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Every week the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) is compiling a list of the top news articles from across the world in which it is mentioned.

Every week the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) is compiling a list of the top news articles from across the world in which it is mentioned. Read some of the news highlights from Friday 5th January to Friday 12th January. 1) Trump: Lies and bombast totally out of control. By Kevin Kintz, The News Tribune  2) The rise of fake news in the Middle East & beyond. The Jerusalem Post  3) 81 reporters have been killed in 2017 as threats soared, world journalism group says. Kaplan Herald  4) Journalist Taha Siddiqui assaulted, 'narrowly escapes' abduction bid. By Kristina Tyler, Alive for Football  5) Philippines Most Dangerous Country in Southeast Asia for Journalists. By Pascal Laureyn, Inter Press Service  6) Media observer for Kurdistan: Cases of violations against journalists in 2017 rose to 230. Rudaw  7) Philippines Most Dangerous Country in Southeast Asia for Journalists. By Pascal Laureyn, ReliefWeb  8) How journalists get together for freedom of media and peace journalism. The Southern Times  9) Journalist Taha Siddiqui assaulted by armed men, escapes abduction. By Elias Hubbard, Click Lancashire  10) Filipinas es el peor país para la prensa en Asia sudoriental. By Pascal Laureyn, Rebelion  11) Riga épinglé par la Fédération des journalistes pour l'expulsion de reporters russes. Sputnik News  12) La FIP condena el "dramático incremento" de las violaciones contra medios y periodistas palestinos en 2017. Cuatro  13) Una periodista renunció por la desigualdad salarial. Lmneuquen  14) Criminalidad en México afecta la libertad de expresión: Emmanuel Macron. Breaking  15) ‘La letal mordaza electoral’, columna Inter-diálogos del Colectivo de Periodistas Por La Paz. Rabiaytinta   16) Asesinan a un periodista de El Universal en la Ciudad de México. RT  17) FIP: Mass dismissals of workers in public media in Argentina. Cronica Viva  18) Alto poder | A Ricardo Anaya ya lo llaman el “hitlercito” por autoritario. By Manuel Mejido, El Sol de Mexico 

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