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Journalists\u2019 safety matters. As part of our\u00a0‘Safety of Journalists in the Middle East and the Arab World’<\/a>\u00a0project, we delivered\u00a0two training sessions on occupational safety\u00a0in Damascus and Latakia in January. Focusing on building professional capacity and promoting safer working practices in the field, the sessions were organised\u00a0in partnership with our affiliate, the\u00a0Syrian Journalists\u2019 Union (SJU)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Journalists\u2019 safety matters. As part of our\u00a0‘Safety of Journalists in the Middle East and the Arab World’\u00a0project, we delivered\u00a0two training sessions on occupational safety\u00a0in Damascus and Latakia in January. 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