47 Journalists Killed in 2011/Motive Confirmed
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2013
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Statistical Analysis
Job *
21% Broadcast reporter 26% Camera Operator 15% Columnist / Commentator 15% Editor 17% Photographer 13% Internet reporter/writer 17% Print reporter/writer 13% Publisher/Owner
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Medium *
19% Internet 40% Print 13% Radio 43% Television
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Local / Foreign
85% Local 15% Foreign
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Murder Victims
27% Taken Captive 77% Threatened 18% Tortured
Type of Death
15% Crossfire/Combat 38% Dangerous Assignment 47% Murder
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Impunity in Murder Cases
95% Complete impunity 5% Partial justice 5% Full justice
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Suspected Source of Fire in Murder Cases
32% Criminal group 23% Government Officials 9% Military Officials 5% Paramilitary Group 18% Political Group 18% Unknown
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Beats Covered by Victims *
6% Business 17% Corruption 21% Crime 11% Culture 15% Human Rights 60% Politics 19% War
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All figures are rounded to the nearest full percentage point. * May add up to more than 100 percent because more than one category applies in some cases.
Deadliest Countries in 2011
47 Journalists Killed in 2011/Motive Confirmed
Terminology explained
December 27, 2011, in Homs, Syria
December 18, 2011, in Mogadishu, Somalia
December 15, 2011, in Makhachkala, Russia
November 23, 2011, in Baku, Azerbaijan
November 19 or 20, 2011, in Al-Qasir, Syria
November 6, 2011, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
November 6, 2011, in Penonomé, Panama
November 2011, in Khuzdar, Pakistan
Zakariya Isa, Nigeria Television Authority
October 22, 2011, in Maiduguri, Nigeria
October 9, 2011, in Cairo, Egypt
October 7, 2011, in Lahore, Pakistan
September 24, 2011, in an area near Nuevo Laredo, Mexico
September 24, 2011, in Yala, Thailand
September 24, 2011, in Sana'a, Yemen
September 20, 2011, in Kabul, Afghanistan
September 8, 2011, in Baghdad, Iraq
September 8, 2011, in Chimbote, Peru
September 2, 2011, in Mogadishu, Somalia
August 2, 2011, in La Romana, Dominican Republic
July 28, 2011, in Tarin Kot, Afghanistan
June 21, 2011, in Diwaniyya, Iraq
June 17, 2011, in Wah Cantonment, Pakistan
June 15, 2011, in Serra do Mel, Brazil
June 13, 2011, in Iriga City, Philippines
June 11, 2011, in Peshawar, Pakistan
May 29 or 30, 2011, in Mandi Bahauddin, Pakistan
May 10, 2011, in Peshawar, Pakistan
May 8, 2011, in Abidjan, Ivory Coast
April 25, 2011, in Ilopango, El Salvador
April 20, 2011, in Misurata, Libya
April 20, 2011, in Misurata, Libya
April 12, 2011, in Manama, Bahrain
April 9, 2011, in Al-Dair, Bahrain
April 9, 2011, in Vitória de Santo Antão, Brazil
April 5, 2011, in an area near Brega, Libya
March 29, 2011, in Tikrit, Iraq
March 29, 2011, in Tikrit, Iraq
March 25, 2011, in Monterrey, Mexico
March 19, 2011, in Benghazi, Libya
March 18, 2011, in Sana’a, Yemen
March 13, 2011, in an area near Benghazi, Libya
March 2011, in Chinameca, Veracruz, Mexico
February 24, 2011, in Ramadi, Iraq
February 4, 2011, in Cairo, Egypt
January 24, 2011, in Puerto Princesa City, Philippines
January 17, 2011, in Tunis, Tunisia
January 13, 2011, in Karachi, Pakistan
5 Media Workers Killed in 2011
Terminology explained
October 22, 2011, in Sana’a, Yemen
August 4, 2011, in Mogadishu, Somalia
March 15, 2011, in Ajdabiya, Libya
February 28, 2011, in Koumassi, Ivory Coast
February 9, 2011, in Torreón, Mexico
34 Journalists Killed in 2011/Motive Unconfirmed
Terminology explained
December 6, 2011, in Tegucigalpa, Honduras
December 1, 2011, in an area near Kampala, Uganda
October 14, 2011, in Lianga, Philippines
September 19, 2011, in Luoyang, China
September 14, 2011, in Pueblo Nuevo, Peru
September 1, 2011, in Tabatinga, Brazil
August 24 or 25, 2011, in Culiacán, Mexico
August 22, 2011, in E.B. Magalona, Philippines
Muneer Shakir, Online News Network , Sabzbaat TV
August 14, 2011, in Khuzdar, Pakistan
July 2011, in Veracruz, Mexico
Auro Ida, Olhar Direto , Midianews
July 21, 2011, in Cuiabá, Brazil
July 14, 2011, in Lempira, Honduras
June 30, 2011, in Arboletes, Colombia
June 22, 2011, in Kirumba, Democratic Republic of the Congo
June 20, 2011, in Veracruz, Mexico
June 20, 2011, in Veracruz, Mexico
June 12, 2011, in an area near Grafton, Sierra Leone
June 11, 2011, in Powai, India
May 19, 2011, in Danlí, Honduras
May 18 or 19, 2011, in Nueva Concepción, Guatemala
May 17, 2011, in La Victoria, Venezuela
May 11, 2011, in San Pedro Sula, Honduras
May 3, 2011, in Rio Claro, Brazil
May 3, 2011, in Virú, Peru
April 20, 2011, in La Paz, Bolivia
April 8, 2011, in Baghdad, Iraq
April 2, 2011, in Karachi, Pakistan
March 24, 2011, in Malabon City, Philippines
March 3, 2011, in Ytakyry, Paraguay
February 22, 2011, in Raipur, India
February 18, 2011, in Turbat, Pakistan
February 17, 2011, in Mosul, Iraq
January 30, 2011, in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
January 3, 2011, in Pidarak, Pakistan