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106 gedode journalisten dit jaar
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Meer dan 100 journalisten zijn gedood in 2007, de Vereniging van de Wereld van Kranten wereldwijd gezegd in zijn halfjaarlijks rapport over vandaag gepubliceerde persvrijheid.
Honderd zes journalisten stierven op plicht in 28 landen, 45 van hen gedood in Irak, waar 150 media arbeiders hun leven sinds 2003 hebben verloren.
Het aantal journalisten gedood in 2007 nadert vorig jaar verslag 110 sterfgevallen.
Het omstandige rapport kan worden gelezen hier. De lijst van journalisten gedood, met details over hun gevallen, kan worden gevonden hier.
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Journalists in Latin America continue to be the victims of murder, threats and harassment when investigating sensitive subjects such as corruption and drug trafficking. Government persecution and legal actions also hinder the work of the press, which nevertheless continues its unyielding battle for freedom of information.
In the Middle East and North Africa, there are a growing number of independent newspapers that do not shy away from criticising the authorities and questioning the lack of democracy. Nonetheless, the general media scene is plagued by strict government control and legal action taken against anyone who dares question those in power.
More and more journalists in sub-Saharan Africa are prosecuted and jailed on charges of “endangering state security,” whereas harsh repression through “insult laws” and criminal defamation continues. These repressive measures are the target of a new initiative from WAN and the World Editors Forum to improve conditions for journalists on the continent: the Declaration of Table Mountain, www.declarationoftablemountain.org/….
Hostility toward independent and opposition media and attempts to silence them can again be seen in parts of Europe and Central Asia. Spurious charges of “extremism” and “anti-state” criminal charges remained an effective tool to hinder critical reporting.
Asia is home to some of the most repressive regimes in the world, which suppress all dissident voices and forbid any form of independent media. Simmering ethnic, political and religious tensions exist in a number of countries.
The Paris-based WAN, the global organisation for the newspaper industry, defends and promotes press freedom and the professional and business interests of newspapers world-wide. Representing 18,000 newspapers, its membership includes 76 national newspaper associations, newspaper companies and individual newspaper executives in 102 countries, 12 news agencies and 10 regional and world-wide press groups.
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