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Sanad documents violations against Arab media personnel

By JT - Mar 02,2014 - Last updated at Mar 02,2014

AMMAN — In its January report on violations against media personnel in the region, Defenders of Media Freedom in the Arab World, Sanad, said there were 85 violations and attacks against 128 media personnel and 10 media institutions, according to a statement released by the Centre for Defending the Freedom of Journalists.

Sanad documented around 222 forms of aggression against press freedom, including six assassination attempts and six kidnap cases.

Three media personnel were killed in Egypt, Iraq and Libya in January, while 11 media activists were killed in Syria in the same month, according to the report.

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