64 journalists killed in 2007
The Committee to Protect Journalists reports that this past year was one of the deadliest for journalists since 1994.
The independent group who promotes freedom in the press and defends journalists rights says 64 journalists were killed in direction connection to their work in 2007. The group also is investigating another 22 deaths to determine if they were work-related.
Iraq was the deadliest country for journalists. There, most of the 31 victims were targeted and murdered. This includes Washington Post reporter Salih Saif Aldin, 32, who was shot in Bagdad.
To read the full report from The Committee to Protect Journalists click here.
For The New York Times story on the murder toll click here.
The independent group who promotes freedom in the press and defends journalists rights says 64 journalists were killed in direction connection to their work in 2007. The group also is investigating another 22 deaths to determine if they were work-related.
Iraq was the deadliest country for journalists. There, most of the 31 victims were targeted and murdered. This includes Washington Post reporter Salih Saif Aldin, 32, who was shot in Bagdad.
To read the full report from The Committee to Protect Journalists click here.
For The New York Times story on the murder toll click here.
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12/18/2007 07:29:00 AM
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