Investigating Attacks on Journalists

02 Nov8:15 - 9:30Crime & Corruption

November 2 is International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists (#endimpunity – https://en.unesco.org/commemorations/…) and GIJC21 is joining with UNESCO and others to mark the occasion with this panel and a full track of sessions on safety and security. Journalists are under attack worldwide, with unprecedented levels of harassment, surveillance, legal threats, and physical abuse, as powerful people seek to silence the stories the press investigates. Impunity is near 90%, with most journalist murders going unsolved. But the media and its allies are fighting back — increasingly by investigating these attacks and keeping alive the work of silenced journalists. We’ve assembled extraordinary speakers on this, from Forbidden Stories’ groundbreaking work on Pegasus spyware and media attacks; Free Press Unlimited’s Safer World for the Truth Project; and journalists on the front lines in India, Russia, and Zimbabwe.