RP deadliest for journalists

April 14, 2008  --  Got something to say?
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NEW YORK The Committee to Protect Journalists says Russia is the worlds third deadliest country for the press. CPJ also identifies countries such as the Philippines and Colombia, two strong U.S. allies, as among the deadliest for the press. It said they are fourth and fifth, right behind Russia. Iraq is the worlds deadliest country for journalists in the aftermath of the U.S. invasion.

Joel Simon, executive director of CPJ, said it has highlighted Russia, as it has the Philippines and Colombia, not only because of the number of murders but because of these nations inability to successfully prosecute these cases. Russia has gained convictions in one journalist murder out of 14 since 2000. The Philippines and Colombia have had similarly deficient records, he added.

Simon said journalists deaths are, of course, not the only measure of press freedom. Thats why CPJ has spoken out against censorship in Burma and North Korea, and court harassment of the press in the United States and Brazil.

CPJ said the recurring murders of journalists and the failure of authorities in Russia , the Philippines , and Colombia to prosecute the killers is a fundamental attack on the right of people to receive and impart information freely. Our research on journalist murders in Russia and countries around the world is available on our Web site, www.cpj.org.


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