Female Journalists Risking Their Lives for the Truth

Marie Colvin - Covered wars in Syria, Iraq, and Libya, known for her fearless reporting; tragically killed in Syria in 2012

Anna Politkovskaya - Russian journalist who exposed human rights abuses in Chechnya; assassinated in 2006

Shireen Abu Akleh - Palestinian-American journalist for Al Jazeera, killed while covering conflict in the West Bank in 2022

Lara Logan - Known for her war reporting in Afghanistan and Iraq; has faced threats and assault in her caree

Malala Maiwand - Afghan journalist and activist who was killed in 2020 while reporting in a highly volatile regio