Reporters Without Borders reports that 2005 was a brutal year for journalists; 63 journalists and five media assistants were killed, while 1,308 were assaulted or threatened. Iraq, where 24 journalists and five media assistants were killed, was the most treacherous location for journalists, having claimed the lives of 76 journalists and media assistants since the beginning of the conflict there in March of 2003.
—Mimi Hanaoka
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