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Syria and France Said to Be Deadliest for Journalists in 2015 Syria and France Said to Be Deadliest for Journalists in 2015
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At least 69 journalists were killed in the line of duty this year, and Islamic militant groups such as the Islamic State and Al Qaeda were responsible for 40 percent of the deaths, a press advocacy group reported Tuesday.At least 69 journalists were killed in the line of duty this year, and Islamic militant groups such as the Islamic State and Al Qaeda were responsible for 40 percent of the deaths, a press advocacy group reported Tuesday.
The group, the Committee to Protect Journalists, said in its annual tally that it was still investigating the deaths of 26 other journalists this year to determine if they were related to their work.The group, the Committee to Protect Journalists, said in its annual tally that it was still investigating the deaths of 26 other journalists this year to determine if they were related to their work.
The documented total is slightly higher this year than last, when 61 journalists were killed worldwide, the group said.The documented total is slightly higher this year than last, when 61 journalists were killed worldwide, the group said.
France, where Qaeda militants killed eight staff members at the Charlie Hebdo satirical newspaper in January, was the second-deadliest country for journalists in 2015 after Syria, where 13 journalists were killed. France, where militants killed eight staff members at the Charlie Hebdo satirical newspaper in January, was the second-deadliest country for journalists in 2015 after Syria, where 13 journalists were killed.
The killings were widely dispersed geographically, the group said, with five journalists killed in each of five countries: Bangladesh, Brazil, Iraq, South Sudan and Yemen.The killings were widely dispersed geographically, the group said, with five journalists killed in each of five countries: Bangladesh, Brazil, Iraq, South Sudan and Yemen.
But for the first time in seven years, the group did not document the killing of any journalists in the Philippines for work they had been doing. It said it was investigating the cases of at least seven journalists who died in the Philippines under unclear circumstances.But for the first time in seven years, the group did not document the killing of any journalists in the Philippines for work they had been doing. It said it was investigating the cases of at least seven journalists who died in the Philippines under unclear circumstances.
While the number of journalists killed in Syria has fallen compared with recent years — 17 in 2014, 29 in 2013 and 31 in 2012, according to the group’s accounting — the decline partly reflects the reluctance of many news organizations to risk sending staff members there because of war, lawlessness and the threat of abduction and death. Many Syrian journalists have fled into exile.While the number of journalists killed in Syria has fallen compared with recent years — 17 in 2014, 29 in 2013 and 31 in 2012, according to the group’s accounting — the decline partly reflects the reluctance of many news organizations to risk sending staff members there because of war, lawlessness and the threat of abduction and death. Many Syrian journalists have fled into exile.
The decline also reflects what the group called the difficulties of researching cases in Syria and other places upended by violent conflict, including Iraq, Libya and Yemen.The decline also reflects what the group called the difficulties of researching cases in Syria and other places upended by violent conflict, including Iraq, Libya and Yemen.
In the Middle East, the group said, it “received reports of dozens more journalists killed, but is unable to independently confirm that the individuals have in fact died, and if so, whether journalist work was the reason.”In the Middle East, the group said, it “received reports of dozens more journalists killed, but is unable to independently confirm that the individuals have in fact died, and if so, whether journalist work was the reason.”
Journalists who dared to try to document atrocities by the Islamic State extremist group seemed to be singled out this year. In October, the Islamic State killed two Syrian journalists, Fares Hammadi and Ibrahim Abdel Qader, who were both living in Turkey. Mr. Qader was a co-founder of Raqqa Is Being Slaughtered Silently, an activist group that opposes the Islamic State and was recently honored with the Committee to Protect Journalists’ International Press Freedom Award.Journalists who dared to try to document atrocities by the Islamic State extremist group seemed to be singled out this year. In October, the Islamic State killed two Syrian journalists, Fares Hammadi and Ibrahim Abdel Qader, who were both living in Turkey. Mr. Qader was a co-founder of Raqqa Is Being Slaughtered Silently, an activist group that opposes the Islamic State and was recently honored with the Committee to Protect Journalists’ International Press Freedom Award.
Another member of Mr. Qader’s group, Ahmad Mohammed al-Mousa, was killed on Dec. 16 in Idlib, in northern Syria. And on Sunday, a Syrian journalist who had directed a documentary film about Raqqa Is Being Slaughtered Silently was killed in Gaziantep, in southern Turkey, a day before he and his family were to fly to France, where they were seeking asylum. Unconfirmed accounts said he was shot.Another member of Mr. Qader’s group, Ahmad Mohammed al-Mousa, was killed on Dec. 16 in Idlib, in northern Syria. And on Sunday, a Syrian journalist who had directed a documentary film about Raqqa Is Being Slaughtered Silently was killed in Gaziantep, in southern Turkey, a day before he and his family were to fly to France, where they were seeking asylum. Unconfirmed accounts said he was shot.