A Vicious Cycle

the threat to, journalists has become 1,080 ONE DEATH PER WEEK Journalists have been killed since 1992.. A VICIOUS CYCLE average rate a journalist or me dia worker is killed, for bringing news to the public ATTACK 88% IMPUNITY literally getting away with murdér 211 journalists are currently jailed worldwide 950 CLIMATE OF FEAR ..murdered with impunity DEATHS BY REGION 2006-2012 U.S. CLEARANCE RATES 2009: 77 Europe and North Percentage of cases where criminal is charged in U.S.: 2006: 70 America: 4% (25 deaths) For violent crimes- 37.% murder offenses 59.9% of forcitle rape offenses 71.9% 2010: 65 ASSASSINATED JOURNALISTS Arab States: 32% (190 deaths) offenses 2011: 62 Africa: (76 deat hs) For property crimes 2007: 59 % of butheft offenses 88.1% of mo tor vehicle theft offenses Latin America and the Caribbean: 214 (123 deaths) Asia and 2008: 46 Pacific: WORLDWIDE BY YEAR (179 deaths) .which means you are as likely to get away with stealing ă as you ăre killing a journalist abroad the u.s., 2013: 91 2012: 123 DEATHS BY SEX Print 244 deaths(41%) DEATHS BY TYPE Men 94% Television 154 deaths (26%) Cross Platfom 31 deaths (5%) Local journalists: 94% DEATHS ΒYΡE ΟF MEDIA Women: 6% Foreign corre spondents: 6% Web 41 de aths (7%) Radio 123 deaths (21%) "Murder is the ultimate form of censorship" ACTION END II INFORMATION NOVEMBER 2014 international day to end impunity for crimes against journalists AWARENESS -committee to protect journalists support publicize inv estigate advocate Sources:CP; FBt UNESCO; Reporters Withoút Borders