101 journalists killed in 2010

International Press Institute (IPI) has released statistics show that 101 journalists killed while working around the globe in 2010.

British photographer Tim Hetherington (center) are operational in the city Misrata, Libya, before they were killed on 20 / 4. Photo: AFP
Accordingly, the panel dangerous areas for journalists in Asia, where 40 people perished in the continent, including 15 people in Pakistan. Dangerous place for reporters Monday that America, with 23 deaths on the continent last year, most are in Mexico (12 persons) and Honduras (10), AFP reported.
"Although reducing the number of journalists killed in 2009 compared to nine people, but this is still the second highest figure since statistics began to be established in the 90s last century," a report by IPI period.
International Press Institute also noted that some countries that journalists killed has increased, meaning that the threat to journalists while on a wider operation.
In five years, a total of 472 journalists were killed worldwide, mostly concentrated in dangerous places like Iraq and the Philippines. 2009, 32 journalists were killed in a massacre in the Philippines when they are involved in reporting on a candidate in local elections Maguindanao province.
According to vnexpress