Recent Cases of Journalists in Danger

As the last post suggests there have been many recent incidents of journalists being kidnapped or killed while reporting abroad. Here I'll post some links about the more significant cases and some overall statistics and information you should look at when researching for this topic.

• This is a site that tracks all incidents related to press safety, and has regional/country reports on the issue. It's a very useful starting point.
• Reporters Without Borders, an NGO which works for press freedom and security globally.
• Here are the vital statistics on journalist deaths, kidnappings etc for 2009.
• A great article (with case studies) from the BBC on 'Reporting from the Danger Zones'.
• Another general article from the BBC on journalist safety.

Now for the particular cases:

• French journalists kidnapped in Afghanistan.
• British and Spanish journalists kidnapped in Somalia.
• Constant murders of Philippine journalists.
• Video interview on the role of reporting during the Iran elections.

There have been a lot more cases of journalist kidnappings and murders over the past 10 years, and you can find them easily on the BBC by typing in some keywords in their search bar. I hope the above help, and good luck with further research!