Committee to Protect Journalists
547 Journalists Murdered since 1992
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Statistical Analysis
- Beats Covered by Victims
- Job
- Medium
- Gender
- Local / Foreign
- Freelance
- Suspected Source of Fire in Murder Cases
- Impunity
- Murder Victims
Job * | |
| 22% | Broadcast reporter |
| 4% | Camera Operator |
| 14% | Columnist / Commentator |
| 22% | Editor |
| 5% | Photographer |
| 32% | Print reporter/writer |
| 6% | Producer |
| 5% | Publisher/Owner |
| 1% | Technician |
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Medium * | |
| 1% | Internet |
| 62% | |
| 23% | Radio |
| 20% | Television |
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Gender | |
| 92% | Male |
| 8% | Female |
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Local / Foreign | |
| 92% | Local |
| 8% | Foreign |
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Murder Victims | |
| 18% | Taken Captive |
| 35% | Threatened |
| 8% | Tortured |
Impunity in Murder Cases | |
| 88% | Complete impunity |
| 7% | Partial justice |
| 5% | Full justice |
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Suspected Source of Fire in Murder Cases | |
| 12% | Criminal group |
| 20% | Government Officials |
| 2% | Local Residents |
| 5% | Military Officials |
| 1% | Mob Violence |
| 7% | Paramilitary Group |
| 33% | Political Group |
| 20% | Unknown |
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Beats Covered by Victims * | |
| 5% | Business |
| 29% | Corruption |
| 19% | Crime |
| 8% | Culture |
| 16% | Human Rights |
| 40% | Politics |
| 2% | Sports |
| 27% | War |
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Freelance | |
| 11% | 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
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Portraits of Murdered Journalists
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Bayo Ohu
, The Guardian, September 20, 2009, in Lagos, Nigeria
Sultan Mohammed Munadi
, The New York Times, September 9, 2009, in an area near Kunduz, Afghanistan
Christian Gregorio Poveda Ruiz
, freelance, September 2, 2009, in Tonacatepeque, El Salvador
Natalya Estemirova
, Novaya Gazeta, Kavkazsky Uzel, July 15, 2009, in between Grozny and Gazi-Yurt , Russia
Mukhtar Mohamed Hirabe
, Radio Shabelle, June 8, 2009, in Mogadishu, Somalia
José Everardo Aguilar
, Radio Súper and Bolívar Estéreo, April 29, 2009, in Patía, Colombia
Said Tahlil Ahmed
, HornAfrik, February 2, 2009, in Mogadishu , Somalia
Anastasiya Baburova
, Novaya Gazeta , January 19, 2009, in Moscow , Russia
Uma Singh
, Janakpur Today, Radio Today , January 11, 2009, in Janakpur , Nepal
Lasantha Wickramatunga
, The Sunday Leader, January 8, 2009, in an area outside Colombo , Sri Lanka
Ivo Pukanic
, Nacional, October 23, 2008, in Zagreb, Croatia_alishayev_russia_2008-thumb-50x50-562.jpg)
Telman (Abdulla) Alishayev
, TV-Chirkei , September 2, 2008, in Makhachkala, Russia
Magomed Yevloyev
, Ingushetiya, August 31, 2008, in Nazran, Russia
Dennis Cuesta
, DXMD , August 9, 2008, in General Santos City, Philippines
Soran Mama Hama
, Livin, July 21, 2008, in Kirkuk, Iraq
Abdul Samad Rohani
, BBC and Pajhwok Afghan News , June 7 or 8, 2008, in Lashkar Gah, Afghanistan
Nasteh Dahir Farah
, freelance , June 7, 2008, in Kismayo, Somalia
Carsten Thomassen
, Dagbladet, January 15, 2008, in Kabul, Afghanistan
Alisher Saipov
, Siyosat, October 24, 2007, in Osh, Kyrgyzstan
Carlos Salgado
, Radio Cadena Voces, October 18, 2007, in Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Tito Alberto Palma
, Radio Mayor Otaño and Radio Chaco Boreal, August 22, 2007, in Mayor Otaño, Paraguay
Mahad Ahmed Elmi
, Capital Voice, August 11, 2007, in Mogadishu, Somalia
Ali Sharmarke
, HornAfrik, August 11, 2007, in Mogadishu, Somalia
Chauncey Bailey
, Oakland Post, August 2, 2007, in Oakland, USA
Khalid W. Hassan
, The New York Times, July 13, 2007, in Baghdad, Iraq
Serge Maheshe
, Radio Okapi, June 13, 2007, in Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Zakia Zaki
, Sada-i-Sulh, June 4, 2007, in Parwan province, Afghanistan
Saif Laith Yousuf
, ABC News, May 17, 2007, in Baghdad, Iraq
Alaa Uldeen Aziz
, ABC News , May 17, 2007, in Baghdad, Iraq
Luiz Carlos Barbon Filho
, Jornal do Porto, JC Regional, and Rádio Porto FM , May 5, 2007, in Porto Ferreira, Brazil
Ajmal Naqshbandi
, freelance , April 8, 2007, in Helmand province, Afghanistan
Khamail Khalaf
, Radio Free Iraq, April 5, 2007, in Baghdad, Iraq
Ivan Safronov
, Kommersant, March 2, 2007, in Moscow, Russia
Hrant Dink
, Agos, January 19, 2007, in Istanbul, Turkey
Ahmed Hadi Naji
, Associated Press Television News, January 5, 2007, in Baghdad, Iraq
Aswan Ahmed Lutfallah
, APTN, December 12, 2006, in Mosul, Iraq
Maksim Maksimov
, Gorod, November 30, 2006, in St. Petersburg, Russia
Anna Politkovskaya
, Novaya Gazeta, October 7, 2006, in Moscow, Russia
Ogulsapar Muradova
, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, September 2006, in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
Mohammed Taha Mohammed Ahmed
, Al-Wifaq, September 6, 2006, in Khartoum, Sudan
Martin Adler
, freelance, June 23, 2006, in Mogadishu, Somalia
Maricel Vigo
, DXND, June 19, 2006, in Mindanao, Philippines
George Vigo
, Union of Catholic Asian News, June 19, 2006, in Mindanao, Philippines
Hayatullah Khan
, freelance, June 16, 2006, in Miran Shah, Pakistan
Ali Jaafar
, Al-Iraqiya, May 31, 2006, in Baghdad, Iraq
Fernando Batul
, DZRH and DYPR, May 22, 2006, in Puerto Princesa, Philippines
Jorge Aguirre
, Cadena Capriles (El Mundo), April 5, 2006, in Caracas, Venezuela
Atwar Bahjat
, Al-Arabiya, February 23, 2006, in Samarra, Iraq
Vagif Kochetkov
, Trud and Tulsky Molodoi Kommunar, January 8, 2006, in Tula, Russia
Firas Maadidi
, As-Saffir and Al-Masar, September 20, 2005, in Mosul, Iraq
Steven Vincent
, freelance, August 3, 2005, in Basra, Iraq
Adnan al-Bayati
, TG3, July 23, 2005, in Baghdad, Iraq
Magomedzagid Varisov
, Novoye Delo, June 28, 2005, in Makhachkala, Russia
Pavel Makeev
, Puls, May 21, 2005, in Azov, Russia
Saman Abdullah Izzedine
, Kirkuk TV, April 15, 2005, in Kirkuk, Iraq
Ahmed Jabbar Hashim
, Al-Sabah, April 1, 2005, in Baghdad, Iraq
Marlene Garcia-Esperat
, Midland News and DXKR, March 24, 2005, in Tacurong, Philippines
Elmar Huseynov
, Monitor, March 2, 2005, in Baku, Azerbaijan
Raeda Wazzan
, Al-Iraqiya, February 25, 2005, in Mosul, Iraq
Kate Peyton
, BBC, February 9, 2005, in Mogadishu, Somalia
Allah Noor
, Khyber TV, February 7, 2005, in Wana, Pakistan.Pakistan.2005.1-thumb-50x50-730.jpg)
Amir Nowab
, Associated Press Television News and Frontier Post, February 7, 2005, in Wana, Pakistan
Deyda Hydara
, The Point, December 16, 2004, in Banjul, Gambia
Gene Boyd Lumawag
, MindaNews, November 12, 2004, in Jolo, Philippines
María José Bravo
, La Prensa, November 9, 2004, in Juigalpa, Nicaragua
Karam Hussein
, European Pressphoto Agency, October 14, 2004, in Mosul, Iraq
Enzo Baldoni
, freelance, August 26, 2004, in an area near Najaf, Iraq
Paul Klebnikov
, Forbes Russia, July 9, 2004, in Moscow, Russia
Francisco Javier Ortiz Franco
, Zeta, June 22, 2004, in Tijuana, Mexico
Dusko Jovanovic
, Dan, May 28, 2004, in Podgorica, Serbia
Manik Saha
, New Age, January 15, 2004, in Khulna, Bangladesh
Dmitry Zavadsky
, ORT, November 28, 2003, in Minsk, Belarus
Ahmed Shawkat
, Bilah Ittijah, October 28, 2003, in Mosul, Iraq
Jean Hélène
, Radio France Internationale, October 21, 2003, in Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Aleksei Sidorov
, Tolyatinskoye Obozreniye, October 9, 2003, in Togliatti, Russia
Zahra Kazemi
, freelance, July 10, 2003, in Tehran, Iran
Richard Wild
, freelance, July 5, 2003, in Baghdad, Iraq
Yuri Shchekochikhin
, Novaya Gazeta, July 3, 2003, in Moscow, Russia
Daniel Pearl
, The Wall Street Journal, Date unknown, in Karachi, Pakistan
Tim Lopes
, TV Globo, June 3, 2002, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Edgar Damalerio
, Zamboanga Scribe and DXKP Radio, May 13, 2002, in Pagadian City, Philippines
Valery Ivanov
, Tolyatinskoye Obozreniye, April 29, 2002, in Togliatti, Russia
Natalya Skryl
, Nashe Vremya, March 9, 2002, in Rostov-on-Don, Russia
Orlando Sierra Hernández
, La Patria, February 1, 2002, in Manizales, Colombia
Brignol Lindor
, Radio Echo 2000, December 3, 2001, in Petit-Goâve, Haiti
Harry Burton
, Reuters Television, November 19, 2001, in Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan
Azizullah Haidari
, Reuters, November 19, 2001, in Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan
Julio Fuentes
, El Mundo, November 19, 2001, in Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan
Maria Grazia Cutuli
, Corriere della Serra, November 19, 2001, in Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan
Eduard Markevich
, Novy Reft, September 18, 2001, in Reftinsky, Sverdlovsk Region, Russia
Moolchand Yadav
, Freelance, July 30, 2001, in Jhansi, India
Georgy Sanaya
, Rustavi-2, July 26, 2001, in Tbilisi, Georgia
Carlos Cardoso
, Metical, November 22, 2000, in Maputo, Mozambique
Georgy Gongadze
, Ukrainska Pravda, September 16, 2000, in Kyiv, Ukraine
Igor Domnikov
, Novaya Gazeta, July 16, 2000, in Moscow, Russia
José Luis López de la Calle
, El Mundo, May 7, 2000, in Andoain, Spain
Jean Léopold Dominique
, Radio Haïti Inter, April 3, 2000, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Vladimir Yatsina
, ITAR-TASS, February 20, 2000, in Chechnya, Russia
Ahmet Taner Kislali
, Cumhuriyet, October 21, 1999, in Ankara, Turkey
Sander Thoenes
, Freelancer, September 21, 1999, in Dili, East Timor
Jaime Garzón
, Radionet, Caracol Noticias, August 13, 1999, in Bogotá, Colombia
Slavko Curuvija
, Dnevni Telegraf, Evropljanin, April 11, 1999, in Belgrade, Yugoslavia
Philip True
, San Antonio Express-News, December 15, 1998, in Jalisco, Mexico
Norbert Zongo
, L'indepéndent, December 13, 1998, in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Tara Singh Hayer
, Indo-Canadian Times, November 18, 1998, in Vancouver, Canada
Larisa Yudina
, Sovietskaya Kalmykia Segodnya, June 8, 1998, in Elista, Russia
José Luis Cabezas
, Noticias, January 25, 1997, in Pinamar, Argentina
Ramzan Khadzhiev
, Russian Public TV (ORT), August 11, 1996, in Grozny, Russia
Veronica Guerin
, Sunday Independent, June 26, 1996, in Dublin, Ireland
Nina Yefimova
, Vozrozhdeniye, May 9, 1996, in Grozny, Russia
Nadezhda Chaikova
, Obshchaya Gazeta, March 30, 1996, in Gehki, Russia
Viktor Nikulin
, Russian Public TV (ORT), March 28, 1996, in Dushanbe, Tajikistan
Brian Smith
, CJOH-TV, August 1, 1995, in Ottawa, Canada
Vladislav Listyev
, Russian Public Television (OTR), March 1, 1995, in Moscow, Russia
Dmitry Kholodov
, Mosckovski Komsomolets, October 17, 1994, in Moscow, Russia
Tabarali Saidaliev
, Ba Pesh, October 21, 1993, Tajikistan
Anthony Macharia
, Reuters, July 12, 1993, in Mogadishu, Somalia
Hansi Krauss
, Associated Press, July 12, 1993, in Mogadishu, Somalia
Dan Eldon
, Reuters, July 12, 1993, in Mogadishu, Somalia
Hosea Maina
, Reuters, July 12, 1993, in Mogadishu, Somalia
Khushvaht Muborakshoev
, Tajikistan State Television, December, 1992, in place of death unknown, Tajikistan
Filolisho Khilvatshoev
, Payomi Dushanbe, December, 1992, in an unknown place, Tajikistan
Tavakkal Faizulloev
, Subhi Yovon, November 17, 1992, in an unknown place, Tajikistan
Musa Anter
, Ozgur Gundem, September 20, 1992, in Diyarbakir, Turkey
Huseyin Deniz
, Ozgur Gundem, August 9, 1992, in Ceylanpinar, Turkey
Manuel de Dios Unanue
, El Diario/La Prensa, March 11, 1992, in New York City, USACPJ’s Global Campaign Against Impunity is underwritten by
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