(CJFE/IFEX) – The following is a 30 December 2002 CJFE media release: Fatal Attacks on the Media Claim 46 Lives in 2002, says CJFE Annual Report December 30 – In its annual report, Canadian Journalists for Free Expression (CJFE) mourns the death of 46 journalists and other media workers, who were killed because of their […]
(CJFE/IFEX) – The following is a 30 December 2002 CJFE media release:
Fatal Attacks on the Media Claim 46 Lives in 2002, says CJFE Annual Report
December 30 – In its annual report, Canadian Journalists for Free Expression (CJFE) mourns the death of 46 journalists and other media workers, who were killed because of their work in 2002. The report entitled “Casualties of Truth” documents these cases in 19 countries around the world.
Noting that although fewer journalists and media workers were killed in 2002 than the previous year – when 57 were killed – CJFE Executive Director Joel Ruimy comments, “The media continued to pay a heavy price in 2002 for reporting the truth.”
The report notes:
– Colombia continued to be the most dangerous country in which to be a journalist – 10 were murdered there this year, accounting for about one-fourth of the global total;
– Russia was the second most dangerous country, with seven violent deaths in 2002;
– Three journalists were killed in each of India, Mexico, Nepal, the Palestinian Territories and the Philippines.
To obtain a copy of the “Casualties of Truth” contact CJFE. An online version will be available shortly at www.cjfe.org.