AFP, Paris

At least 86 journalists were killed around the world in 2007, the highest number since 1994, with Iraq, Somalia and Pakistan topping the list of most dangerous places, according to a report released Wednesday by Reporters Without Borders (RSF).
Scores of journalists faced kidnapping, arrest and mass censorship, while dozens of cyber-dissidents were put behind bars, as governments clamped down on press freedom, the Paris-based watchdog reported.
More than half of those killed last year–48–were journalists from the Middle East and Africa, while 17 came from Asia, 12 from Africa, seven from the Americas and two from Europe and the former Soviet Union. [Read more]