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Commenting on the occasion of World Press Freedom Day in 2008, Foreign Secretary David Miliband said: "During the past year 172 journalists and media workers were killed doing their jobs, the highest number since 1994. Everyone of those deaths is a terrible blow not just for the families of those killed, but for press freedom. Today I want to re-state Britain's commitment to promote, defend, and protect the right of journalists to do their job without fear of reprisal. "The freedom to receive and pass on reliable and accurate information is fundamentally important to democratic government. Such information empowers people to take responsibility for the state of affairs in their countries, to participate in democratic processes and to hold their governments to account." |