66 journalists killed whilst reporting over past year, says RSF
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) installed a giant container in front of the Eiffel Tower in Paris on Tuesday (December 16) as they published their report on press freedom in the world, which says 66 journalists have been killed while reporting since the beginning of 2014.
The report says 119 journalists were kidnapped this year, which is 35 percent up from last year and 40 journalists are being held hostage.
Large banners with RSF's findings stood in front of the Eiffel Tower and one poster carried names of slain and kidnapped journalists across the world, including that of American journalist James Foley who was beheaded by Islamic State militants in August.
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