Special Reports

Algeria


CPJ research indicates that the following journalists have disappeared while doing their work. Although some of them are feared dead, no bodies have been found, and they are therefore not classified as "Killed." If a journalist disappeared after being held in government custody, CPJ classifies him or her as "Imprisoned" as a way to hold the government accountable for the journalist's fate.

Iraq, Somalia drive the 2007 toll to 65

Journalist Deaths Hit Decade Peak
Half in Iraq; record number in Somalia

Majority are murdered; worldwide death toll rises
By Mathew Hansen

Hundreds of journalists have been killed over 15 years, many on the orders of government officials. Few cases are ever solved. In the Fall/Winter 2006 edition of Dangerous Assignments

By Ivan Karakashian

A Yemeni editor's decision to reprint cartoons of Muhammad sparks government reprisals. Other cases abound.
Guide for reporting in hazardous situations.

Between Two Worlds

Qatar's Al-Jazeera satellite channel faces conflicting expectations
Dangerous Assignments
On May 3, in conjunction with World Press Freedom Day, CPJ announced its annual choices of the top 10 Enemies of the Press worldwide. Those who made the list this year, as in the past, earned the dubious distinction by exhibiting particular zeal for the ruthless suppression of journalists. For the second consecutive year, the leader of Algeria's Armed Islamic Group took first place in a roster that includes a number of repeat offenders and a troubling cast of newcomers.

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Killed in Algeria

60 journalists killed since 1992

58 journalists murdered

57 murdered with impunity

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and North Africa

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Sherif Mansour

Research Associate:
Jason Stern

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