A journalist from Ukraine was killed while travelling to the city of Kherson with an Italian colleague on Wednesday (April 26). Bogdan Bitik, who was working as an interpreter for La Repubblica reporter Corrado Zunino, was shot, according to the Italian newspaper, "most likely by Russian snipers".

Ukrainian journalist shot dead in alleged Russian sniper attack

Pakistani journalist Arshad Sharif was killed in Kenya. It is being reported that Sharif was shot by the Kenyan police forces. The Kenyan police say that he was killed by accident.

Pakistani Journalist Arshad Sharif shot down in Kenya

A prominent Philippine radio journalist, Percival Mabasa, was killed while driving in the country’s capital Manila, the police said on Tuesday. The killing has sparked protests and drawn condemnation from media groups, activists, politicians and foreign embassies who have described this “brazen” attack as a blow to press freedom in the country.

Philippines: Journalist Percival Mabasa shot dead; murder sparks public outrage

As media freedom in Pakistan continues to deteriorate, another senior journalist was shot dead by unidentified assailants on Saturday. The incident took place in the Toba Tek Singh province of Pakistan’s Punjab when the deceased journalist, Muhammad Younis was on his way to his farmland at Mouza Manganwala on his motorcycle when two men hiding in a field opened gunfire, according to Dawn.

Crackdown on media in Pakistan continues as Journalist shot dead in Shorkot

A Pakistani journalist was shot dead by unidentified gunmen in northwest Pakistan on Tuesday. The journalist Amanullah Gharoka, who was the chairman of a press club, was travelling to a village in Parova area bordering South Waziristan when some unidentified gunmen riding a motorbike, fired at him, killing him on the spot, police said.