In 2013, 89 journalists were killed around the world while doing their jobs. The deadliest regions were Africa with 27 deaths and the Middle East/North Africa with 23 deaths. Many of those killed were local reporters covering conflicts in countries like Syria, Somalia, Iraq, and the Central African Republic.
3. CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
Elisabeth Blanche Olofio, Radio Journalist
CONGO
Guylain Chanjabo, Journalist
CÔTE D’IVOIRE
Desire Oue, Magazine Editor
KENYA
Bernard Wesonga, Journalist
4. MALI
Ghislaine Dupont, Journalist (French)
Claude Verlon, Sound Engineer (French)
NIGERIA
Ikechukwu Udendu, Editor
SOMALIA
Abdihared Osman Aden, TV/Radio Journalist
Liban Abdullahi Farah, TV Journalist
Mohamed Hassan Habeeb, Journalist
Mohamed Ali Nuhurkey, Journalist
Mohamed Ibrahim Raage, TV/Radio Journalist
5. SOMALIA (CONT’D)
Ahmed Sharif, Radio Technician
Mohamed Mohamud Tima’ade, TV Journalist
TANZANIA
Issa Ngumba, Radio Journalist
7. BRAZIL
Walgney Assis Carvalho, Freelance Photojournalist
Mafaldo Bizarre Gois, Radio Journalist
Rodrigo Neto de Faria, Journalist
Renato Machado Gonçalves, Radio Host/Owner
Cláudio Moleiro de Souza, Radio Station Manager
COLOMBIA
Édison Alberto Molina, Radio Host/Lawyer
GUATEMALA
Carlos Alberto Orellana Chavez, Radio Talk Host
Luis de Jesús Lima, Radio Journalist
Luis Alberto Lemus Ruano, Journalist/Media Owner
Jaime Napoleón Jarquín Duarte, Journalist
8. HAITI
Pierre-Richard Alexandre, Radio Journalist
HONDURAS
Anibal Barrow, Radio Talk Host
Manuel Murillo Varela, Camera Operator
MEXICO
Daniel Alejandro Martinez Balzaldúa, Photojournalist
Alberto López Bello, Print and Radio Journalist
Jaime Guadalupe González Dominguez, Editor
Mario Ricardo Chávez, Journalist
11. AFGHANISTAN
Mohammad Mohsin Hashimi, Radio Technician
BANGLEDESH
Ahmed Rajib Haider, Freelance Journalist
INDIA
Ranjit Choudhary, Newspaper Manager
Narendra Dabholkar, Editor
Nemi Chand Jain, Journalist
Israr, Freelance Photographer
Rajesh Verma, TV Journalist/Camera Operator
Rakesh Sharma, Journalist
Sujit Bhattacharya, Newspaper Proof Reader
12. PAKISTAN
Mehmood Jan Afridi, Journalist
Aslam Durrani, Editor
Mirza Iqbal Hussain, Photojournalist
Ahmed Ali Joiya, Journalist
Saif ur Rehman, TV Journalist
Imran Shaikh, Camera Operator
Malik Mumtaz Khan, Journalist
Ayub Khan Khattak, Journalist
PHILIPPINES
Mario Vendiola Baylosis, Radio Journalist
Richard Ko, Journalist
Boniface Loreto, Journalist
Mario Sy, Freelance Photojournalist
13. PHILIPPINES (CONT’D)
Jesus “Jessie” Tabanao, Radio Host
Fernando “Naning” Solijon, Radio Anchorman
Vergel Bico, Editor
Joas Dignos, Radio Journalist
RUSSIA
Akhmednabi Akhmednabiev, Deputy Editor/Reporter
Mikhail Beketov, Journalist