More Than 100 Journalists Killed This Year [View All]

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Journalists participate in a ceremony in memory of Maria Jose Bravo, 24, in Managua, Nicaragua, Nov, 11, 2004. Bravo, a journalist correspondent of La Prensa newspaper, was assassinated in the middle of a commotion between members of the Liberal Constitutional Party, PLC, and Republic Alliance, APRE, in the Municipal Electoral Center in Juigalpa.

BRUSSELS, Belgium — More than 100 journalists have been killed since January, making 2004 the most deadly year for journalists in a decade, an international media rights group said.

The slayings of three journalists in recent days in Ivory Coast, Nicaragua and the Philippines pushed this year's total to 101, the International Federation of Journalists said Friday.

"2004 is turning out to be one of the most bloody years on record," said Aidan White, the federation's general secretary. "The crisis of news safety has reached an intolerable level and must be addressed urgently."

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