A way of honouring the courage and determination of men and women who lose their lives while reporting on conflicts, challenging governments or investigating corruption and crime, WAN-IFRA’s figures include all media workers killed in the line of duty or targeted because of their work. They also include cases where the motive is unsure or where official investigations have not been completed.

(Cases are listed by region and order of country)

17 MEDIA EMPLOYEES KILLED SO FAR IN 2013

For 2012 figures, click here.

For 2011 figures, click here.

For previous years, click here.

AFRICA: 2

Somalia (2)
January 18
Abdihared Osman ADen, producer, Shabelle Media Network

April 21
Mohamed Ibrahim Raage, reporter and producer, Radio Mogadishu and Somali National Television

AMERICAS: 4

Brazil (3)
February 22
Malfaldo Bezerra Goes, radio host, FM Rio Jaguaribe

March 8
Rodrigo Neto de Faria, journalist, Radio Vanguardia and Vale do Aço

April 14
Walgney Assis Carvalho, freelancer, Vale do Aço

Mexico (1)
March 3
Jaime Guadalupe González Domínguez, editor, OjinagaNoticias

ASIA: 5

Pakistan (5)
January 10
Imran Shaikh, senior cameraman, Samaa TV

January 10
Saif ur Rehman, senior reporter, Samaa TV

January 10
Mirza Iqbal Hussain, photographer, News Network International

February 27
Malik Mumtaz, journalist, Geo News television and News International

March 1
Mahmut Jan Afridi, journalist, head of the Kalat Press Club

April 16
Aslam Durrani, journalist, Daily Pakistan in Peshawar.

EUROPE & CENTRAL ASIA: 1

April 8
Mikhail Beketov, Khimkinskaya Pravda, Russia

MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA: 4

Syria (4)
January 4
Suhail Mahmoud al-Ali, news editor and reporter, Dunya TV

January 17
Yves Debay, journalist, Assault online newsmagazine

January 18
Mohamed al-Mesalma, a.k.a. Mohamed al-Hourani, broadcast reporter, Al-Jazeera

February 24
Olivier Voisin, photographer, freelancer