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Director-General deplores the killings of journalists Roman Nezhyborets and Zoreslav Zamoysky in Ukraine
I deplore the killings of Roman Nezhyborets and Zoreslav Zamoysky. I call on the relevant authorities to investigate the circumstances of these killings and bring those responsible to justice. The importance of reporters鈥 work informing local populations and the world of events on the ground in times of war cannot be overstated and their safety must be respected, in line with international law and the Geneva Conventions
Nezhyborets was a video technician for the television broadcaster Dytynets. Zamoysky was a freelance contributor to local news media including Information Portal and Hromada Priirpinnia who covered the war on his Facebook page. The exact dates of their killings are unclear.
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鈥淪ince wars begin in the minds of men, it is in the minds of men that the defenses of peace must be constructed鈥 鈥 UNESCO Constitution, 1945.
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