According to Russian sources quoted by the International Press Institute (IPI), Kamalov is the fourth journalist killed in the Russian Federation this year alone.

UNESCO: MEDIA SERVICES

Late last year the International Press Institute put Sri Lanka on its watch-list of countries where the media's situation is precarious, along with Russia.

ECONOMIST: Sri Lanka

This message was echoed at a parallel roundtable discussion organized by the International Press Institute at the Presse Club Concordia in Vienna, at which panelists concluded that governments worldwide must take responsibility for ending the threat to journalist safety.

UNESCO: Communication and Information