#Paris: #Media #freedom #organization #Reporters #Without #Borders said on Tuesday that the beheading of journalists by terror group #Islamic State ally #ISIS in 2014 showed that reporters face a dangerous new threat.
The #Paris-based group in an annual report said that the overall number of #journalists killed around the #world was down 7% on 2013, to 66, the nature of some of the killing was of great concern.
It said, “The Reporters Without Borders round-up for 2014 highlights an evolution in the nature of violence against journalists and the way certain kinds, including carefully-staged threats and beheadings, are being used for very clear purposes.”
“Rarely reporters have been murdered with such a barbaric sense of propaganda, shocking the entire world.”
#Syria was the deadliest country for journalists in 2014 where 15 journalists were killed followed by #Palestinian territories, especially #Gaza, then eastern #Ukraine, #Iraq and #Libya.
The report also found that #China is the country where most journalists were #jailed, followed by #Eritrea, #Iran, #Egypt and #Syria.
The number of journalists kidnapped rose 37% this year to 119, of which 90% were local reporters, with most cases in the Middle East and North #Africa.
Bureau Report
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