AFP, Geneva
Record numbers of journalists have been killed around the world this year, with at least 110 dying in 27 countries, the media defence group Press Emblem Campaign (PEC) said Monday.
“This year’s tally represents a 14 percent increase over the 2006 figure,” said Secretary-General Blaise Lempen. “It is unacceptable. We strongly condemn these acts of violence.”
About two thirds of the deaths this year took place in major conflict zones, such as Iraq, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan and the Democratic Republic of Congo, according to the PEC study. [Read more]