There are at least 37 journalists were killed in this year in the world. Maximum journalists killed in Syria. 9 journalists killed there. After this country maximum journalists killed in Somalia. In Somalia there at least 8 journalists killed. Media specialists are very upset with this figure. They are wanting serious action against this kind of violation and brutal killing. They think that freedom of media were seriously hampered by this type of killing of media people. They are demanding instant action of these killing. The list of journalists killing are given below.
Bangladesh (2)
11 February 2012 – Sagar Sarwar – Massranga TV
11 February 2012 – Mehrun Runi – ATN Bangla television
Brazil (3)
23 April 2012 – Décio Sá – O Estado do Maranhão / Blog do Décio
12 February 2012 – Paulo Roberto Cardoso Rodrigues – Jornal da Praça
9 February 2012 – Mário Randolfo Marques Lopes – Vassouras na Net
India (2)
2 March 2012 – Rajesh Mishra – Media Raj
18 February 2012 – Chandrika Rai – Navbharat, The Hitavada
Indonesia (1)
8 April 2012 – Leiron Kogoya – Pasific Post, Papua Pos Nabire
Iraq (2)
30 July 2012 – Ghazwan Anas – Sama Al-Mossoul TV presenter
2 April 2012 – Kamiran Salaheddin – Salahaddin TV
Lebanon (1)
9 April 2012 – Ali Chaabane – Al-Jadeed TV
Mexico (5)
14 June 2012 – Víctor Báez – Milenio
18 May 2012 – Marco Antonio Ávila García – El Regional de Sonora et Diario Sonora de la Tarde
3 May 2012 – Gabriel Huge – Notiver
3 May 2012 – Guillermo Luna Varela – Veracruznews
28 April 2012 – Regina Martínez – Proceso
Nigeria (1)
20 January 2012 – Enenche Godwin Akogwu – Channels TV
Pakistan (1)
17 January 2012 – Mukarram Khan Atif – Deewa Radio, Dunya News
Philippines (1)
5 January 2012 – Christopher Guarin – Tatak News Nationwide, Radio dxMD
Somalia (8)
12 August 2012 – Mohamud Ali Keyre – Horyaalmedia.com
31 July 2012 – Abdi Jeylani Malaq – Universal TV
24 May 2012 – Ahmed Ado Anshur – Radio Shabelle
2 May 2012 – Farhan James Abdulle – Daljir Radio
5 April 2012 – Mahad Salad Adan – Voice of Hiran – Radio Shabelle
4 March 2012 – Ali Ahmed Abdi – Radio Galkayo – Somali Online
28 February 2012 – Abukar Hassan Mohamoud – Radio Somaliweyn
28 January 2012 – Hassan Osman Abdi – Shabelle Media Network
Syria (9)
22 August 2012 – Mossaab Mohamed Saeed Al-Odaallah – Tishreen
20 August 2012 – Mika Yamamoto – Japan Press
11 August 2012 – Ali Abbas – Head of internal affairs at the government news agency SANA
10 August 2012 – Hatem Abu Yehiah – Assistant cameraman for the pro-gouvernmental TV channel Al-Ikhbariya
3 August 2012 – Mohammad Saeed – Syrian national TV
22 February 2012 – Marie Colvin – Sunday Times
22 February 2012 – Rémi Ochlik – IP3 Press
11 January 2012 – Gilles Jacquier – France 2
2 January 2012 – Shoukri Ahmed Ratib Abu Bourghoul – Al-Thawra
Thailand (1)
12 January 2012 – Wisut “Ae Inside” Tangwittayaporn – freelance
Source: Reporters without Borders