Analyses and data track press conditions throughout the region. Bob Dietz describes efforts by Pakastani journalists to address widespread violence. Shawn Crispin details the faltering prosecution in the Maguindanao massacre. Madeline Earp examines the future of information control in China, and Monica Campbell recounts the plight of Afghan reporters for international media.
Asia
Pakistani reporter Umar Cheema speaks out on the climate of impunity that led to his being abducted and brutally assaulted for his work. [View a larger version of the video here.]
Asia
Deaths by Type in 2011
| 8 | Murders | ||
| 3 | Dangerous Assignment | ||
| 2 | Combat/Crossfire |
Regional Data
13
Journalists Killed in 2011
81
Journalists In Exile 2001-11
238
Journalists Killed Since 1992
51
Imprisoned on December 1, 2011
156
Unsolved Journalist Murders Since 1992
3
Missing as of December 31, 2011
China
India
Nepal
Pakistan
Sri Lanka
Country reports in this chapter were written and researched by CPJ Asia Program Coordinator Bob Dietz, Senior Research Associate Madeline Earp, and Bangkok-based Senior Southeast Asia Representative Shawn W. Crispin.
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