Violence Against Journalists

“Violence Against Journalists"26 JOURNALISTS KILLED IN 2012/MOTIVE UNCONFIRMED

Community to protect journalists (CPJ)reports

Since 1992, over 947 journalists have been killed around the world in cases where the CPJ has been able to confirm the motive. They have come from all over the globe - and the data collected shows that reporters are increasingly at risk - with Iraq responsible for the biggest single number of deaths.

The research by the CPJ shows 43% of all deaths are murders and state that 22% are tortured before death. The bar chart above shows how many deaths of journalists (with a motive) were recorded each year

Government unable or unwilling to protect journalists

Journalists are murdered on a recurring basis and governments are unable or unwilling to prosecute the killers. The index covers the years 2001 through 2010.

List of Journalists Killed in 2012.

Abdirahman Mohamed, Ciyaarahamaanta

     September 27, 2012, in Mogadishu, Somalia

Chaitali Santra, Freelance

     September 26, 2012, in South Baksara, West Bengal, India

Eddie Jesus Apostol, DXND Radio

     September 1, 2012, in Sultan sa Barongis, Philippines

Bara'a Yusuf al-Bushi, Freelance

     August 11, 2012, in Al Tal, Syria

Ghazwan Anas, Sama Mosul

     July 31, 2012, in Mosul, Iraq

Falah Taha, Freelance

     July 14, 2012, in or near Damascus, Syria

Ali Juburi al-Kaabi, Al-Zawraa

     July 14, 2012, in Jaramana, Syria

Víctor Manuel Báez Chino, Milenio, Reporteros Policiacos

     June 13 or 14, 2012, in Xalapa, Mexico

Marco Antonio Ávila García, El Regional de Sonora and El Diario de Sonora

     May 17 or 18, 2012, in Guaymas, Mexico

Ángel Alfredo Villatoro, Radio HRN

     May 15, 2012, in Tegucigalpa, Honduras

Aurangzeb Tunio, Kawaish Television Network

     May 10, 2012, in Lalu Ranwak, Pakistan

Nestor Libaton, DXHM Radio

     May 8, 2012, in Mati, Philippines

Gabriel Huge Córdova, Freelance

     May 2 or 3, 2012, in Veracruz state, Mexico

Guillermo Luna Varela, Veracruznews

     May 2 or 3, 2012, in Veracruz state, Mexico

Regina Martínez Pérez, Proceso

     April 28, 2012, in Xalapa, Mexico

Aldion Layao, dxRP Radio

     April 8, 2012, in Davao, Philippines

Yadav Poudel, Avenues TV, Rajdhani Daily, Mechi Times

     April 3, 2012, in Birtamode, Nepal

Kamiran Salaheddin, Salaheddin Channel

     April 2, 2012, in Tikrit, Iraq

Argemiro Cárdenas Agudelo, Metro Radio Estéreo

     March 15, 2012, in Dosquebradas, Colombia

Samid Khan Bahadarzai, Melma Radio

     February 21 or 22, 2012, in Orgun, Afghanistan

Chandrika Rai, Navbharat, The Hitavada

     February 18, 2012, in Umaria, India

Paulo Roberto Cardoso Rodrigues, Jornal Da Praça, Mercosul News

     February 12, 2012, in Ponta Porá, Brazil

Meherun Runi, ATN Bangla Television

     February 11, 2012, in Dhaka, Bangladesh

Golam Mustofa Sarowar, Maasranga Television

     February 11, 2012, in Dhaka, Bangladesh

Nansok Sallah, Highland FM

     January 18, 2012, in Jos, Nigeria

Shukri Abu al-Burghul, Al-Thawra and Radio Damascus

     January 3, 2012, in Damascus, Syria 

Source of information

Links:

http://cpj.org/killed/

http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/datablog/2010/jan/11/journalists-killed-list-data

Presented by

SAJAD AMIN BHAT

Pursuing Masters Degree at Islamic University of Science and Technology, Awantipora, Jammu and Kashmir

Email:- [email protected]