2022 witnessed a devastating decline in journalists’ safety, as 66 journalists and media workers worldwide were killed in connection with their profession.
RSF's round-up shows that the number of journalist detained in 2022 is 13.4% higher than the figure for last year. Of those currently in detention, 78 are women - a rise of nearly 30% compared to 2021.
A record total of 533 journalists are currently detained worldwide, according to the annual round-up of violence and abuses against journalists published by Reporters Without Borders (RSF). The number of those killed has increased again this year – to 57– while 65 journalists are being held hostage and 49 are missing.
United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) in Afghanistan has announced that Belgium has donated three million euros to the Afghanistan Humanitarian Fund. On Tuesday, UNOCHA expressed appreciation for the Belgian aid package for the needy in Afghanistan and called for more humanitarian aid to the people of this country. According to