Dark year for journalists: Report

By: Rediff, November 15, 2005 Terming it as a "dark year" for press with 51 journalists having lost their lives in the line of duty so far, the World Association of Newspapers has claimed that Asia was the worst region in the world for practising journalism. Over 500 journalists have also been arrested during 2005. Asia remained the worst region in the world for practicing journalism, considering the number of news persons prosecuted, lack of independent media outlets, and government repression of press freedom, the association said.

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