Never before has Europe lost so many journalists since the war in ex-Yugoslavia during the 90s. In the Dominican Republic another journalist was killed.Įurope comes in third place with 13 killed. Criminal acts targeted journalists in Brazil (3 killed), Colombia 2, Paraguay 1. Three countries of Central America are most affected by the violence against the media: Mexico witnessed the killing of 4 journalists, Honduras 3 and Guatemala 3. Latin America follows the Middle East with 17 journalists killed in seven countries. The developments for media in Libya and Yemen are new this year as compared to last year, while less and less journalists are taking risk to cover Syria, extremely dangerous, and which became a prohibited area. Four countries in this region are the deadliest: Libya 8, Yemen 6, Iraq 6 and Syria 2 with one in Gaza. The Middle East and North Africa are the deadliest regions for media work with 23 journalists killed. Near 30 journalists were murdered in criminal acts outside war zones (especially in Latin America, Philippines and India). This increase is related to the intense fighting in Middle East.Īt least 24 journalists were killed in targeted terrorist acts (mostly in France, Libya and Iraq) and around 17 accidentally covering fighting (in Yemen, Libya, Iraq, Syria, South Sudan and Ukraine). Geneva, 2 July (PEC) - The Press Emblem Campaign (PEC) has registered a 7 percent increase in the number of journalists killed from January to June in 24 countries, the number has gone up to 71 journalists killed. PEC report: 7 percent increase in the number of journalists killed in 6 months PEC report: 7 percent increase in the number of journalists killed in 6 months // Rapport de la PEC : hausse de 7% du nombre de journalistes tués en six mois // Informe del PEC: aumenta un 7% en el número de periodistas asesinados en seis meses // تقرير حملة الشارة: 7 بالمائة زيادة فى مقتل الصحفيين من يناير ليونيوįrench, Spanish and Arabic versions after English
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