Total number of deaths rises to 69,with France ranking as the second most unsafe country for reporters after Syria thanks to the Charlie Hebdo attack
Islamic militant groups were responsible for the deaths of two-fifths of journalists killed in 2015, as the total number dying during the year rose to 69. More than two-thirds of those killed for their reporting between 1January and 23 December were murdered, and a higher proportion than any time in the past three years,according to the annual report from the Committee to Protect Journalists.
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Source: theguardian.com