2. Philippines
Shockingly 73 journalists have been killed covering the Filipino corruption, crime, and politics beats since 1992.
Almost half of all victims are taken captive and tortured. 69% of perpetrators are suspected to be government officials, and 90% of them operate with complete impunity.
Broadcaster Romeo Olea was murdered in Iriga City, Philippines on June 13, 2011, apparently in retaliation for harsh commentaries of a political clan during the May 2010 elections.
Following death threats at his home, Olea's wife Raquel begged him to soften his reports, but he told her ‘if he stopped doing exposes, nobody else will do the job.”
3. Algeria
60 correspondents have been killed in Algeria since 1992, three quarters of whom were killed by ‘unknown' attackers.
The journalists' beats covered a variety of issues, but unlike other entries on this list, reprisals for ‘culture' pieces account for 17% of killings.
Victims' jobs run the gamut from camera operator to publisher/owner, and 98% of suspected perpetrators operate with complete impunity.
Reporters Allaoua M'barak, Mohamed Dorbane, and Djamel Derraz all worked for the daily newspaper Le Soir d'Algérie. They were killed in Algiers when a car bomb exploded outside a presses building.
Three other daily newspapers had offices in the same building, and at least 15 other people died.
4. Russia
Print journalists make up 70% of all murdered journalists in Russia since 1992, and their beats cover a lot of ground, ranging from corruption and politics to war, crime, and business.
Frighteningly, ‘unknown' is tied with ‘criminal groups' to lead the suspected perpetrator list, followed closely by government officials. Murderers of journalists in Russia enjoy a 91% complete impunity rating.
Anastasiya Baburova was a freelance reporter contributing to the Novaya Gazeta, a Moscow newspaper.
She was shot at 3pm on a street within walking distance of the Kremlin on January 19, 2009.
She had just covered a press conference by noted human rights lawyer Stanislav Markelov, who denounced the early release of a Russian Army officer convicted for abducting and killing a Chechen girl in 2000.
