101 Journalists, Media Staff Killed So Far in 2007
BBC News' Petru Clej reported July 4, 2006, that "The abduction and captivity of the BBC correspondent Alan Johnston in Gaza [Palestine] has highlighted the dangers journalists are facing all over the world."
Johnson was freed July 4, 2007, after 114 days in captivity at the hands of the so-called Army of Islam, which Haaretz correspondent Avi Issacharoff calls "the "institutional" name taken on by the bandit Doghmush clan." See "Analysis: Lucky for Johnston, Hamas kept its promise."
The Palestinian organization Hamas, which controls the Gaza Strip, made the clan an offer they couldn't refuse.
Clej noted that, "2007 is already on course to surpass 2006 as the deadliest year for journalists."
Clej also noted that, "according to the International News Safety Institute (INSI), 101 journalists and media staff lost their lives in the first six months of this year."
"Last year, 168 journalists were killed while on duty," Clej wrote, adding: "Iraq is by far the deadliest country, accounting for 40% of fatalities."
To read more, please see "Journalism: A dangerous profession."
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