journalists

Hamas calls Israel’s killing of journalists in Gaza ‘war crime’

Tehran, IRNA – The Palestinian resistance movement, Hamas, says Israel’s killing of journalists in Gaza is a war crime aimed at intimidating and dissuading them from revealing the regime’s crimes against the Palestinian people.

Over 190 journalists killed in Gaza by Israel: Report

Tehran, IRNA – The Palestinian Information Center (PIC) has reported that the number of journalist fatalities since the start of the Gaza war in October 2023 has reached 191.

Governor of Iran's city of Anzali dismissed for insulting journalists

Rasht, IRNA – Governor General of Iran’s northern province of Gilan Hadi Haqshenas has censured a provincial official for insulting journalists and decided to dismiss him.

Iran's embassy in Pakistan honors journalists working for Palestinian cause

Islamabad, IRNA – The Iranian Embassy in Pakistan has co-organized a ceremony in Islamabad to honor Pakistani journalists and media persons covering the Gaza war developments and the Palestinian cause.

Israeli regime not committed to any laws: Iran VP

Tehran, IRNA – Iran’s vice-president has censured Israel for crimes against humanity, especially against journalists, stressing that the Zionist regime is not committed to any laws.

Zionists target journalists covering Israeli atrocities in occupied Palestine: Media

Tehran, IRNA — Zionist regime has targeted the journalists and reporters who cover the incidents related to the crimes committed by the regime in the Gaza War, including the atrocities in the Jabalia refugee camp, media outlets have reported.

Another journalist killed in Israel's attacks on Gaza

Tehran, IRNA – Another Palestinian journalist has been killed in an Israeli attack on the Gaza Strip, bringing the death toll to 175 since October 7, 2023.

Another Palestinian journalist killed in Israeli strike in Gaza

Tehran, IRNA--Another Palestinian journalist has been liked during Israeli airstrikes on the Al-Bureij refugee camp in the Gaza Strip.

BRICS states reiterate respect to journalists' rights

Moscow, IRNA – The participants in the BRICS Media Summit in their final declaration stressed the need to respect the rights of journalists while reporting on military conflicts.

Israeli army kills another journalist in Gaza Strip

Tehran, IRNA – Al Manarah TV networks’ correspondent in Gaza Muhammad Abd Rabbah has been martyred in an Israeli bombardment.

Media groups urge EU to suspend cooperation accord with Zionist regime: Report

Tehran, IRNA — Some 60 media and rights organizations have called on the European Union (EU) to suspend any cooperation accord with Israel due to the regime's “massacring journalists” in the ongoing war in the Gaza Strip. 

Iranian media slam detention of British journalist at airport

Tehran, IRNA – The Permanent Secretariat of the Sobh International Media Festival has denounced the detention, imprisonment, and questioning of Richard Medhurst, a British journalist and media activist, who was honored as a guest and awardee at the festival's second edition.

One more journalist killed in Israeli war on Gaza

Tehran, IRNA – Another Palestinian journalist was killed in an Israeli attack on the Gaza Strip, bringing the death toll to 170 since October 7 last year.

President congratulates media workers on Journalist Day

Tehran, IRNA – Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has congratulated media workers in Iran on the occasion of the Journalist Day.

Iran urges Afghanistan to punish perpetrators behind Consulate General attack

Tehran, IRNA – Iran’s Foreign Ministry has called on the Afghan caretaker government to announce the results of its investigations on the perpetrators of the assassination of Iranian diplomats and a reporter in Mazar-e Sharif on August 8, 1988, and to impose the punishment they deserve.

Criminal rulers of Tel Aviv keep massacring journalists: Spox

Tehran, IRNA - Iran Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani has condemned the killing of two more journalists in Gaza as he insists that the ruling criminal gang in Tel Aviv continue to deliberately massacre the journalists to cover up its crimes against the innocent Palestinians.

Iran calls on media to highlight plight of journalists in Gaza

Tehran, IRNA – Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani has called on free media outlets in the world to highlight plight of journalists covering the Israeli regime’s war on Gaza.

IRIB journalists return to Iran after brief detention in Saudi Arabia

Tehran, IRNA - IRIB chief Peyman Jebeli welcomed six journalists of Iran’s mission in Madinah at Imam Khomeini International Airport after they were repatriated from Saudi Arabia.

Palestinian journalist killed in Israeli airstrike in northern Gaza

Tehran, IRNA - A Palestinian journalist has been killed in an Israeli airstrike in the northern Gaza Strip, bringing to 144 the total number of journalists killed in the besieged territory since October 7.

140 journalists killed in Gaza since Oct. 7: RSF

Tehran, IRNA – Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has reported that the number of journalists killed by the Israeli regime’s armed forces mounted to 140 in the Gaza Strip since the onset of the ongoing onslaught.

Zionist regime kills another Palestinian journo

Tehran, IRNA- Another Palestinian journalist identified as Mohammed Salameh falls victim to the Israeli onslaught on the besieged Gaza Strip, news sources reported in the early hours of Tuesday.

US lawmakers concerned about safety of journalists in Gaza

Tehran, IRNA- More than two dozen Democratic lawmakers in the US House of Representatives have pressed the Biden administration to take concrete steps to protect journalists and uphold the freedom of the press in the Gaza Strip, where scores of media personnel have been killed in the Israeli military campaign so far.

Israel sets record in killing journalists: Qatar

Tehran, IRNA- The Qatari Minister of State for International Cooperation at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed regret in a speech on Sunday night over the killing of journalists by Israeli forces in the Gaza Strip.

By Mohsen Pakaein

A terrible crime against media freedom

Tehran, IRNA - According to the official statistics, some 126 journalists have been martyred during the war in Gaza, and this shows that the Zionist regime is making every effort to target the media and disrupt the free flow of information. 

Another journalist killed in Israeli regime attacks on Gaza

Tehran, IRNA — Another journalist has been killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza, bringing the death toll to over 130 since the regime started its aggression on the enclave on October 7, 2023.

Iran urges protecting journalists in Gaza under int’l humanitarian law

Tehran, IRNA – The Permanent Mission of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva has said that journalists in Gaza must be protected under international humanitarian law.

Two more journalists martyred in Israeli attacks on Gaza

Tehran, IRNA - Two more Palestinian journalists have been martyred in Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip, bringing the total number of journalists killed by the Israeli regime to 109 since October 7, the Palestinian Government Media Office said.

Gazan journalists' death toll reaches 106

Tehran, IRNA – The Palestinian government's information office in the Gaza Strip has announced that the number of journalists martyred in Gaza has reached 106.