Committee to Protect Journalists
46 Journalists Killed in 2011/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 * | |
| 22% | Broadcast reporter |
| 24% | Camera Operator |
| 15% | Columnist / Commentator |
| 13% | Editor |
| 17% | Photographer |
| 13% | Internet reporter/writer |
| 17% | Print reporter/writer |
| 13% | Publisher/Owner |
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Medium * | |
| 20% | Internet |
| 41% | |
| 13% | Radio |
| 41% | Television |
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Gender | |
| 98% | Male |
| 2% | Female |
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Local / Foreign | |
| 85% | Local |
| 15% | Foreign |
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Murder Victims | |
| 29% | Taken Captive |
| 81% | Threatened |
| 19% | Tortured |
Type of Death | |
| 15% | Crossfire/Combat |
| 39% | Dangerous Assignment |
| 46% | Murder |
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Impunity in Murder Cases | |
| 100% | Complete impunity |
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Suspected Source of Fire in Murder Cases | |
| 29% | Criminal group |
| 29% | Government Officials |
| 5% | Military Officials |
| 5% | Paramilitary Group |
| 14% | Political Group |
| 24% | Unknown |
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Beats Covered by Victims * | |
| 7% | Business |
| 17% | Corruption |
| 20% | Crime |
| 11% | Culture |
| 15% | Human Rights |
| 61% | Politics |
| 20% | War |
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Freelance | |
| 35% | 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 2011
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46 Journalists Killed in 2011/Motive Confirmed
Terminology explainedBasil al-Sayed, Freelance
December 27, 2011, in Homs, SyriaAbdisalan Sheikh Hassan, Freelance
December 18, 2011, in Mogadishu, SomaliaGadzhimurad Kamalov, Chernovik
December 15, 2011, in Makhachkala, RussiaRafiq Tagi, Freelance
November 23, 2011, in Baku, AzerbaijanFerzat Jarban, Freelance
November 19 or 20, 2011, in Al-Qasir, SyriaGelson Domingos da Silva, Bandeirantes TV
November 6, 2011, in Rio de Janeiro, BrazilDarío Fernández Jaén, Radio Mi Favorita
November 6, 2011, in Penonomé, PanamaJaved Naseer Rind, Daily Tawar
November 2011, in Khuzdar, PakistanZakariya Isa, Nigeria Television Authority
October 22, 2011, in Maiduguri, NigeriaWael Mikhael, Al-Tareeq
October 9, 2011, in Cairo, EgyptFaisal Qureshi, London Post
October 7, 2011, in Lahore, PakistanMaria Elizabeth Macías Castro, Freelance
September 24, 2011, in an area near Nuevo Laredo, MexicoPhamon Phonphanit, Sue Samut Atyakam
September 24, 2011, in Yala, ThailandHassan al-Wadhaf, Arabic Media Agency
September 24, 2011, in Sana'a, YemenFarhad Taqaddosi, Press TV
September 20, 2011, in Kabul, AfghanistanHadi al-Mahdi, Freelance
September 8, 2011, in Baghdad, IraqPedro Alfonso Flores Silva, Channel 6
September 8, 2011, in Chimbote, PeruNoramfaizul Mohd, Bernama TV
September 2, 2011, in Mogadishu, SomaliaJosé Agustín Silvestre de los Santos, La Voz de la Verdad, Caña TV
August 2, 2011, in La Romana, Dominican RepublicAhmad Omaid Khpalwak, Pajhwok Afghan News, BBC
July 28, 2011, in Tarin Kot, AfghanistanAlwan al-Ghorabi, Afaq
June 21, 2011, in Diwaniyya, IraqShafiullah Khan, The News
June 17, 2011, in Wah Cantonment, PakistanEdinaldo Filgueira, Jornal o Serrano
June 15, 2011, in Serra do Mel, BrazilRomeo Olea, DWEB
June 13, 2011, in Iriga City, PhilippinesAsfandyar Khan, Akhbar-e-Khyber
June 11, 2011, in Peshawar, PakistanSaleem Shahzad, Asia Times Online
May 29 or 30, 2011, in Mandi Bahauddin, PakistanNasrullah Khan Afridi, Khyber News Agency, Pakistan Television, Mashreq
May 10, 2011, in Peshawar, PakistanSylvain Gagnetau Lago, Radio Yopougon
May 8, 2011, in Abidjan, Ivory CoastChris Hondros, Getty Images
April 20, 2011, in Misurata, LibyaTim Hetherington, Freelance
April 20, 2011, in Misurata, LibyaKarim Fakhrawi, Al-Wasat
April 12, 2011, in Manama, BahrainZakariya Rashid Hassan al-Ashiri, Freelance
April 9, 2011, in Al-Dair, BahrainLuciano Leitão Pedrosa, TV Vitória and Radio Metropolitana FM
April 9, 2011, in Vitória de Santo Antão, BrazilAnton Hammerl, Freelance
April 5, 2011, in an area near Brega, LibyaSabah al-Bazi, Al-Arabiya
March 29, 2011, in Tikrit, IraqMuammar Khadir Abdelwahad, Al-Ayn
March 29, 2011, in Tikrit, IraqLuis Emanuel Ruiz Carrillo, La Prensa
March 25, 2011, in Monterrey, MexicoMohammed al-Nabbous, Libya Al-Hurra TV
March 19, 2011, in Benghazi, LibyaJamal al-Sharaabi, Al-Masdar
March 18, 2011, in Sana’a, YemenAli Hassan al-Jaber, Al-Jazeera
March 13, 2011, in an area near Benghazi, LibyaNoel López Olguín, Freelance
March 2011, in Chinameca, MexicoMohamed al-Hamdani, Al-Itijah
February 24, 2011, in Ramadi, IraqAhmad Mohamed Mahmoud, Al-Ta'awun
February 4, 2011, in Cairo, EgyptGerardo Ortega, DWAR
January 24, 2011, in Puerto Princesa City, PhilippinesLucas Mebrouk Dolega, European Pressphoto Agency
January 17, 2011, in Tunis, TunisiaWali Khan Babar, Geo TV
January 13, 2011, in Karachi, Pakistan5 Media Workers Killed in 2011
Terminology explainedFuad al-Shamri, Al-Saeeda TV
October 22, 2011, in Sana’a, YemenFarah Hassan Sahal, Radio Simba
August 4, 2011, in Mogadishu, SomaliaMohamed Shaglouf, freelance
March 15, 2011, in Ajdabiya, LibyaMarcel Legré, La Refondation
February 28, 2011, in Koumassi, Ivory CoastRodolfo Ochoa Moreno, Grupo Multimedios Laguna
February 9, 2011, in Torreón, Mexico35 Journalists Killed in 2011/Motive Unconfirmed
Terminology explainedLuz Marina Paz Villalobos, Cadena Hondureña de Noticias
December 6, 2011, in Tegucigalpa, HondurasCharles Ingabire, Inyenyeri News
December 1, 2011, in an area near Kampala, UgandaRoy Bagtikan Gallego, freelance
October 14, 2011, in Lianga, PhilippinesLi Xiang, Luoyang TV
September 19, 2011, in Luoyang, ChinaJosé Oquendo Reyes, Radio Alas Peruanas, BTV Canal 45
September 14, 2011, in Pueblo Nuevo, PeruValderlei Canuto Leandro, Radio Frontera
September 1, 2011, in Tabatinga, BrazilHumberto Millán Salazar , A Discusión, Radio Fórmula
August 24 or 25, 2011, in Culiacán, MexicoNiel Jimena, DYRI-RMN Radio
August 22, 2011, in E.B. Magalona, PhilippinesMuneer Shakir, Online News Network, Sabzbaat TV
August 14, 2011, in Khuzdar, PakistanYolanda Ordaz de la Cruz, Notiver
July 2011, in Veracruz, MexicoAuro Ida, Olhar Direto, Midianews
July 21, 2011, in Cuiabá, BrazilNery Geremías Orellana, Radio Joconguera, Radio Progreso
July 14, 2011, in Lempira, HondurasLuis Eduardo Gómez, Freelance
June 30, 2011, in Arboletes, ColombiaWitness-Patchelly Kambale Musonia, freelance
June 22, 2011, in Kirumba, Democratic Republic of the CongoMisael López Solana, Notiver
June 20, 2011, in Veracruz, MexicoMiguel Ángel López Velasco, Notiver
June 20, 2011, in Veracruz, MexicoIbrahim Foday, The Exclusive
June 12, 2011, in an area near Grafton, Sierra LeoneJyotirmoy Dey, Midday
June 11, 2011, in Powai, IndiaLuis Ernesto Mendoza Cerrato, Channel 24
May 19, 2011, in Danlí, HondurasYensi Roberto Ordoñez Galdámez, Channel 14
May 18 or 19, 2011, in Nueva Concepción, GuatemalaWilfred Iván Ojeda, El Clarín
May 17, 2011, in La Victoria, VenezuelaHéctor Francisco Medina Polanco, Omega Visión
May 11, 2011, in San Pedro Sula, HondurasValério Nascimento, Panorama Geral
May 3, 2011, in Rio Claro, BrazilJulio Castillo Narváez, Ollantay Radio
May 3, 2011, in Virú, PeruAlfredo Antonio Hurtado, Canal 33
April 25, 2011, in Ilopango, El SalvadorDavid Niño de Guzmán, Agencia de Noticias Fides
April 20, 2011, in La Paz, BoliviaTaha Hameed, Al-Massar TV
April 8, 2011, in Baghdad, IraqZaman Ibrahim, Daily Extra News
April 2, 2011, in Karachi, PakistanMaria Len Flores Somera, DZME
March 24, 2011, in Malabon City, PhilippinesMerardo Alejandro Romero Chávez, La Voz de Ytakyry
March 3, 2011, in Ytakyry, ParaguayUmesh Rajput, Nai Dunia
February 22, 2011, in Raipur, IndiaAbdost Rind, freelance
February 18, 2011, in Turbat, PakistanHilal al-Ahmadi, Freelance
February 17, 2011, in Mosul, IraqLe Hoang Hung, Nguoi Lao Dong
January 30, 2011, in Ho Chi Minh City, VietnamIlyas Nizzar, Darwanth
January 3, 2011, in Pidarak, PakistanCPJ’s Global Campaign Against Impunity is underwritten by
