94 journalists killed in 2010 action: report

At least 94 journalists died in violence this year,the International Federation of Journalists said .

At least 94 journalists died in violence this year,the International Federation of Journalists said today,adding that Pakistan was the most dangerous place in 2010 for media workers.

Journalists and media personnel remain prime targets for political extremists,gangsters and terrorists, the Brussels-based organisation said in a report,adding that The death toll came at the hands of targeted killings,bomb attacks and crossfire incidents, it said.

In 2009,the total was 139 journalists.

The IFJ said 15 media workers died in Pakistan this year,adding that the majority of the annual fatalities comprised victims of violence connected to the insurgency war in Pakistan,the drug war in Mexico as well as the political unrest in Honduras. The list was issued two days after Danish and Swedish intelligence agencies said they foiled an attack plot against the daily that published cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed.

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Nearly 100 journalists killed is a heavy loss which ought to stir the world governments into action to offer better protection to journalists, said Jim Boumelha,IFJ president.

The full list is available on the IFJ site at: http://www.ifj.org/assets/docs/205/203/5d21bcd-97a13cb.pdf rt/ach

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