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HISTORICAL FACTS: France calls for protection for journalists covering ukraine conflict | History Defined

Fox News cameraman Pierre Zakrzewski, who was killed along with Ukranian producer Oleksandra Kuvshynova near Kiev while on assignment for Fox News on 14 March 2022. © Pierre Zakrzewski/Fox News via AP

France has called for warring countries to protect journalists, following the deaths of several reporters covering Russia's war in Ukraine, including a French-Irish Fox News cameraman.

"I recall the obligation incumbent on armed forces to protect journalists in line with international humanitarian law," Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said in a statement on Wednesday, condemning the targeting of journalists.

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