Press release
Director-General condemns killing of journalist Dumesky Kersaint in Haiti
I condemn the killing of Dumesky Kersaint. All too many Haitian journalists pay the ultimate price for their reporting, restricting the vital flow of information to populations. I call on the authorities to investigate this crime and strengthen measures to protect media professionals.
Dumesky Kersaint, a journalist at Radio T茅l茅 Inurep, was shot and killed by armed assailants, in the Mahotiere 83 neighborhood of the municipality of Carrefour. Ten other Haitian journalists have been killed since January 2022, according to UNESCO data.
UNESCO promotes the safety of journalists through global awareness-raising, capacity building and by coordinating the implementation of the on the Safety of Journalists and the Issue of Impunity.
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