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1188 Journalists Killed since 1992


Jagendra Singh


Freelance
India

Jamal Khalifeh


Freelance
Syria

Danilo López


Prensa Libre
Guatemala
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2016

1992

Statistical Analysis


Job *

26% Broadcast reporter
15% Camera Operator
8% Columnist / Commentator
15% Editor
10% Photographer
5% Internet reporter/writer
27% Print reporter/writer
5% Producer
4% Publisher/Owner
2% Technician
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Medium *

13% Internet
50% Print
20% Radio
30% Television
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Gender

93% Male
7% Female
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Local / Foreign

88% Local
12% Foreign
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Murder Victims

21% Taken Captive
39% Threatened
12% Tortured

Type of Death

21% Crossfire/Combat
13% Dangerous Assignment
66% Murder
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Impunity in Murder Cases

87% Complete impunity
9% Partial justice
4% Full justice
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Suspected Source of Fire

10% Criminal group
17% Government Officials
2% Local Residents
18% Military Officials
1% Mob Violence
5% Paramilitary Group
31% Political Group
17% Unknown
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Beats Covered by Victims *

4% Business
20% Corruption
15% Crime
11% Culture
21% Human Rights
47% Politics
2% Sports
38% War
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Freelance

17% Freelance
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All figures are rounded to the nearest full percentage point. * May add up to more than 100 percent because more than one category applies in some cases.

20 Deadliest Countries

  1. Iraq: 173
  2. Syria: 94
  3. Philippines: 77
  4. Algeria: 60
  5. Somalia: 59
  6. Pakistan: 57
  7. Russia: 56
  1. Colombia: 47
  2. Brazil: 38
  3. India: 38
  4. Mexico: 36
  5. Afghanistan: 27
  6. Turkey: 23
  7. Bangladesh: 20
  1. Sri Lanka: 19
  2. Bosnia: 19
  3. Tajikistan: 17
  4. Rwanda: 17
  5. Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory: 16
  6. Sierra Leone: 16

Recently Killed

Zaher al-Shurqat, Aleppo Today

     April 12, 2016, in Gaziantep, Europe & Central Asia

Majid Dirani

     February 19, 2016, in Daraya, Syria

Ahmed al-Shaibani, Yaman News, Yemen TV

     February 16, 2016, in Taiz, Yemen, Yemen

Karun Misra, Jansandesh Times

     February 13, 2016, in Sultanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India

El-Hadj Mohamed Diallo , Guinée7, Afrik

     February 5, 2016, in Conakry, Guinea

Hashim al-Hamran, Al-Masirah TV

     January 22, 2016, in Dahyan, Saada Province, Yemen

Marcos Hernández Bautista , Noticias, Voz e Imagen de Oaxaca

     January 21, 2016, in Oaxaca, Mexico

Almigdad Mojalli, Freelance

     January 17, 2016, in Hamam Jarif, Yemen

Hassan al-Anbaki, Al-Sharqiya

     January 12, 2016, in Baquba, Diyala province, Iraq

Saif Talal, Al-Sharqiya

     January 12, 2016, in Baquba, Diyala province, Iraq

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