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We've launched a new section of our Web site, and we hope you
take a few minutes to read some of its pages. There is one, for example, on Russian reporter Natalya Estemirova, who dared to examine human rights crimes in Take Hrant Dink, an Istanbul editor who fearlessly explored sensitive topics such as the mass killing of Armenians in the early 20th century. In the Philippines, Marlene Garcia-Esperat, a columnist known as "Madam Witness," took on entrenched corruption in the agriculture department. Nigerian journalist Bayo Ohu did much the same, writing about fraud in the government's customs agency.
Their lives are powerful reminders of why independent, critical journalism is so important. Their deaths should call us to action. More than 500 journalists have been targeted for murder, our research shows, and nearly nine in 10 of these slayings go unpunished. Another 200 journalists have been killed in combat or on dangerous assignments; their stories offer lessons in how to improve security and hold governments accountable.
Through interactive maps, timelines, and statistical breakdowns, our new database provides analysis by country, year, and type of death. It puts a special emphasis on unsolved murders, a focal point of CPJ's Global Campaign Against Impunity.
By analyzing these deaths we intend to hold governments and
their leaders to account. Why, for example, have Russian authorities obtained
convictions in just one of 18 journalist murders since 2000? In September,
CPJ's Kati Marton and Nina Ognianova met with top Russian investigators in
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I'm glad to see you feature Natalia Estemirova, who did so much in cause of human rights. Please take up her case and do what you can.
An interesting fact: China is criticized by the West for freeedom of expression, but hardly any journalists ever die. US is quick to throw stones but has seen several killings. So who is really the villain ?