CPJ Confirms: 474 Journalists Killed* in Past 10 Years
Between 1987 and 1996, the most dangerous countries for journalists were: Algeria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Colombia, Croatia, the Philippines, Russia, and Tajikistan.
*All figures above reflect the number of journalists killed in the line of duty.
116 in the AMERICAS
Colombia: 41
Peru: 19
Mexico: 10
Brazil: 9
El Salvador: 10
United States: 7
Haiti: 5
Chile: 1
Guatemala: 3
Canada: 1
Honduras: 2
Venezuela: 2
Argentina: 1
Dominican Republic: 1
Ecuador: 1
Nicaragua: 1
Panama: 1
Paraguay: 1128 in EUROPE & THE REPUBLICS OF THE FORMER SOVIET UNION
Tajikistan: 29
Croatia: 26
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 21
Russia: 29**
Soviet Union: 8**
Georgia: 3
Azerbaijan: 2
Romania: 2
Ukraine: 2
Slovenia: 2
Belgium: 1
Ireland: 1
Lithuania: 1
United Kingdom: 194 in the MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA
Algeria: 60
Turkey: 20
Lebanon: 6
Iraq: 5
Egypt: 2
Cyprus: 185 in ASIA
Philippines: 30
India: 17
Sri Lanka: 9
Afghanistan: 8
Pakistan: 8
Cambodia: 4
Indonesia: 3
Bangladesh: 1
China: 1
Japan: 1
Papua New Guinea: 1
Thailand: 1
Vietnam: 151 in AFRICA
Rwanda: 15
Somalia: 9
Angola: 6
South Africa: 4
Chad: 4
Ethiopia: 3
Burundi: 3
Liberia: 2
Zaire: 2
Sudan: 1
Uganda: 1
Zambia: 1
**Between 1987 and 1991, eight journalists were killed in what was then the Soviet Union: three in Azerbaijan, three in Russia, and two in Latvia.1996: 27 Journalists Journalists Killed in the Line of Duty