Is the truth worth a life? A cherished Ukrainian journalist who fearlessly reported from Ukraine's occupied territories was taken by Russian forces last year. Last week, she was reported dead in custody.
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War reporter 'dead in a Russian jail'
Is the truth worth a life? A cherished Ukrainian journalist who fearlessly reported from Ukraine's occupied territories was taken by Russian forces last year. Last week, she was reported dead in custody.
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Earlier this year, it was reported that one in 10 journalists in Gaza have been killed since Israel launched its military attacks last year, and at least 15 journalists have been killed covering Russia's war in Ukraine.
Victoria Roshchyna, a Ukrainian journalist abducted by Russian forces in August 2023, was one of those reporters. She died in captivity on 19 September this year.
Roshchyna focused on human rights, crime and war, and wanted to bring power to account. She was described as "an intrepidFearlessly adventurous. witness to history".
Nearly 20 years ago, Anna Politkovskaya, an investigative journalist from Russia, repeatedly risked her life to report on Putin's authoritarian government. A fierce and prominent critic of the Kremlin, she was threatened, poisoned, abducted and ultimately murdered at her home in Moscow.
Is the truth worth a life?
Yes! Brave journalists prevent countless deaths by holding bloodthirsty regimes to account and preventing the worst war crimes from taking place.
No! Journalists should not be faced with a decision between truth and life. Telling a story, even if it is a true one, is not worth suffering or death.
Intrepid - Fearlessly adventurous.
War reporter ‘dead in a Russian jail’
Brutality: In a joint statement, Ukrainian journalists said they believe that the death of 27-year-old Victoria Roshchyna (above) was either the result of deliberate murder or the cruel treatment and violence to which she was subjected during her time in Russian captivity. Glossary
Intrepid - Fearlessly adventurous.