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At least 46 journalists and bloggers killed in 2011
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Date: Tuesday Feb. 21, 2012 8:40 PM ET
NEW YORK — A leading advocacy group for journalists says a global coalition against censorship is needed to protect online journalists and bloggers who are being targeted by repressive governments.
The Committee to Protect Journalists said Tuesday at least 46 journalists died around the world in 2011, an increase from the estimate the group released in December.
CPJ said freelancers, bloggers and citizen journalists like those reporting in the Middle East have few resources to defend themselves against censorship and attacks. The New York-based group said authoritarian states are buying communications surveillance equipment from Western manufacturers and using it to monitor and target journalists and bloggers.
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