Seventy journalists and media workers died in 2008 in the hours of duty, in their efforts, ie to inform the public of what is happening in the world. For another year, most journalists have left their last breath in Iraq, sygkek rimena 14. The truth is that compared to 2007, fewer deaths were recorded since then 95, and in 2006 was 110. Regarding 2009, already have lost their lives eleven journalists.
Below the names of the people of SMEs, «left» in duty in 2008
Afghanistan (2)
Abdul Samad Rohani, journalist, BBC
Carsten Thomassen, journalist, Dagbladet
Bolivia (1)
Carlos Quispe Quispe, journalist, Radio Municipal
Brazil (1)
Walter Lessa de Oliveira, cameraman, TV Assembléia
Cambodia (1)
Khim Sambo, journalist, Moneakseka Khmer
Croatia (2)
Ivo Pukanic, owner and editorial director
Niko Franjic, marketing director, Nacional
Democratic Republic of Congo (1)
Didace Namujimbo, journalist, Radio Okapi
Dominican Republic (1)
Normando Garcia Reyes, cameraman and producer, Teleunion
Georgia (3)
Stan Storimans, cameraman, RTL Nieuws
Alexander Klimchuk, journalist, Caucasus Images
Grigol Chikhladze, journalist, Russian Newsweek
Guatemala (1)
Jorge Mérida Pérez, correspondent, Prensa Libre
Honduras (1)
José Fernando Gonzáles, owner, station Radio Mega
India (7)
Sabina Sehgal Saikia, cultural commentator, The Times of India
Vikas Ranjan, journalist, Hindustan
Jagajit Saikia, journalist, Amar Asom
Konsam Rishikanta, trainee journalist, Imphal Free Press
Javed Ahmed Mir, cameraman, Channel 9
Ashok Sodhi, photojournalist, Daily Excelsior
Mohammed Muslimuddin, correspondent, Asomiya Pratidin
Iraq (14)
Dyar Abas Ahmed, correspondent, online news site Eye Iraq
Musab Mahmood al-Ezawi, senior correspondent Ahmed Salim Ihab Mu'd, cameramen, al-Sharqiya TV
Soran Mama Hama, journalist, Livin
Mohiddin Abdulhamid al-Nakib, journalist, Al-Iraqiya
Wissam Ali Ouda, journalist, Afaq TV
Haidar Hachem al-Husseini, journalist, Al-Charq
Sirwa Abdel Wahab, freelance journalist
Jassem Al-Battat, journalist, Al-Nakhil
Qassem Abdul Hussein al-Eqabi, head of public relations and distribution, Al-Muwaten
Shihab al-Tamimi, head of the Iraqi Journalists Syndicate
Hisham Mijawet Hamdan, journalist, Al-Siyassa wal-Karar
Alaa Abdulkarim Al-Fartoosi, cameraman, Al-Forat
Kenya (1)
Trent Keegan, freelance photojournalist
Mexico (5)
José Armando Rodríguez Carreón, crime reporter, El Diario
Miguel Angel Villa Gómez Valle, editor, Noticias de Michoacán
Alejandro Zenón Fonsesca Estrada, journalist, Exa FM
Teresa Bautista Merino, journalist, La Voz que Rompe el Silencio radio station
Felicitas Martinez Sanchez, journalist, La Voz que Rompe el Silencio radio station
Nepal (2)
Jagat Prasad Joshi, editor, Janadisha
Pushkar Bahadur Shrestha, publisher, Highway Weekly and New Season
Pakistan (7)
Abdul Razzak Johra, journalist, Royal TV
Abdul Aziz Shaheen, journalist, Azadi and Khabarkar
Mohammad Azim Leghari, journalist, newspaper Halchal and television station Dharti TV
Mohammed Ibrahim, journalist, Express TV and Daily Express
Khadim Hussain Sheikh, freelance, Sindh TV and Khabrein
Siraj Uddin, correspondent, The Nation
Abdus Samad Chishti Mujahid, photojournalist and columnist, weekly Akhbar-e-Jehan
Palestinian Territories (1)
Fadel Shana, cameraman, Reuters
Philippines (6)
Leonilo Mila, radio broadcaster, Radyo Natin
Aristeo Padrigao, commentator, Radyo Natin
Dennis Cuesta, programme director and anchor, DXMD radio station
Martin Roxas, programme director, DYVR radio station
Robert Sison, journalist, Regional Bulletin
Benefredo Acabal, columnist, The Filipino Newsmen
Russia (4)
Telman Alishayev, journalist, TV-Chirkei
Magomed Yevloyev, founder of a news website, www.ingushetiya.ru
Ilyas Shurpayev, correspondent, Russian state television's Channel One
Gadzhi Abashilov, head of the state radio and television company in Dagestan
Somalia (2)
Nasteh Dahi, journalist, BBC, Associated Press
Hassan Kafi Hared, reporter, Somali National News Agency
Sri Lanka (2)
Mohamed Rashmi, correspondent, Sirasa TV
Paranirupasingham Devakumar, journalist, Maharaja TV
Thailand (4)
Wallop Bounsampop, editor, Den Siam
Jaruek Rangcharoen, journalist, Matichon
Chalee Boonsawas, journalist, Thai Rath
Athiwat Chaiyanurat, journalist, Matichon
Venezuela (1)
Pierre Fould Gerges, vice president, daily Reporte Diario de la Economía
Deaths of journalists in recent years
1998: 28
1999: 70
2000: 53
2001: 60
2002: 46
2003: 53
2004: 72
2005: 58
2006: 110
2007: 95
2008: 70
Data from the organization World Association of Newspapers, which is based in Paris.
(*) WAN had not included in the list (which has seventy journalists) George Koiliari ERT, who fatally wounded a journalistic mission to Afghanistan in November and ended in Athens. So, the list goes now number 71. There may, of course, the journalists will be killed even more.
