CPJ Counted Reporters Killed During Putin’s Tenure
At Least 65 journalists were killed worldwide in the line of duty in 2007, the highest toll in more than a decade, said the new edition of Attacks on the Press report written by the staff of the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ).
The 2006 toll was 56 journalists, the CPJ’s report reminded. Past year, 32 reporters, i.e. a half of the year’s toll, were killed in Iraq.
Somali was the second-deadliest country with 7 journalists killed past year, five reporters were killed in both Pakistan and Sri Lanka, two in both Afghanistan and Eritrea, and Haiti, Palestine, Honduras, Kyrgyzstan, Myanmar, Nepal, Paraguay, Peru, Russia, Turkey, Zimbabwe and the United States had the toll of one death each.
As to Russia, three journalists were behind bars as of December 1, 2007. “Two journalists committed “suicide” under mysterious circumstances. Critical media outlets and nongovernmental groups were harassed or closed altogether,” the report said. Fourteen journalists have been slain in direct relation to their work during Putin’s tenure, making Russia the world’s third-deadliest nation for the press.” the CPJ staff ultimately concluded.
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