Reports | Afghanistan, Central African Republic, Guinea, Iraq, Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory, Myanmar, Pakistan, Paraguay, Philippines, Syria, Turkey, Ukraine
Syria is the world’s deadliest country for journalists for the third year in a row. International journalists were killed at a higher rate in 2014 than in recent years. A CPJ special report by Shazdeh Omari
Reports | Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belarus, Cameroon, Cuba, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, India, Iran, Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory, Mexico, Myanmar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Swaziland, Syria, Thailand, Turkey, Uzbekistan, Vietnam
More than 200 journalists are imprisoned for their work for the third consecutive year, reflecting a global surge in authoritarianism. China is the world’s worst jailer of journalists in 2014. A CPJ special report by Shazdeh Omari
Reports | Afghanistan, Brazil, Colombia, India, Iraq, Mexico, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Russia, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Syria
Iraq
Unsolved Murders: 100
Population: 32.6 million
Rank: 1
Somalia
Unsolved Murders: 26
Population: 10.2 million
Rank: 2
The Philippines
Unsolved Murders: 51
Population: 96.7 million
Rank: 3
Sri Lanka
Unsolved Murders: 9
Population: 20.3 million
Rank: 4
Syria
Unsolved Murders: 7
Population: 22.4 million
Rank: 5
Afghanistan
Unsolved Murders: 5
Population: 29.8 million
Rank: 6
Mexico
Unsolved Murders: 16
Population: 120.8 million
Rank: 7
Colombia
Unsolved Murders: 6
Population: 47.7 million
Rank: 8
Pakistan
Unsolved Murders: 22
Population: 179.2 million
Rank: 9
Russia
Unsolved Murders: 14
Population: 143.5 million
Rank: 10
Brazil
Unsolved Murders: 9
Population: 198.7 million
Rank: 11
Nigeria
Unsolved Murders: 5
Population: 168.8 million
Rank: 12
India
Unsolved Murders: 7
Population: 1,237 million
Rank: 13
Reports | Brazil, Egypt, India, Iraq, Mali, Mexico, Pakistan, Philippines, Russia, Somalia, Syria
The conflict in Syria, a spike in Iraqi bloodshed, and political violence in Egypt accounted for the high number of journalists killed on the job in 2013. A CPJ special report by Elana Beiser
Reports | Azerbaijan, China, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Iran, Syria, Turkey, Uzbekistan, Vietnam
For the second consecutive year, Turkey was the world’s
leading jailer of journalists, followed closely by Iran and China. The number
of journalists in prison globally decreased from a year earlier but remains
close to historical highs. A CPJ special
report by Elana Beiser
Reports | Eritrea, Ethiopia, Iran, Kenya, Mexico, Rwanda, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syria, Turkey, Uganda
Fifty-five journalists fled their homes in the past year with help from the Committee to Protect Journalists. The most common reason to go into exile was the threat of violence, such as in Somalia and Syria, two of the most deadly countries in the world for the profession. Others fled the threat of prison, especially in Iran, where the government deepened its crackdown ahead of elections. A CPJ special report by Nicole Schilit
Reports | Afghanistan, Brazil, Colombia, Iraq, Mexico, Nepal, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Russia, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Syria
Reports | Bahrain, Brazil, Cambodia, Colombia, Ecuador, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Mexico, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Russia, Somalia, Syria, Tanzania, Thailand
Syrian violence contributed to a sharp rise in the number of journalists killed for their work in 2012, as did a series of murders in Somalia. The dead include a record proportion of journalists who worked online. A CPJ special report
Reports | Journalist Assistance, Multimedia, Syria
Syrian leaders tried to impose a media blackout on the country's civil war. They failed. As CPJ's Dahlia El-Zein reports, foreign journalists responded by smuggling themselves into the country, while Syrians picked up cameras and uploaded videos online. They all did so at extreme risk. (4:13)
Read CPJ's special report on journalists killed in Syria and worldwide in 2012. And visit our interactive database.
Reports | Azerbaijan, China, Cuba, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Iran, Kyrgyzstan, Myanmar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey, Uzbekistan, Vietnam
Worldwide tally reaches highest point since CPJ began
surveys in 1990. Governments use charges of terrorism, other anti-state offenses
to silence critical voices. Turkey is the world’s worst jailer. A CPJ special report
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