Forty
journalists are currently being held hostage
“Reporters
Without Borders is today publishing its round-up of abuses against
journalists in 2014. According to RWB’s tally, 66 journalists were
murdered this year, bringing to 720 the number of journalists killed
in connection with their work in the past 10 years.”
“A
total of 119 journalists were kidnapped this year, an increase of
more than 35% on last year’s figure. Forty journalists are
currently being held hostage.”
“Aside
from a slight fall in the number of journalists killed in connection
with their work, the Reporters Without Borders round-up for 2014
highlights an evolution in the nature of violence against journalists
and the way certain kinds, including carefully-staged threats and
beheadings, are being used for very clear purposes.”
“The
murders are becoming more and more barbaric and the number of
abductions is growing rapidly, with those carrying them out seeking
to prevent independent news coverage and deter scrutiny by the
outside world. Exposed to such diverse forms of intimidation, twice
as many journalists fled into exile this year as in 2013.”
“The
annual round-up of violence and abuses against journalists that
Reporters Without Borders has been publishing since 1995 is based on
precise data that RWB gathers in the course of its monitoring. It
includes figures for both professional and citizen-journalists killed
in connection with their reporting. RWB continues to investigate
cases when it has not yet gathered enough information to reach a
clear determination.”
The
5 deadliest countries for journalists:
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Syria
: 15 (22.73%)
Palestine
: 7 (10.61%)
Ukraine
: 6 (9.09%)
Iraq
: 4 (6.06%)
Libya
: 4 (6.06%)
Rest
of the World : 30 (45.45%)
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