Results for killing of journalists [Issa Sikiti da Silva] Despite the slight decrease last year in the number of journalists killed across the globe, a heated debate continues to rage on about the massive impunity surrounding these killings, as analysts decry governments' lack of action, and more journalists flee their homelands and threaten to quit the profession. 17 Jan 2011 09:35 According to research by the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA), sixty-six journalists and other media workers were killed worldwide because of their professional activities in 2010, with Mexico and Pakistan emerging as the most deadly countries for journalists. 14 Jan 2011 08:00 |
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