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Over the past year, 7,568 people were abducted in Nigeria, with kidnappers demanding the equivalent of over US$6 million in ransom, according to a new report by SBM Intelligence, a Nigerian consulting firm. Experts blame unemployment and corruption for the dramatic spike in kidnapping incidents.

Unesco joint research dating back 15 years found violence and intimidation against about 750 reporters and 44 murders

Serious violence fell substantially in England and Wales last year, a study has shown.