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  2. this week: People need to know why our journalists were arrested in , tells CPJ

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  3. Greater transparency welcome but social media sites should allow independent audits of content takedowns

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  6. CPJ joins calls for to revise false news law and drop charges against critical media

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  11. Greater transparency welcome but social media sites should allow independent audits of content takedowns by

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  12. 20 hours ago

    Newsroom predators in foreign bureaus hurt their colleagues — and their stories.

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  13. is one of the deadliest countries in the world for journalists. At least 119 journalists have been killed in that country in relation to their work since the conflict began in 2011, according to CPJ research.

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  14. "The killing of Ibrahim al-Munjar shows that journos working in continue to be exposed to a wide range of lethal threats. We urge all sides to do their utmost to guarantee the safety of journos & allow them to do their job freely and w/o fear of retaliation."

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  15. "Al-Munjar covered social and humanitarian issues. The last story he covered for Sy24 was an award ceremony for outstanding students in the countryside of Daraa. However, he received many threats from Islamic State [IS] last year." Ghaith Hammour, editor-in-chief of Sy24

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  16. Two unknown gunmen riding a motorcycle shot Ibrahim al-Munjar in front of his house in , east of , hitting him in the neck and killing him instantly, according to news reports and Ghaith Hammour, editor-in-chief of Sy24.

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  17. Two unknown gunmen killed Ibrahim al-Munjar, a correspondent for the Syrian news website Sy24 in the southern Syrian province of . Al-Munjar was killed in the city of on May 17, according to his employer, news reports, and the Syrian Journalists Association.

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  19. The has called for Azimjon Askarov's release. CPJ has been advocating for Askarov's release for years, most recently through the global campaign.

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  20. A CPJ International Press Freedom Award recipient, Azimjon Askarov was sentenced to life in prison on retaliatory charges for his reporting on human rights violations during the 2010 deadly ethnic clashes in southern .

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