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Iraq/Kurdistan: WPF is Outraged by the Killing of Gulistan Tara and Hêro Bahadîn in a Turkish Drone Strike, Multiple Journalists Also Injured

WPF vehemently condemns the Turkish drone strike on a media vehicle in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, killing journalists Gulistan Tara and Hêro Bahadîn and injuring multiple others.  Journalists covering conflict in the region have been repeatedly hit with Turkish strikes, resulting in multiple deaths. Deliberately targeting press in a conflict zone is a war crime

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Ukraine: Ukrainian Journalist Zhanna Kyselova Detained by Russian Occupying Forces in Kherson

On July 1, 2024, Ukrainian authorities reported the detention of Zhanna Kyselova, a journalist and former editor of the newspaper Kakhovska Zorya, by Russian occupying forces in Ukraine’s Kherson region. Kyselova was detained at her apartment in Kakhovka on June 27, and her current location remains undisclosed.

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