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Islamic militants responsible for 40 per cent of journalist deaths in 2015

on Dec 30, 2015 | 0 comments

By Jessica Goodfellow

A total of 69 journalists have died in 2015, with Islamic militant groups being held accountable for 40 per cent of those deaths.

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) found in its annual analysis that Islamic militant groups, such as Islamic State (IS) and Al-Qaeda, were responsible for 28 journalist deaths worldwide in 2015.

Nine of these deaths took place in France, largely due to the attack at the offices of satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo in Paris in January, for which Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula claimed responsibility. France was second only to Syria as the most dangerous country for the press Read full story ›

Source: The Drum