2006

Majority are murdered; worldwide death toll rises

New York, December 7, 2006–The number of journalists jailed worldwide for their work increased for the second consecutive year, and one in three is now an Internet blogger, online editor, or Web-based reporter, according to an analysis by the Committee to Protect Journalists.

Thirteen journalists have been killed in contract style murders since Russian President Vladimir Putin took office, according to reporting by the Committee to Protect Journalists. No one has been brought to justice in any of the slayings.

By Kristin JonesWatson sees his contributors vanish. In cyberspace, the most repressive law trumps all.

By Joel Campagna

By Alexis ArieffTheir jailed colleagues vanishing in secret prisons, exiled Eritrean journalists seek to bring attention.

By Carlos Lauría and Sauro González Rodríguez Political influence permeates radio news in Brasil’s remote northeast. Radio hosts and independent journalism are its victims.

Fight for justice ongoing, says CPJ impunity panel at Columbia University New York, September 29, 2006–Even one conviction in a journalist’s murder can improve the international press freedom climate, a panel on impunity organized by the Committee to Protect Journalists found Thursday night. But the fight for justice is ongoing in most of the cases…