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Journalists in exile 2012

Crisis in East Africa

Fifty-seven journalists fled their country in the past year, with Somalia sending the greatest number into exile. Journalists also fled Ethiopia, Eritrea, and Rwanda--mostly for Kenya and Uganda. Exiles in East Africa must grapple with poverty and fear. A CPJ special report by María Salazar-Ferro and Tom Rhodes

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Reports | Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Colombia, El Salvador, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory, Kenya, Madagascar, Mexico, Nepal, Nigeria, Pakistan, Russia, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Venezuela

Philippines, Somalia fuel record death toll

CPJ survey finds at least 68 journalists killed in 2009

Family members of journalists killed in the Maguindanao massacre. (Reuters)

New York, December 17, 2009—At least 68 journalists worldwide were killed for their work in 2009, the highest yearly tally ever documented by the Committee to Protect Journalists, the organization said in its year-end analysis. The record toll was driven in large part by the election-related slaughter of more than 30 media workers in the Philippine province of Maguindanao, the deadliest event for the press in CPJ history.

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Reports | Afghanistan, Botswana, Canada, Colombia, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Haiti, Iran, Journalist Assistance, Kenya, Liberia, Pakistan, Rwanda, South Africa, Uzbekistan, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Journalists in Exile: 2007

At least three journalists a month flee their home countries to escape threats of violence, imprisonment, or harassment. By Elisabeth Witchel and Karen Phillips

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Dangerous Assignments | Eritrea, Ethiopia, Journalist Assistance, Kenya, South Africa, Sudan, Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe's Exiled Press

By Elisabeth Witchel

Uprooted journalists struggle to keep careers, independent reporting alive.

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Dangerous Assignments | Kenya

Radio Interference

By Wacuka Mungai

Why does the president of Kenya want to ban private vernacular broadcasting?

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Dangerous Assignments | Algeria, China, Cuba, Indonesia, Kenya, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, Slovakia, Tajikistan, Turkey

CPJ Names Ten Worst "Enemies of the Press" on World Press Freedom Day, May 3

NEW YORK --The leaders of China, Nigeria, and Turkey are among 10 world figures identified by the U.S. based Committee to Protect Journalists as "Enemies of the Press." All are responsible for brutal campaigns against journalists and press freedom, as documented by CPJ in its ongoing monitoring of press freedom violations worldwide. The Enemies of the Press list is released annually on May 3, World Press Freedom Day.

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Dangerous Assignments | Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria, Zambia

Press Faces Hard Times in Africa: Repression Persists in Many Countries

By Howard W. French

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Dangerous Assignments | Algeria, Argentina, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bosnia, Brazil, Burundi, Cambodia, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Egypt, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guatemala, Indonesia, Iraq, Kenya, Kuwait, Libya, Mexico, Nigeria, Pakistan, Paraguay, Peru, Qatar, Russia, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Sierra Leone, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Around the world: A regional look at the state of press freedom in 1995

Africa

For the third consecutive year, Ethiopia held more journalists in jail--31 at year's end--than any other country in Africa. Most were detained without charges.

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