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Deadliest year for journalists since Reporters Without Borders began producing its annual roundup in 1995
Sources News Release
http://www.sources.com/Releases/NR1806.htm
Publisher: Reporters without Borders
Date Written: 20/12/2012
Year Published: 2012
Resource Type: Article
This year has been exceptionally deadly, with a 33 per cent rise in the number of journalists killed in connection with their work over 2011. The worst-hit regions were the Middle East and Northern Africa (with 26 killed), Asia (24 killed) and sub-Sa
Abstract: 2012 in numbers
88 journalists killed (+33%)
879 journalists arrested 1993 journalists threatened or physically attacked
38 journalists kidnapped
73 journalists fled their country
6 media assistants killed
47 netizens and citizen-journalists killed
144 bloggers and netizens arrested
This year has been exceptionally deadly, with a 33 per cent rise in the number of journalists killed in connection with their work over 2011. The worst-hit regions were the Middle East and Northern Africa (...
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