Somalia: Unesco Chief Alarmed By Upsurge in Killing of Journalists in Somalia

2 November 2012

The head of the United Nations agency tasked with defending press freedom today expressed her concern and anger over the killing of five journalists in Somalia in the past week.

"I am horrified by the sudden upsurge of violence targeting the media in Somalia," said the Director-General of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Irina Bokova, adding that the killings are an outrage against the whole nation.

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