We want to explain why we have not.

Such statements hindered journalist members work, and divided rather than united us.

Since the referendum, we have made two such statements, both about the protection of reporters.

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Big agencies WME, CAA and UTA have made similar remarks.

It is estimated that thousands of Palestinians have died from Israeli airstrikes over the past two weeks.

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