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December 19, 2016

CPJ: 74 Reporters Killed in 2016
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The Committee to Protect Journalists says a total of 74 reporters were
killed in 2016. The report finds 53 journalists were deliberately
targeted and murdered for their work, while another 21 were killed while
reporting, largely in conflict zones. The deadliest countries for
journalists were, in order, Syria, Afghanistan, Mexico, Iraq and Yemen.
Mexico was the deadliest country not officially at war, with nine
journalists killed, including crime reporter Anabel Flores Salazar, who
was kidnapped in Veracruz in February and found dead along the side of
the road in a neighboring state the following day.


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