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The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News

The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News

Palestinians look at the destruction after an Israeli strike in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip onSaturday, Jan. 27.

Opinion | Journalism is not a crime

By Sofia Uriagereka-Herburger, Senior Staff Columnist February 2, 2024
Killing journalists is a war crime. There is not a single government or military in the world that is unaware of this fact. Press and media employees are meant to have immunity during military attacks, even in the extremely rare case that they are producing propaganda. 
In this handout photo taken from video released by Prigozhin Press Service on Friday, March 3, 2023, Yevgeny Prigozhin, the owner of the Wagner Group military company, addresses Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy asking him to withdraw the remaining Ukrainian forces from Bakhmut to save their lives, at an unspecified location in Ukraine.

Opinion | A war crime is a war crime

By Grant Van Robays, Senior Staff Columnist March 22, 2023
The U.S. needs to ensure that Russia’s Wagner Group is held accountable for its war crimes in Ukraine and across the world.
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