Last year 129 media employees were killed in the line of duty, according to the International Federation of Journalists, which is calling on governments to do more to investigate news workers' deaths.

"Behind each tragic death is a story of widespread intimidation and violence against journalists being carried out on a scale never seen before," said Aidan White, IFJ General Secretary. "We honour each of those who have died, from the dedicated and courageous correspondents to the support staff who make up the media team."

The federation said new international rules are needed to force independent investigations of media killings. Its report covers incidents in 34 countries, including the war in Iraq. It plans a worldwide protest April 8, the second anniversary of the killing of two journalists at the Palestine Hotel in Baghdad.


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