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Sharing knowledge and expertise about (conflict) journalism abroad, (digital) safety and technology.

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@rorypecktrust10 Jul 2020
"Charging journalists for doing their jobs is not the action of a democracy that values free speech." @AlJazeera journalists in Malaysia have been targeted by online abuse, incl. death threats & disclosure of their personal details. ow.ly/gcG450AuBUF #Journalismisnotacrime
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@rorypecktrust19 Jan 2018
Opportunity for #freelance journalists: @5050od is looking for two part-time feminist investigative #journalism fellows to work w/ editors @ClaireProvost & @LaraWhyte on a series. Apply by 15 Feb opendemocracy.net/5050/apply…
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@rorypecktrust24 Nov 2017
52% of women journalists worldwide have experienced gendered violence, according to @IFJGlobal - and most of it from colleagues and superiors. ifj.org/nc/en/news-single-vi…
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It’s true @TheSun we do sleep on the job. Our work is a bit taxing at times. @BBCNews doesn’t do lazy journalism. How about you?
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DBR is als partner bij de News Impact Summit #NISAMS. We'll keep you posted!
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Judith Spiegel vertelt over persvrijheid in Jemen en haar boek 'Speelbal van de Sjeiks' #vrijewoord @DeBalie
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Kurt Westergaard spreekt de persvrijheidslezing uit #vrijewoord @DeBalie
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DBR is bij het Festival van het Vrije Woord #vrijewoord. Eberhard van der Laan trapt af
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@rorypecktrust16 Oct 2014
News finalist @nicholesobecki takes us inside Nairobi’s Westgate Mall in the aftermath of the 2013 attacks: youtube.com/watch?v=FNWuMZGP…
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Replying to @IJNet
MT @IJNet: .@TR_Foundation offers funding for journalists to attend a global security seminar in London bit.ly/1logM6o
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Robert Mahoney@RobertMMahoney15 May 2014
Two Times of London journalists escape captivity in #Syria cpj.org/x/5abd via @pressfreedom
Two Times of London journalists escape captivity in Syria - Committee to Protect Journalists

Two Times of London journalists escape captivity in Syria - Committee to Protect Journalists

New York, May 15, 2014--The Committee to Protect Journalists is relieved by a report by the Times of London that said two of its journalists escaped captivity near the Turkish border in Syria on...

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@rorypecktrust12 May 2014
FYI: There are just three weeks left to enter the Rory Peck Awards. See rorypecktrust.org/Awards/201… for details and to get started.
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Fact: China and Iran are currently the leading jailers of journalists with about 35 journalists in jail each. ow.ly/wqEmX #WPFD

10 Things You Might Not Know About Press Freedom Worldwide

by Samantha Libby for the Committee to Protect Journalists

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INSI@INSInews3 May 2014
Stop Killing Journalists: World Press Freedom Day 2014: youtu.be/eKcUB6-STAY via @YouTube
Stop Killing Journalists: World Press Freedom Day 2014

Stop Killing Journalists: World Press Freedom Day 2014

The Public Liberties and Human Rights department at Aljazeera, in c...

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Mark MacKinnon@markmackinnon29 Apr 2014
Watch this - @BBCiPannell and Darren Conway report from Aleppo as the bombs fall: bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-…
Child pulled from barrel bomb debris

Child pulled from barrel bomb debris

A BBC team has witnessed the devastating effects of air bombardment on Syrian civilians after gaining rare access to rebel-held areas of Aleppo.

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Lack of evidence on who was killed last week goes back to piece I wrote last year : Who Is America Killing? beaconreader.com/iona-craig/… #Yemen
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Julian Borger@julianborger25 Apr 2014
.@SimonOstrovsky appeals for release of other hostages being held in basement in Slavyansk. news.vice.com/articles/i-had… via @MiriamElder
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Incredible production about Somali pirates RT @wieland: Last Hijack Interactive lasthijack.nrc.nl/ via @nrc
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Emma Beals@ejbeals24 Apr 2014
Great work from the @TBIJ on the kiwi/aussie citizens killed in a drone strike in #Yemen recently: thebureauinvestigates.com/20…
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"(Photo)journalists have become targets.Our community should find practical ways to help our colleagues"Aidan Sullivan @GettyImages #wpph14
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