4. Pakistan, Iraq, Syria,
Afghanistan
proved to be the life-
taking places for the
media persons.
5. It has been reported
that since 1992, 947
journalists were
killed.
6. Number of deaths of
journalists in last few
years
Year No. of deaths
2010 94
2011 106
2012 (so far) 70
7. Violence against journalists
by the actor and the non
actors has continued to be a
problem in India. Many
Indian journalists are
threatened for their lives,
covering certain issues.
8. Amaan Farooq, a photographer with
Greater Kashmir was beaten and left
with the injury in his leg by the police
in Srinagar on January 6,2010, when
he was covering a police operation.
Azhar qadri, a reporter with the
Kashmir Tribune newspaper was
beaten and arrested by police while
covering a protest in Srinagar on 26
september, 2012.