Africa: Nine Out of Ten Crimes Against Journalists Go Unpunished - Unesco Report

AllAfrica · 3 Nov 2026

[RFI] Monday marks the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists - chosen in memory of Ghislaine Dupont and Claude Verlon, two journalists from Radio France Internationale murdered in Mali on 2 November 2013. According to a report by Unesco, attacks and harassment targeting the press continue to go largely unpunished in Africa and across the globe.