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Committee to Protect Journalists
26 Journalists Killed in 1997/Motive Confirmed
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Statistical Analysis
- Beats Covered by Victims
- Job
- Medium
- Gender
- Local / Foreign
- Type of Death
- Freelance
- Suspected Source of Fire in Murder Cases
- Impunity
- Murder Victims
Job * | |
| 12% | Broadcast reporter |
| 12% | Camera Operator |
| 12% | Columnist / Commentator |
| 27% | Editor |
| 15% | Photographer |
| 19% | Print reporter/writer |
| 4% | Producer |
| 12% | Publisher/Owner |
| 4% | Technician |
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Medium * | |
| 65% | |
| 4% | Radio |
| 35% | Television |
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Gender | |
| 100% | Male |
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Local / Foreign | |
| 100% | Local |
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Murder Victims | |
| 28% | Taken Captive |
| 28% | Threatened |
| 17% | Tortured |
Type of Death | |
| 4% | Crossfire/Combat |
| 27% | Dangerous Assignment |
| 69% | Murder |
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Impunity in Murder Cases | |
| 83% | Complete impunity |
| 11% | Partial justice |
| 6% | Full justice |
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Suspected Source of Fire in Murder Cases | |
| 28% | Criminal group |
| 28% | Government Officials |
| 11% | Military Officials |
| 6% | Paramilitary Group |
| 22% | Political Group |
| 11% | Unknown |
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Beats Covered by Victims * | |
| 23% | Business |
| 23% | Corruption |
| 23% | Crime |
| 23% | Culture |
| 15% | Human Rights |
| 42% | Politics |
| 4% | War |
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Freelance | |
| 8% | Freelance |
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All figures are rounded to the nearest full percentage point. * May add up to more than 100 percent because more than one category applies in some cases.
Deadliest Countries in 1997
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26 Journalists Killed in 1997/Motive Confirmed
Terminology explainedJairo Elías Márquez Gallego, El Marqués
November 20, 1997, in Armenia, ColombiaS. Gangadhara Raju, Eenadu Television (E-TV)
November 19, 1997, in Hyderabad, IndiaS. Krishna, Eenadu Television (E-TV)
November 19, 1997, in Hyderabad, IndiaG. Raja Sekhar, Eenadu Television (E-TV)
November 19, 1997, in Hyderabad, IndiaJagadish Babu, Eenadu Television (E-TV)
November 19, 1997, in Hyderabad, IndiaP. Srinivas Rao, Eenadu Television (E-TV)
November 19, 1997, in Hyderabad, IndiaFrancisco Castro Menco, Fundación Cultural
November 8, 1997, in Majagual, ColombiaEdgar Lopes de Faria, FM Capital
October 29, 1997, in Campo Grande, BrazilBorys Derevyanko, Vechernyaya Odessa
August 11, 1997, in Odessa, UkraineVíctor Hernández Martínez, Como
July 26, 1997, in Mexico City, MexicoNaimullah, Sinar Pagi
July 25, 1997, in Pantai Penibungan, IndonesiaBenjamín Flores González, La Prensa
July 15, 1997, in San Luis Río Colorado, MexicoMichael Senior, Freelancer
July 7, 1997, in Phnom Penh, CambodiaMuhammad Sayuti Bochari, Pos Makasar
June 11, 1997, in Luwu, Sulawesi, IndonesiaJorge Luis Marroquín Sagastume, Sol Chortí
June 5, 1997, in Jocotán, GuatemalaIshmael Jalloh, Freelancer
June 3, 1997, in Allentown, Sierra LeoneDanny Hernandez, People's Journal Tonight
June 3, 1997, in Manila, PhilippinesJesús Abel Bueno León, 7 Días
May 22, 1997, in Chilpancingo, MexicoChet Duong Daravuth, Neak Prayuth
March 30, 1997, in Phnom Penh, CambodiaGerardo Bedoya Borrero, El País
March 20, 1997, in Cali, ColombiaFreddy Elles Ahumada, Freelancer
March 18, 1997, in Cartagena, ColombiaSaidan Shafi, Doordarshan TV
March 16, 1997, in Srinagar, IndiaEbrahim Zalzadeh, Mayar
February 22, 1997, in Tehran, IranJosé Luis Cabezas, Noticias
January 25, 1997, in Pinamar, ArgentinaZ.A. Shahid, Khabrain
January 18, 1997, in Lahore, PakistanAltaf Ahmed Faktoo, Doordarshan TV
January 1, 1997, in Srinagar, India9 Journalists Killed in 1997/Motive Unconfirmed
Terminology explainedLuis Ronaldo De León Godoy, Prensa Libre
November 14, 1997, in Guatemala City, GuatemalaAlejandro Jaramillo, El Sur
October 24, 1997, in Pasto, ColombiaOu Sareoun, Samleng Reas Khmer
October 14, 1997, in Phnom Penh, CambodiaValery Krivosheyev, Komsomolskaya Pravda
September 6, 1997, in Lipetsk, RussiaTito Pilco Mori, Radio Frecuencia Popular
September 3, 1997, in Rioja, PeruLorena Saravia, Radio RCS
August 25, 1997, in San Salvador, El SalvadorHernández Pérez, Radio Campesina
July 16, 1997, in Tiquisate, GuatemalaPetro Shevchenko, Kyivskiye Vedomosti
March 13, 1997, in Kyiv, UkraineNatan Pereira Gatinho, Ouro Verde
January 11, 1997, in Paragominas, BrazilCPJ’s Global Campaign Against Impunity is underwritten by
