Remembrance Day of Journalists Killed in the Line of Duty
Remembrance Day of Journalists Killed in the Line of Duty | |
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Date | December 15 |
Next time | 15 December 2021 |
Frequency | annual |
Related to | International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists |
Remembrance Day of Journalists Killed in the Line of Duty (Russian: День памяти журналистов, погибших при исполнении обязанностей) is a remembrance day, observed on December 15 in Russia in memory of journalists who died while performing their professional duties. The day was established by the (RUJ) in 1991, following the deaths of journalist Viktor Nogin and cameraman Gennadi Kurennoy in the former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in September that year[1] after their car came under fire from Serbian fighters.[citation needed] In Moscow the day is observed at Nikitsky Boulevard.
According to representatives of the , between 10 and 20 journalists are killed each year in Russia under various circumstances.[1]
According to the OSCE representative for the freedom of the press (RFoM) Dunja Mijatović, “journalists in Russia are far too often subject to acts of intimidation, threats and attacks”. Mijatović reminded people that “all attacks against journalists should be vigorously investigated by the state authorities, and the perpetrators and the masterminds prosecuted.”[2]
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- ^ Jump up to: a b "День памяти журналистов, погибших при исполнении обязанностей" (in Russian). RIA Novosti. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
- ^ OSCE RFoM, 19 November 2015
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- 1991 establishments in Russia
- Assassinated journalists
- December observances
- Observances in Russia
- Recurring events established in 1991
- Remembrance days
- Annual events in Russia