25 novembro 2002

VITAMEDIAS
World Press Freedom Review 2002: The global press freedom situation has once more deteriorated this past year. [...]
40 media professionals have been killed so far in 2002 with Colombia again in the first position (10), Russia again in the second position (4) and Mexico (3) and the Philippines (3) most seriously hit.
At least 119 journalists remained jailed at 1 November, against 111 at the same date last year, with Nepal as the front-runner (24), Eritrea as the runner-up (18) and the three steady jailors, Burma (15), China (11), and Iran (10) just behind.
Up to 1 November, WAN had issued almost 200 protests against serious violations of press freedom in more than 80 countries.