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This year was ‘deadliest year’ for journalists

Journalists stand a demonstration demanding punishment for the killers of more than 30 colleagues, during the celebration of the Day of the Journalist in Tegucigalpa, Honduras on May 25, 2012. (AFP)

2012 was the “deadliest year for journalists”, said the International Press Institute on Monday, with the highest number of deaths recorded since the media watchdog began its annual tally. The year had “been marked by an appalling and disturbing truth: an unprecedented 132 journalists were killed in the line of…

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103 journalists killed in 2011: watchdog

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VIENNA — A total of 103 journalists were killed in 2011, with Mexico the most dangerous place to work for the media, a Vienna-based press watchdog said Thursday. This was the second highest toll on record after 2009, when 110 journalists were killed while covering a story. “The numbers are…

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