisal against her family or colleagues at Al-Jazeera.” 's

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  2. “I wanted to reach her, but I just couldn’t,” says, recalling the danger of extending her hand to touch the body of her colleague Shireen Abu Akleh Read our full Q&A with Shatha Hanaysha, the 29-year old journalist who was inspired by Abu Akleh:

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  3. “The Israeli police are adding insult to injury by beating up mourners at the funeral of prominent Palestinian-American correspondent ...We hold them responsible for any reprisal against her family or colleagues at Al-Jazeera.” 's

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  4. is a core tenet of democratic institutions. Join FP, , , and for a conversation on to secure democracy in the digital age. Register:

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  5. authorities must conduct a swift and impartial investigation into the police assault of journalist Jahangir Hayat, as well as the detention of Hayat and his family, and hold those responsible to account.

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  8. CPJ calls for swift, transparent investigation into shooting death of Al-Jazeera’s Shireen Abu Akleh while reporting in West Bank via

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  9. Read more: Mexican journalists Yessenia Mollinedo and Johana García shot dead in Veracruz:

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  10. It is impunity that fuels these attacks. Only by relentlessly pursuing a thorough, transparent investigation into the killings of Yessenia Mollinedo & Johana García & ensuring their assailants face justice can the Mexican government prove that its words will no longer ring hollow

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  11. While Mexican President repeatedly claimed that there will be no impunity in crimes against journalists, the shocking and brutal slaying of Yessenia Mollinedo & Johana García only emphasizes his government’s inability to prevent deadly violence against the press.

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  12. is the deadliest country for journalists in the Western Hemisphere, according to CPJ research. So far in 2022, at least three journalists were killed in direct relation to their work, and CPJ is investigating five other killings.

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  14. "Every Palestinian village mourned her. I heard a person saying that he 'grew up with Shireen.' We all did," , the 29-year old journalist who witnessed killing, tells CPJ. "She left a mark in our hearts, in all Palestinian hearts"

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  15. "When I was asked, 'What do you want to be when you grow up?' I often answered, 'I want to be a journalist like Shireen,'" , the journalist who witnessed killing, tells .

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  16. LISTEN 🎧: Journalists all around the world and humanitarian groups like the are calling for an independent investigation into Abu Akleh's killing and IDF's treatment of journalists. Rob Mahoney, executive director of , spoke with us about the situation ⬇️

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  17. “I wanted to reach her, but I just couldn’t,” says, recalling the danger of extending her hand to touch the body of her colleague Shireen Abu Akleh Read our full Q&A with Shatha Hanaysha, the 29-year old journalist who was inspired by Abu Akleh:

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    :“Israeli forces must allow Palestinian and international journalists to cover all events related to 's killing in the occupied Palestinian territories freely and without initimidation. We hold them responsible for any reprisal” -

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  21. Inspired by Shireen Abu Akleh, journalist Shatha Hanaysha was an eyewitness to her killing   via

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