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Crime & Unpunishment: Why journalists fear for their safety

PARLER SANS CRAINTE FOBOPHTB HABLAR SIN RIESGO CTPAXA SAFE TO SPEAK SECURING FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION IN ALL MEDIA NO MATTER IF YOU'RE A BLOGGER, A NEWS REPORTER OR JUST SOMEONE WITH AN OPINION, YOUR FREEDOM TO EXPRESS YOURSELF IS A FUNDAMENTAL HUMAN RIGHT. YOU ARE FREE TO SEEK, SEND OR RECEIVE INFORMATION AND TO SHARE IDEAS WITH OTHERS THROUGH ANY MEDIA. PRESS JOURNALIST SAFETY = FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION EVERY DAY, JOURNALISTS RISK THEIR LIVES TO BRING US THE NEWS. THEIR WORK IS ESSENTIAL TO CREATING A MORE PEACEFUL AND DEMOCRATIC WORLD WHERE EVERYONE CAN SEEK OUT FACTS, SHARE IDEAS AND EXPRESS THEIR OPINIONS. THE THREAT TO JOURNALISTS 1 OVER 600 JOURNALIST OR 95% MEDIA WORKER KILLED JOURNALISTS AND MEDIA EVERY WEEK OF VICTIMS ARE WORKERS HAVE BEEN KILLED IN FOR BRINGING NEWS LOCAL MEDIA WORKERS THE LAST 10YEARS TO THE PUBLIC COVERING LOCAL STORIES JOURNALIST DEATHS BY REGION 2006-2012 EUROPE AND NORTH AMERICA 5% ARAB STATES ASIA AND THE PACIFIC 32% 32% AFRICA 1 12% LATIN AMERICA 95% AND THE CARIBBEAN 121 JOURNALISTS KILLED BETWEEN 2006 -2012 UNESCO'S DIRECTOR-GENERAL 121 CONDEMNED THE KILLINGS OF 121 JOURNALISTS IN 2012 – ALMOST DOUBLE THE KILLINGS 77 IN 2010 AND 2011. 70 65 62 59 48 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 IMPUNITY ONLY 1 IN 10 CASES OF CRIMES AGAINST JOURNALISTS, SOCIAL MEDIA PRODUCERS & MEDIA WORKERS HAS LED TO A CONVICTION. THE CYCLE OF IMPUNITY THE FAILURE TO BRING PERPETRATORS TO JUSTICE CREATES A VICIOUS CYCLE. 1 A JOURNALIST IS ATTACKED (2 ... CREATING SELF-CENSORSHIP (6)..EMBOLDENING IN THE MEDIA, IN SOCIAL MEDIA ATTACKERS WHO FOR REPORTING AND IN COMMUNITIES... SEE LITTLE RISK CORRUPTION... OF PUNISHMENT... 3 ... A CLIMATE OF FEAR BLOCKS SOCIETY FROM GETTING THE TRUTH... .DENYING JUSTICE TO THE VICTIM... (5) .WEAKENING FAITH IN THE JUDICIAL SYSTEM.. GET INVOLVED! SAFE TO BLOG WORLD PRESS FREEDOM DAY ON 3 MAY, STAND UP FOR FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION IN ALL MEDIA. HELP UNESCO SPREAD THE WORD THROUGH YOUR FAVORITE SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNEL. #WPFD #PRESSFREEDOM #JOURNOSAFE FREE SAFE то UPLOAD FREE TO POST TO WATCH ШЕН ONLINE VIDEO Educaloral Secieraic and. eden Da Cur Organasion. LEARN ABOUT WHAT THE UN IS DOING, AND HOW YOU CAN HELP: THE SAFETY OF JOURNALISTS AND THE ISSUE OF IMPUNITY UN PLAN OF ACTION ON THE SAFETY OF JOURNALISTS AND THE ISSUE OF IMPUNITY THIS ACTION PLAN WILL HELP TO CREATE OF A FREE AND SAFE ENVIRONMENT FOR JOURNALISTS AND TO STRENGTHEN PEACE, DEMOCRACY AND DEVELOPMENT WORLDWIDE. www.unesco.org/webworld/en/UN-plan-safety OUNESCO 2013 | DESIGN BY BEN STANFORD ШИН www.UNESCO.ORG United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization . World Press Freedom Day

Crime & Unpunishment: Why journalists fear for their safety

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JOURNALISTS MAY ADAPT THIS GRAPHIC BY DOWNLOADING THE AI FILE HERE & CITING UNESCO/BEN STANFORD AS CREDITS: http://bitly.com/forthemedia_pressfreedom Too many journalists are paying with their li...

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