985 Journalists Killed since 1992

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Marie Colvin


The Sunday Times
Syria

Anna Politkovskaya


Novaya Gazeta
Russia

Norbert Zongo


L'indepéndent
Burkina Faso

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2013

1992


Statistical Analysis

Job *

24% Broadcast reporter
12% Camera Operator
9% Columnist / Commentator
16% Editor
8% Photographer
3% Internet reporter/writer
30% Print reporter/writer
5% Producer
5% Publisher/Owner
2% Technician
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Medium *

6% Internet
53% Print
20% Radio
29% Television
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Gender

94% Male
6% Female
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Local / Foreign

88% Local
12% Foreign
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Murder Victims

22% Taken Captive
37% Threatened
13% Tortured

Type of Death

19% Crossfire/Combat
13% Dangerous Assignment
68% Murder
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Impunity in Murder Cases

88% Complete impunity
7% Partial justice
5% Full justice
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Suspected Source of Fire in Murder Cases

13% Criminal group
23% Government Officials
2% Local Residents
5% Military Officials
2% Mob Violence
6% Paramilitary Group
30% Political Group
19% Unknown
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Beats Covered by Victims *

5% Business
20% Corruption
15% Crime
10% Culture
16% Human Rights
42% Politics
3% Sports
35% War
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Freelance

16% Freelance
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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.


20 Deadliest Countries

  1. Iraq: 151
  2. Philippines: 73
  3. Algeria: 60
  4. Russia: 55
  5. Pakistan: 52
  6. Somalia: 50
  7. Colombia: 44
  1. Syria: 38
  2. India: 29
  3. Mexico: 28
  4. Brazil: 27
  5. Afghanistan: 24
  6. Turkey: 21
  7. Bosnia: 19
  1. Sri Lanka: 19
  2. Tajikistan: 17
  3. Rwanda: 17
  4. Sierra Leone: 16
  5. Bangladesh: 14
  6. Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory: 12

Recently Killed

Yara Abbas, Al-Ikhbariya

     May 27, 2013, in Al-Qusayr, Syria

Mohamed Ibrahim Raage, Radio Mogadishu, Somali National Television

     April 21, 2013, in Mogadishi, Somalia

Aslam Durrani, Daily Pakistan

     April 16, 2013, in Peshawar, Pakistan

Walgney Assis Carvalho, Freelance

     April 14, 2013, in Coronel Fabriciano, Brazil

Mikhail Beketov, Khimkinskaya Pravda

     April 8, 2013, in Khimki, Russia

Abdul Raheem Kour Hassan, Watan FM

     Unknown, in Damascus, Syria

Ghaith Abd al-Jawad, Qaboun Media Center

     March 10, 2013, in Damascus, Syria

Amr Badir al-Deen Junaid, Qaboun Media Center

     March 10, 2013, in Damascus, Syria

Rodrigo Neto, Rádio Vanguarda and Vale do Aço

     March 8, 2013, in Ipatinga, Brazil

Walid Jamil Amira, Jobar Media Center

     March 3, 2013, in Damascus, Syria

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