UNESCO Director-General condemns killing of AFP journalist Arman Soldin in Ukraine

“I condemn the attack that killed video journalist Arman Soldin and call for an investigation to identify the circumstances of his death,” said the Director-General. “I renew my call for international humanitarian law to be respected, including United Nations Security Council Resolution 2222 of 2015 on the protection of journalists, media professionals and associated personnel in situations of conflict.”  

Soldin had been covering the fighting in Ukraine for Agence France-Presse since the beginning of the war. He was reported to be killed in a rocket attack on Chasiv Yar on the outskirts of Bakhmut where he was accompanying Ukrainian soldiers. He is the 12th journalist killed in Ukraine since the war started.

UNESCO promotes the safety of journalists through global awareness-raising, capacity building and by coordinating the implementation of the UN Plan of Action on the Safety of Journalists and the Issue of Impunity.



See also

UNESCO observatory of killed journalists

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