In May 2012, the Monitoring Service received 25 reports. Fourteen of them describe the factual situation in the media in the light of social, legal and political environment; eight reports describe direct violations of rights of media professionals; and three reports describe conflicts and accusations against the media and journalists.

I. POLITICAL, SOCIAL, ADMINISTRATIVE AND LEGAL CLIMATE IN THE COUNTRY DEFINING THE FACTUAL SITUATION IN THE MEDIA

1. Public speeches and statements of superior officials defining the factual situation in the mass media

3 May
All media

On 3 May, the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and the UNESCE Secretary General Irina Bokova issued a joint statement on the occasion of the International Press Day.

The main message in this statement is that “Freedom of expression is one of our most precious rights. It underpins every other freedom and provides a foundation for human dignity. Free, pluralistic and independent media is essential for its exercise”.

“Media freedom entails the freedom to hold opinions and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers, as stated in Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. This freedom is essential for healthy and vibrant societies”, — the statement says.

The full text of the document is available at: http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0021/002160/216003e.pdf

31 May
The Parliament of Tajikistan, Dushanbe

On 31 May, deputies of the Tajik Parliament’s lower chamber unanimously supported the initiative of the President Emomali Rakhmon on abolishing Articles 135 and 136 (libel and insult respectively) of the Tajik Criminal Code.

Makhmadali Vatanov, head of the legislation and human rights committee under the Parliament said that “decriminalization of the articles in question will be for the benefit of the freedom of speech and democracy”.

2. Factual situation in the media and freedom of speech

2 May
Freedom House, US-based NGO

Tajikistan is rated 171-st among the 197 countries in the Freedom of Press rating of the US-based NGO Freedom House.

According to the latest report issued by the organization, Russia and Azerbaijan are sharing the 172-nd position; Kazakhstan is rated 175-th, Belarus is 193-rd. Among the CIS countries, the lowest position belongs to Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan (195 and 196 respectively).

Freedom House conducted assessment in 197 countries around the globe; 66 countries are acknowledged as “fully free for the media”; 72 countries are seen as “partially free”; and 59 countries are non-free.

2 May
All media

The Tajik weekly Nigokh (#16, 2 May 2012) has published an article “Freedom and money” presenting an analysis of the financial environment of the Tajik printing media and the radio. The author states that the domestic media are financed by the government or by their founders. For example, the government newspaper Jumkhuriyat is published thrice a week (31 thousand copies). The so-called “independent” (private) newspapers are published mainly once a week; they keep afloat mainly due to advertisement and financial support from their founders.

The author also says that private newspapers are more popular and objective. The official government outlets publish mainly resolutions adopted by the President, the government and the Parliament, and eulogistic articles praising high-ranking officials.

The author comes to the conclusion that the government should seriously think about the information security and support the independent media.

28 May
Amnesty International

The international organization Amnesty International in its report on the situation in Tajikistan says that 2011, the government kept suppressing the independent mass media, it did not impede the spread of violence against women and did not support victims of violence.

The organization also observed the legal cases of Urunboi Usmanov, the BBC correspondent and Makhmadyusuf Ismoilov, correspondent of the Nuri Zindagi weekly. Usmanov was accused of collaboration with the extremist organization Hizb-ut-Tahrir, and Ismoilov spent many months in detention for “defaming” a public official.

Due to the interference and support of foreign human rights watchdogs and local media organizations, both journalists were released.

3. Journalists protecting their civil and professional rights

3 May
All media, Dushanbe

The Open Society Institute and the OSCE office on Dushanbe organized a conference in Tajikistan “Independent media: problems and potential solutions”. The conference was dedicated to the International Free Press Day.

Participants of the conference discussed a number of topical issues, such as the need of decriminalization of particular articles in the Tajik criminal code impeding the development of the mass media, the new draft law on the media, transition to digital broadcasting, etc.

16 May
The Nigokh weekly, Dushanbe

The Nigokh weekly (#8, 16 May) published the text of recommendations developed by Tajik media organizations at the national conference on the occasion of the International Free Press Day.

In their recommendations, media professionals supported the initiative of the President Emomali Rakhmon on decriminalization of Articles 135 and 136 of the Tajik Criminal Code. The media organizations also propose for the government to consider adopting particular incentives for the media.

18 May
The Tajik Media Council, Dushanbe

The Tajik Media Council presented its proposals to the government targeted to strengthening the freedom of speech. Khilvatshokhi Makhmud, Secretary General of the Media Council, told Radio Ozodi (Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty) that the recommendations presented to the government were jointly developed at the recent conference involving independent experts, representatives of the government and media professionals.

Mr. Makhmud also said that the list consisting of twelve proposals was also sent to the ministries of justice and culture, to the Justice Council, the TV and Radio Committee under the government and to the state communications service.

26 May
All media, Dushanbe

The Tajik National Association of Independent Mass Media conducted a training session on the topic “Free access to information for printing media editors in Central Asia”. The event was supported by UNESCO and the Kazakh human rights organization Adil-Soz.

Participants learned about methodologies and mechanisms of access to information.

25 May
Reporters Without Borders, Paris, France

A young journalist Daler Sharipov who works for TV Safina received financial assistance in the amount of $300 for medical treatment.

On 25 May, chairman of NANSMIT Nuriddin Karshiboev handed over the money to the young journalist, a victim of unknown assailants who attacked him earlier this month.

“The young journalist has suffered for his civil principles and professional activities”, — said Nuriddin Larshiboev.

II. VIOLATIONS OF RIGHTS IN THE MEDIA

1. Impediments to professional activities

18 May
TV & Radio Company Asia and TV and Radio Company Jahonoro, Khujand, Sughd province

Two Tajik TV companies filed a joint lawsuit against the international airport in the city of Khujand.

According to the lawyer Mukhabbat Juraeva who represents the broadcasting companies, the airport security officers are accused of violation of the constitutional right – namely, the access to information.

ON 4 March 2012, TV journalists were trying to learn about the reasons for delay of a plane. Security officers were rude, impolite and aggressive.

The complainants are seeking 100 thousand Somoni (about $23 thousand) in damages; besides that, they demand public apologies from the Khujand airport administration.

31 May
Ozoda Rakhmonova, deputy foreign minister, Dushanbe

On 25 2. Attack on a journalist

10 May
Daler Sharifov, TV Safina, Dushanbe

On 8 May, the journalist of TV Safina Daler Sharifov was attacked by unknown assailants. According to the journalists relatives, Daler and his friend went to a food store; several young men attacked them; and Daler regained consciousness in a hospital.

According to the law enforcement agency, one of the suspects is arrested, and Daler’s friend identified him. The Asia Plus news agency correspondents tried to receive comments from the Interior Ministry’s press service, but the attempt proved to be vain.

Daler’s relatives and friends say that the journalists was receiving phone calls and SMS messages with threats from anonymous individuals who insisted on having a meeting.

Daler Sharipov is a student at the Tajik National University, journalism faculty,. He also host a program Muoshirat at the state Safina TV channel. Besides that, he is the founder of an unregistered public movement Kadam Ba Kadam (step by step), which main goal is to fight corruption and nepotism.

16 May
Millat weekly, Dushanbe

The Millat weekly (#20, 16 May 2012) published an article about three cases of attacks against Tajik journalists, which took place in a very short period of time. The journalists who were beaten by unknown assailants are Daler Sharifov, correspondent of TV Safina, Ravshan Yormakhmadov, a member of the Tajik Union of Journalists and Salim Shamsiddinov, chairman of the Uzbek Ethnic Society in Khatlon province.

According to Millat, all these cases are planned actions targeted against journalists to intimidate them.

23 May
All media, Dushanbe

The Tajik media organizations express concern over the recent attacks against journalists. On 23 May, the Tajik Union of Journalist, the National Association of Independent Media, the Tajik Media Alliance, the Media Council, the Tajik Memorial Fund for Journalists and the public union “Journalist” issued a joint statement.

“Early in May, the media reported about three attacks against journalists and writers: Daler Sharifov, correspondent of TV Safina, Salim Shamsiddinov, chairman of the Uzbek Ethnic Society in Khatlon province and Ravshan Yormakhmadov, a member of the Tajik Union of Journalists”.

The Tajik media organizations called on the law enforcement agencies to conduct a thorough investigation, find the criminals and inform the public about the results.

3. Accusation of libel

31 May
Asia Plus weekly, Dushanbe

Head of the Renaissance Capital company Ismoil Rajabov filed a lawsuit against Khairullo Mirsaidov, the correspondent of the Asia Plus weekly and against Khairullo Khusainov, the representative of the Iranian company Vitana.

According to Rajabov’s lawyer, his client demands to bring the journalist and the entrepreneur to criminal responsibility on Article 135. part 3 (libel and accusation of committing grave crimes).

On 23 December 2010 and on 24 April 2012, the Asia Plus weekly published the articles “Relatives of honorable people” and “Relatives of honorable people — II”, where the head of Renaissance Capital is accused of racketeering and fraudulent appropriation of assets belonging to the Vitana Company.

On 27 December 2011 (long before the publication of the second article), the court dropped the charges against Ismoil Rajabov on three Articles of the Tajik Criminal Code – 246 (misappropriation of a loan), 268 (illegal use of funds), and 340 (document forgery).

In April, Asia Plus published another article saying that the Prosecutor General’s Office is going to launch another investigation into the case.

Khairullo Mirsaidov, the author of the articles says that he is ready to face the trial since his publications contain no libel. “I used the data received at a press conference held in December 2010 by the Iranian company and by the Iranian Embassy in Dushanbe”, — he said.

III. CONFLICTS, VIOLATIONS AND ALLEGED CRIMES

1. Protection of honor, dignity and business reputation

17 May
The Sino district court, Dushanbe

The Millat weekly (#20, 16 May 2012) reported that the judge of the Sino district court in Dushanbe sent a response to the article published on 18 April. The author of the article criticized the Tajik courts and judicial proceedings.

The judge required official apologies from the author Sadriddin Yorov; otherwise, the judge promised to file a lawsuit against the journalist and the newspaper on behalf of the judicial bodies.

MOSCOW – Moscow police say an investigation has been launched into the stabbing of a journalist who works for the Ekho Moskvy and Mayak radio station.

Reports say remarks the reporter made about Islam may have been a motive for the attack.

Hospital officials said journalist Sergei Aslanian sustained stab wounds late on May 28 when an unknown assailant attacked him with a knife after he was called to the front door of his apartment building.

Aslanian underwent surgery and doctors say his life is not in danger. Aslanian has told friends his attacker shouted: «You do not like Allah!»

Aslanian’s colleagues say he recently expressed some personal opinions regarding Islam on one of his programs.

The mufti of Moscow and central Russia, Albir Krganov, has condemned the violence against the reporter.

With reporting by Interfax and ITAR-TASS

http://www.rferl.org/content/journalist-stabbed-in-moscow/24596408.html

The Dart Center invites midcareer journalists to apply for the 2012 Ochberg Fellowship Program. For the first time the Fellowship is truly global, welcoming applications from midcareer journalists worldwide.

The Dart Center invites applictions for the 2012 Dart Center Ochberg Fellowships — a unique seminar program for journalists worldwide who want to deepen their knowledge of emotional trauma and psychological injury, and improve coverage of violence, conflict and tragedy.

Reporting responsibly and credibly on street crime and family violence, natural disasters and accidents, war and genocide is a great challenge. Since 1999 the Dart Center has offered the annual Ochberg Fellowships to outstanding midcareer journalists in all media interesting in exploring such critical issues.

The 2012 Ochberg Fellowship Program will be truly global, welcoming applications from Africa, the Mideast, and Asia along with North America, Australia and the Pacific, Latin America and Europe.

This year’s Ochberg Fellowship Program will begin Monday, October 22 and conclude Friday, October 26, 2012. Fellows attend an intensive weeklong program of seminars and discussions held at Columbia University in New York City. Program activities include background briefings by prominent interdisciplinary experts; conversations with journalist colleagues; and a host of other opportunities for intellectual engagement and peer learning.

The application deadline is July 20, 2012.

For more details on the Ochberg Fellowship program or apply, go to the Ochberg Fellowships Guidelines page.

IWPR

The Embassy of the United States of America is now accepting applications for the 2012 Alumni Grants Program. Alumni of all U.S. Government-funded exchange and training programs, including FLEX, UGRAD, Muskie, the International Visitor Leadership Program, Community Connections, Open World, USDA Cochran and FEP exchanges, Department of Commerce SABIT exchanges, and those of other implementers are eligible.

USG alumni must be registered on the State Alumni website to participate in 2012 Alumni Grants Program. You can easily and quickly register yourself at https://alumni.state.gov.

The purpose of the program is to provide grants to organizations that have USG alumni as members or to individual alumni for activities that support democratic advancement and economic reform in Tajikistan. The program aims to provide alumni with networking opportunities; to further the professional development of alumni and their colleagues and to assist alumni in implementing and disseminating the concepts learned during exchange programs. The amount of grants must not exceed $5,000 for organizations and $3,000 for individuals.
Funds may be used for the following:
· To initiate a public or community service program;
· To provide support for alumni association events;
· To organize training programs or conferences for professional colleagues and/or other alumni;
· To provide continued funding for existing alumni centers, and minimal start-up costs for alumni associations;
· To organize and plan networking events;
· To develop and publish curricula, textbooks, or related reference or educational materials;
· To publish public information pamphlets or brochures on topics that further USG assistance goals;
· To conduct other projects that support democratic and economic reform initiatives.

Projects NOT funded by the Alumni Program include those requested by non-USG alumni organizations and individuals, those relating to partisan political activity, charitable activity and/or humanitarian aid, fund-raising campaigns, commercial projects and those that duplicate existing projects. Grant proposals for international travel by alumni must include a substantial cost share and explain how the proposed travel will benefit the wider community.

Proposals must be received no later than June 15, 2012. Proposals should contain clearly formulated goals and target groups, and show the ability of the applying organization/individual to carry out the project aims. Proposals and SF form 424 attached separately should be submitted in English.

U.S. Embassy, Public Affairs Section
109 A Ismoili Somoni Avenue, Dushanbe, Tajikistan
Email: alumnitajikistan@state.gov

Application forms are available on our web site http://dushanbe.usembassy.gov/alumnigrants.html or can be requested by email. Please use the e-mail above for any questions.

http://dushanbe.usembassy.gov/alumnigrants.html

BISHKEK — A bronze monument to the late Kyrgyz opposition journalist Gennady Pavlyuk, who died two years ago after he was bound and thrown from a building, has been stolen.

A Kyrgyz Interior Ministry official told RFE/RL that the monument was most likely removed from its foundation late on May 20 or early the next day.

The monument was unveiled in the Kyrgyz capital Bishkek in October.

Pavlyuk, 51, who was of Russian origin, died several days after being thrown from a building in Almaty in December 2009.

His arms and legs had been bound.

His relatives and colleagues have alleged that the murder was politically motivated, as Pavlyuk had joined the opposition movement against former President Kurmanbek Bakiev and his government.

A former Kyrgyz security service officer and two Kazakh citizens were found guilty of involvement into Pavlyuk’s murder and sentenced to 17, 11, and 10 years, respectively, in October.

http://www.rferl.org/content/monument-to-slain-kyrgyz-journalist-stolen/24587773.html

Baku, 21 May 2012. The International Partnership Group for Azerbaijan (the IPGA), coordinated by ARTICLE 19, has launched its website www.AzerbaijanFreeXpression.org and Facebook and Twitter profiles ahead of this week’s Eurovision Song Competition, which will commence in Baku, Azerbaijan tomorrow, 22 May.

Looking behind the glitz of Eurovision, the IPGA website examines the alarming freedom of expression situation in Azerbaijan, where journalists and others face blackmail, intimidation, violence, and imprisonment for expressing critical views.

As the stage is set for the 57th Eurovision Song Contest, which will take place this week in Baku, the Azerbaijani authorities are working hard to promote a positive image abroad. But at home they are severely restricting the right to freedom of expression and other fundamental freedoms.

«As Eurovision approaches, our new website shows that the freedom of expression situation in Azerbaijan continues to worsen», said ARTICLE 19 Executive Director, Agnès Callamard. «The broadcast media is completely dominated by the state, leaving no room for independent voices. The organiser of Eurovision, the European Broadcasting Union, must end its policy of silence and hold the Azerbaijani authorities accountable for their freedom of expression violations.»

«With seven journalists behind bars, Azerbaijan is among the top 10 global jailers of the press», said CPJ Europe and Central Asia Program Coordinator Nina Ognianova. «This crackdown comes in the run-up to the Eurovision Song Contest, which will gather journalists from more than 40 participating countries and fix the world’s eyes on Azerbaijan. The significant resources official Baku has poured to polish the country’s image abroad will be meaningless without implementing systematic reforms to improve press freedom conditions at home. The immediate and unconditional release of our colleagues would be a good start.»

«In Azerbaijan, journalists become the targets of violence when they stand up in the face of pressure from the authorities», said Reporters Without Borders Director-General Olivier Basille. «These attacks have created a climate of intimidation that is all the more frightening because those responsible enjoy complete impunity. The murders of two journalists remain unsolved due to a lack of political will. The authorities must take action now to find their killers and bring them to justice».

Along with its website, today the IPGA is launching its Facebook and Twitter profiles, through which it will provide regular updates on freedom of expression developments in Azerbaijan.

NOTES TO EDITORS:

The IPGA is a coalition of international NGOs working to promote and protect freedom of expression in Azerbaijan. For more information about the Partnership, please contact ARTICLE 19 at +44 (0)207 324 2500 or ipga@article19.org.
The following IPGA spokespersons are available for interviews:
o Rebecca Vincent, IPGA Coordinator, ARTICLE 19, on +44 (0)20 7324 2500 (London, UK)

o Nina Ognianova, Europe and Central Asia Program Coordinator, Committee to Protect Journalists, on +7 964 513 7267 (Moscow, Russian Federation)

o Johann Bihr, Head of the Europe and Central Asia Desk, Reporters Without Borders, on +33 1 44 83 84 67 (Paris, France)

To follow the IPGA on the web, please visit www.azerbaijanfreeXpression.org, or find us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/AZfreeXpression or Twitter at @AZfreeXpression. The IPGA will be tweeting live during the Eurovision Song Contest final on 26 May 2012.
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It’s never a good time to be a government critic in Tajikistan, but this week has been particularly bad. Two critics have been violently attacked in separate incidents.

A leader of the minority Uzbek community in Khatlon Province, Salim Shamsiddinov, 57, was beaten with a metal pipe in broad daylight on May 5 near his home in Qurghon-Teppa.

Shamsiddinov told Radio Ozodi (Radio Liberty’s Tajik service) that he believes the attack, carried out by three athletic-looking men, was related to a recent interview he gave the newspaper “Millat,” where he criticized Tajik authorities for their “nationalist” position in dealing with rival Uzbekistan. (That statement so upset his allies that the day Shamsiddinov was attacked he was also dismissed from his post as deputy chairman of the Society of Uzbeks in Tajikistan.) He has also regularly criticized Tashkent’s approach to relations with Tajikistan. Uzbeks make up roughly 15 percent of Tajikistan’s population.

Separately, on May 7 in Dushanbe, television presenter Daler Sharipov was hospitalized in an attack by unknown assailants. Asia-Plus reports a suspect has been detained, but Sharipov’s friend, who witnessed the attack, says he is not certain the suspect is the assailant.

Sharipov, a fifth-year journalism student, hosts two popular talk shows on state television. Last week he announced he was creating an organization called Qadam ba Qadam (Step by Step) to draw attention to Tajikistan’s cronyism and corruption, RFE/RL reported. Radio Ozodi quoted Sharipov as saying he had recently received email threats from anonymous sources.

While there’s no direct evidence the attacks are related to Shamsiddinov’s or Sharipov’s work, they do testify to a trend in Tajikistan. Critics beware.

http://www.eurasianet.org/node/65378

WASHINGTON — Journalists from Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Iraq, Pakistan, and Russia are among 70 individuals who have been memorialized at a U.S. journalism museum for giving their lives to their profession in 2011.

Chris Wells, former senior vice president of Freedom Forum, a U.S.-based free press advocacy group, presided over the ceremony on May 14 at the Newseum in Washington, where the names are now inscribed on a memorial wall.

According to Wells, the diverse group of journalists had been «brought together in a fellowship [that] none of them would have chosen.»

«They spoke different languages; they worked in different spheres of news gathering,» she said. «Some of them were known to millions on the nightly news; some of them worked in anonymity. Some of them knew of impending danger, but many of them were surprised.

«The common thread that united them all was their commitment to journalism and the fact that they left us all too soon.»

According to the Newseum, seven journalists were killed in Iraq last year either while reporting or due to their work. Press watchdog groups say the country continues to rank as the most dangerous for journalists.

Violent Deaths

Among the fallen Iraqi journalists was Hilal Al-Ahmadi, 50, who was known for his reporting on financial and administrative corruption. He was killed by gunfire as he left his Mosul home in February 2011.

Sabah Al-Bazi, a correspondent for Al-Arabiyah television, was covering a provincial government building in Tikrit last year when gunmen seized control of the building and detonated bombs, explosive vests, and grenades. He was 30.

Seven Pakistani journalists killed last year — Nasrullah Khan Afridi, Wali Khan Babar, Shafiullah Khan, Asfandyar Abid Naveed, Faisal Qureshi, Javed Naseer Rind, and Syed Saleem Shahzad — were also recognized by the U.S. museum.

Shahzad, 40, had written about alleged links between the Pakistani Navy and Al-Qaeda before he was found dead southeast of Islamabad in May. Police said his body showed signs of torture.

While working as the Pakistan bureau chief for the Hong Kong-based «Asia Times Online,» Shahzad had gone missing just two days after he wrote an article asserting that Al-Qaeda had carried out an attack on a naval air base in Karachi to avenge the arrest of navy officers suspected of links with the terrorist organization.

RFE/RL’s Radio Mashaal reported that Shahzad had allegedly complained of threats by Pakistan’s powerful intelligence services before he was killed.

Shahzad’s murder sparked outrage around the world. Washington’s top military commander at the time, U.S. Admiral Michael Mullen, said the killing was «sanctioned» by the Pakistani government, a comment that strained U.S.-Pakistani ties.

RFE/RL Reporter Among The Dead

Also among the journalists remembered in Washington was Rafiq Tagi, a prominent writer and freelance reporter for RFE/RL’s Azerbaijani Service.

The 61-year-old died in hospital days after being stabbed by an unknown assailant in Baku in November.

A critic of political Islam in Azerbaijan and the theocratic regime in Iran, Tagi said before he died from his wounds that he thought the attack was related to an article he had written about human rights in the Islamic republic.

Khadzhimurad Kamalov, a prominent journalist in Russia’s North Caucasian republic of Daghestan, was also included on the memorial list.

The 46-year-old was editor and publisher of the «Chernovik» weekly, which had reported extensively on police abuses in the fight against an Islamist insurgency originating in neighboring Chechnya, which has since spread across the region.

He was killed in December outside the newspaper’s office when a masked assailant fired at him.

With this year’s additions, there are now 2,156 journalists honored on the Washington memorial, the first death dating from 1837.

Written by Richard Solash in Washington with RFE/RL reports

Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty

Источник: http://www.rferl.org/content/us_journalism_museum_honors_reporters_killed_in_action/24580755.html

WASHINGTON — The New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has urged world leaders to «hold Central Asian regimes responsible for denying global access to information by throwing critical reporters behind bars.»

CPJ Eurasia researcher Muzaffar Suleymanov made the call at a briefing of the U.S. Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, also known as the U.S. Helsinki Commission, and repeated in a subsequent CPJ statement.

Suleymanov highlighted the cases of Muhammad Bekjanov and Yusuf Ruzimuradov of the Uzbek opposition newspaper “Erk,” who have been in jail since 1999.

In Kyrgyzstan, Suleymanov also cited the case of Kyrgyz journalist Azimjon Askarov, who is serving a life sentence handed to him in 2010 after his investigative reporting ended the careers of several regional prosecutors and police officers.

http://www.rferl.org/content/cpj-calls-for-release-of-jailed-reporters-central-asia/24582061.html

An Azerbaijani freelance reporter for RFE/RL will become one of 70 journalists killed in action last year to be commemorated at a U.S. news and journalism museum.

Rafiq Tagi, 61, died in hospital days after being stabbed by an unknown assailant.

He said the attack was related to a critical article he had written about human rights in Iran.

Tagi’s name, together with the names of other journalists slain last year, will be inscribed on a special wall at the Washington-based Newseum during a ceremony on May 14.

The list includes a combined total of 14 journalists killed in Pakistan and Iraq, the two most dangerous countries for reporters in 2011.

Journalists from Afghanistan and the Russian republic of Daghestan will also be honored at the Newseum ceremony.

http://www.rferl.org/content/newseum_rafik_tagi/24578344.html