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Committee for Protection of Journalists Reports 71 Journalist Killed in 2015

According to a report by the Committee to Protect Journalists,

In 2015, 71 journalists were killed in direct relation to their work, making it the fourth deadliest year since the Committee to Protect Journalists began keeping records in 1992 . . .

That breaks down on a country-by-country basis in the table below. (The two journalists killed in the US were the two person crew killed on-air by a disgruntled former co-worker back in August.)

Journalists Killed, 2015

Source: Committee to Protect Journalists, 2015
CountryJournalists Killed
Syria14
France9
Brazil6
Yemen5
Bangladesh5
South Sudan5
Iraq5
Mexico4
Somalia3
Turkey3
United States of America2
Kenya1
Ukraine1
Libya1
Guatemala1
Pakistan1
India1
Democratic Republic of the Congo1
Ghana1
Poland1
Colombia1
Total71

Committee to Protect Journalists Report on 232 Journalists Jailed Worldwide in 2012

The Committee to Protect Journalists recently reported that as of December 1, 2012, there were 232 journalists imprisoned around the world -the most since the CPJ began reporting on imprisoned journalists in 1990.

Turkey led the dishonor role with 49 jailed journalists. According to the CPJ,

…[Turkish] authorities held dozens of Kurdish reporters and editors on terror-related charges and a number of other journalists on charges of involvement in anti-government plots. In 2012, CPJ conducted an extensive review of imprisonments in Turkey, confirming journalism-related reasons in numerous cases previously unlisted on the organization’s annual surveys and raising the country’s total significantly. CPJ found that broadly worded anti-terror and penal code statutes have allowed Turkish authorities to conflate the coverage of banned groups and the investigation of sensitive topics with outright terrorism or other anti-state activity.

Iran, with 45 journalists in jail, and China, with 32, followed Turkey’s lead closely.

According to the CPJ, the following 27 countries jailed at least one journalist in 2012:

  • Azerbaijan: 9
  • Bahrain: 1
  • Burkina Faso: 1
  • Burundi: 1
  • Cambodia: 1
  • China: 32
  • Cuba: 1
  • Democratic Republic of Congo: 3
  • Eritrea: 28
  • Ethiopia: 6
  • Gambia: 1
  • India: 3
  • Iran: 45
  • Iraq: 1
  • Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories: 3
  • Italy: 1
  • Kyrgyzstan: 1
  • Morocco: 2
  • Rwanda: 3
  • Saudi Arabia: 4
  • Somalia: 1
  • Syria: 15
  • Thailand: 1
  • Turkey: 49
  • Uzbekistan: 4
  • Vietnam: 14
  • Yemen: 1