Media rights watchdog Reporters Without Borders (RWB) said Wednesday 71 journalists were killed in 2013, a slight fall from the previous year, but there was a surge in kidnappings.
“Syria, Somalia and Pakistan retained their position among the world´s five deadliest countries for the media,” the Paris-based watchdog said in its annual round-up of press freedom violations.
“They were joined this year by India and the Philippines, which replaced Mexico and Brazil, although the number of journalists killed in Brazil, five, was the same as last year.
“Overall, the number of journalists killed in connection with their work this year fell by 20 percent compared with 2012, which was an ‘exceptionally deadly’ year with a total of 88 deaths,” RSF said.
Edited: M Ahmad Tauqir
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