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Iraqis walk in the funeral procession of Yussef Sattar, a local journalist and activist who was reportedly killed while covering anti-government demonstrations, in Baghdad, 21 January 2020, AYMAN HENNA/AFP via Getty Images Of the 50 journalists killed in connection with their work, 84% were knowingly targeted and deliberately murdered. The five deadliest countries were Mexico, Iraq, Afghanistan, India and Pakistan.
This statement was originally published on rsf.org on 28 December 2020.
A total of 50 journalists were killed worldwide in 2020, according to the second part of the annual round-up of abusive treatment and violence against journalists, published today by Reporters Without Borders (RSF). While the number of journalists killed in countries at war continues to fall, more are being murdered in countries not at war.
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