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DAILY LIFE CASUALTIES     Charles Henri (Berlin). The relentless media coverage of many kidnapped and murdered journalists as a consequence of the war in Iraq brought it from behind the screen right into our living rooms: the harsh repression of journalistic inquiry in countries all over the world.    Each of the following figures published in a booklet by Reporters Without Borders, titled “The 2003 Global Press Freedom World Tour”, is a journalist on duty. Not all the countries of the continents are considered.    If there is someone who might not measure and appreciate their effort, we sure can! Africa 2 killed 4 imprisoned 29 arrested at least 22 physically attacked at least 6 threatened Cuba 30 imprisoned 5 arrested at least 5 physically attacked Latin America 4 killed 2 imprisoned 3 arrested 11 kidnapped at least 8 physically attacked at least 31 threatened Asia 27 imprisoned 25 arrested at least 117 physically attacked Middle East 13 killed 2 missing 17 wounded 1 kidnapped 49 imprisoned 42 arrested at least 18 physically attacked Russia 3 killed 1 missing 2 imprisoned 2 kidnapped 12 arrested at least 18 physically attacked at least 1 threatened