Reporters without frontiers rounds up 2007 with the news that 86 journalists lost their lives around the world.
These are the statistics
In 2007:
86 journalists and 20 media assistants were killed
887 arrested
1,511 physically attacked or threatened
67 journalists kidnapped
528 media outlets censored
Online:
37 bloggers were arrested
21 physically attacked
2,676 websites shut down or suspended
47 of those killed were in Iraq,6 in Somalia and six in Pakistan.
On top of that at least 2 journalists a day were arrested,mostly in Pakistan,Cuba and Iran.In cyberspace over 2600 sites were shut down,the main culprits,China.Burma and Syria.
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