The number of journalists killed worldwide has significantly increased in 2022, after recording a decline over the previous three years, the UN’s cultural body said in a report on Monday. UNESCO reported the deaths of 86 journalists last year, with 19 killed in Mexico alone, followed by 10 in Ukraine and
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Nearly 1,700 journalists killed over past 20 years: RSF
Nearly 1,700 journalists have been killed worldwide over the past 20 years, an average of more than 80 a year, according to an analysis published by Reporters Without Borders. The two decades between 2003 and 2022 were "especially deadly decades for those in the service of the right to inform", said
Physical attacks on European journalists grow as they report on COVID
Rising numbers of European journalists are facing dangerous physical attacks as they try to cover news stories, according to recent reports. Data from the Council of Europe safety of journalists platform shows that physical attacks on journalists more than doubled between 2019 and 2021 – with 33 attacks being recorded