Yaira Abbas.
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Web site of the International Federation of journalists shows that the organization represents about 600000 journalists from 134 countries and regions. The organization's statistical deaths include media workers, such as film crew members and programme hosts.
reporter became a terrorist target
the international press Federation, including the international press Federation, said that the number of martyr figures came only from the reporters and media workers recorded in the agency, and did not exclude the omission, "no organization dared to say that they have counted all (martyr)".
the phenomenon of last year's journalists martyrdom, Robert Mahoney, vice president of the New York based protection Journalists Association, said: "the Middle East has become the grave of journalists. Although the number of journalists martyrdom has decreased in some areas, the civil war in Syria and the re emergence of the Iraqi sectarian conflict have caused great casualties. The international community must persuade governments and armies to respect the journalists' civilian status and prosecute the murderers. "
media rights watchdog "Reporters Without Borders" said last December that 71 journalists were killed in 2013, slightly lower than last year, but the kidnapping of journalists has risen significantly.
is different from the unexpected victims of war or conflict in the past. In recent years, journalists have been targeted by some terrorist organizations or militants. The fatal danger: journalists and media workers martyrdom in 2013, published by the International Federation of journalists, reported that journalists were increasingly becoming a specific target for some terrorist organizations and militants. For example, French journalist Gislana Dupont and technician Claude Villelon were killed by a branch of "Al Qaeda" in Mali, and the Sara Hardin television channel of Tikrit, Iraq, was attacked by anti government forces in December 2013, and 5 journalists and employees were killed. In Syria, some armed forces have turned their guns to journalists in order to control the right to speak and guide public opinion.
last year, many media flocked to Egypt to report its turbulent political situation in the country, which also made it a hit place for journalists. Many journalists working in Egypt were worried about their lives and were forced to hide in name after being published by some media in their names and addresses.
in 2013, the International Federation of journalists also noted that only 1 journalists were killed in Afghanistan last year, compared with Pakistan, India and Philippines in the Asia Pacific region, which showed a safer country than in the past few years. However, the attack of two The Associated Press journalists shows that Afghanistan is still the "worst hit area" faced by journalists.
the threat of more
the International Federation of journalists in the report says women journalists are facing more serious violence. In 2013, 6 female journalists died and many women journalists were victims of sexual violence and sexual coercion.
for female journalists, reporting in turbulent countries or areas full of corruption and violence is a great danger. The International Federation of journalists has said the safety risks of women journalists are growing. Although only 5 of the 105 journalists who were killed in 2013 were women and another was killed in an interview, the cause of the data was probably due to the fact that most media thought that male journalists were more suitable to be sent to the unrest areas.
may face a different threat to women journalists in security, for example, female journalists may even be sexually assaulted by interviewees or acquaintances when they report international news events. In Egypt, for example, female journalists are most likely to be sexually assaulted during interviews with demonstrations and protests. Female journalists who are responsible for local news reports may be threatened by violence in their private lives, for example, in some cases, the enemy can reduce the credibility of the report by damaging the reputation of the female journalist.
some female journalists martyrdom in the last two years
Somali journalist Abdugadir
Egyptian journalist Habiba Abdelaziz Syria female journalist Yaira Abbas French journalist Jill DuPont day "battleground beauty journalist" Yamamoto Mika
last March 24th, only 21 years old Abdugadir, a female journalist, was shot in the streets of Muqdisho, the capital of Somalia, the third assassination of journalists in the country in 2013. Abdugadir was a journalist from a radio station in Somalia. Her work focused on human rights, especially women's rights and interests. She was killed on the way home after work. Two gunmen aimed at her shooting, and colleagues who witnessed the scene said she was shot 5 shots.