Palestine Solidarity Campaign: More must be done to protect journos in conflict zones
On Wednesday, activists and journalists held a vigil on steps of St George’s Cathedral in Cape Town, demanding that more be done to address what it called the attack on journalists in Gaza.
A vigil of solidarity for the journalists killed in Gaza outside the St George Cathedral in Cape Town on 12 August 2025. Picture: Cailynn Pretorius/EWN
CAPE TOWN - The Palestine Solidarity Campaign coordinator said more must be done to protect journalists working in conflict zones.
On Wednesday, activists and journalists held a vigil on steps of St George’s Cathedral in Cape Town, demanding that more be done to address what it called the attack on journalists in Gaza.
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According to the International Federation of Journalists, 270 journalists have died since the conflict in Gaza started in October 2023.
Many journalists reporting from Gaza have utilised social media, with the aim of reaching more people and bring awareness to what is happening on the ground.
During the vigil, activists and journalists expressed their frustrations with the lack of protection for journalists reporting from conflict zones.
Last Sunday, five journalists were killed in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza.
Usuf Chikte, from the Palestine Solidarity Campaign, said more journalists have been killed in Gaza than any world war society has had.
"We're saying that journalism is a protected, practiced craft. We need them in order, in terms of our Geneva Conventions and everything else, to be able to conduct their work without fear or favour."
Chikte added that he believed journalists in Gaza were being deliberately targeted to stop them from exposing the truth.