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More than 80 journalists flee their home countries in the last year. Iraq and Somalia are the hardest hit. By Elisbeth Witchel and Karen Phillips
Committee to Protect Journalists
Special Reports
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Reports
| Afghanistan, Canada, China, Colombia, Cuba, France, Haiti, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Journalist Assistance, Mexico, Rwanda, Somalia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Syria, Uganda, Uzbekistan, Zimbabwe
Reports
| Algeria, Benin, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt, France, Germany, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Lebanon, Mexico, Missing, Nepal, Russia, Rwanda, Serbia, Uganda, Ukraine
CPJ research indicates that the following journalists have disappeared while doing their work. Although some of them are feared dead, no bodies have been found, and they are therefore not classified as "Killed." If a journalist disappeared after being held in government custody, CPJ classifies him or her as "Imprisoned" as a way to hold the government accountable for the journalist's fate.
Dangerous Assignments
| Belarus, Burma, Central Asia, China, Cuba, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, France, Guinea, Libya, Spain, Syria, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam
See updated list of 10 Most Censored Countries at http://cpj.org/reports/2012/05/10-most-censored-countries.php. |
China, Cuba, two African nations are top jailers of journalists.
Ethiopian crackdown fuels worldwide increase; U.S. is 6th among nations.
Ethiopian crackdown fuels worldwide increase; U.S. is 6th among nations.
Senegal's leaders promise new rights, while its laws deny them.
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In Togo, journalists are skeptical but see opportunity in the regime's bid to By Adam Posluns with reporting by Alexis Arieff |
| With 37 years in power, Togolese President Gnassingbé Eyadéma is Africa's longest-serving head of state. Even after the country introduced multiparty elections more than a decade ago, Eyadéma and his ruling party, Rassemblement du Peuple Togolais (RPT), managed to dominate politics and muzzle opposition voices in this West African nation. The RPT's ironfisted tactics and numerous human rights abuses led the European Union (EU) to suspend cooperation with Togo in 1993. |
On the front lines of international journalism, local fixers face growing dangers, and their western employers face tougher questions. By Elisabeth Witchel
As journalists become targets more often,a reporter finds a bunker mentality taking hold among the press corps.
By P. Mitchell Prothero
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