Reporters Without Borders Publishes 2014 Round-Up of Violence Against Journalists

Reporters Without Borders published its round-up of abuses against journalists in 2014. According to RWB’s tally, 66 journalists were murdered, bringing to 720 the number of journalists killed in connection with their work in the past 10 years. A total of 119 journalists were kidnapped in 2014, an increase of more than 35 percent on last year’s figure. Forty journalists are currently being held hostage.