શું લાગે છે? આપણો નંબર પાકીસ્તાનથી આગળ અને દુનીયામાં ચોથો. વાંચો રોઈટરના સમાચાર

શું લાગે છે? આપણો નંબર પાકીસ્તાનથી આગળ અને દુનીયામાં ચોથો. વાંચો રોઈટરના સમાચાર

(Reuters) - One hundred and thirty-four journalists and media support staff were killed while on reporting assignments last year, with India fourth on the list of countries with the most number of deaths, the London-based International News Safety Institute (INSI) said on Tuesday.

Most of those killed were targeted deliberately.

Of these, 65 died covering armed conflicts - primarily in Syria, where 20 were killed, and Iraq, where the death total was 16 - while 51 were killed in peacetime covering issues like crime and corruption, and 18 died in accidents.

After Syria and Iraq, cited by the Institute as the most dangerous countries for journalists last year, came Philippines with 14 deaths, India with 13 and Pakistan with 9.

The total was down from 152 deaths recorded in 2012, but there was an accompanying rise in assaults, threats and kidnappings directed at journalists which largely go unreported, said the INSI study, "Killing the Messenger."

http://in.reuters.com/article/2014/02/19/india-media-journalists-deaths-idINDEEA1H0H920140219