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2020: Dozens of journalists killed in targeted attacks
At least 50 journalists worldwide have lost their lives on the job this year, according to the annual report of media advocacy group Reporters Without Borders. The NGO has warned of an increase in targeted killings.
Mexico tops the list of dangerous countries for journalists I don t think it has ever been as scary as it is right now. Because it seems that all journalists are under threat, says Najib Sharifi, the head of the Afghan Journalists Safety Committee, in a short video interview with DW. He s been very busy these past few weeks and he looks exhausted.
Watchdog says 50 journalists killed in 2020, majority in countries not at war 2 minutes read
By Maria D. Valderrama
Paris, Dec 29 (efe-epa).- A total of 50 journalists were killed in connection with their work in 2020, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) said Tuesday, warning that more media persons were being murdered in countries not at war.
“More journalists are being killed in countries considered to be ‘at peace’,” RSF said in its annual report, highlighting such killings in Mexico, India, Pakistan, and the Philippines.
In a worrying comparison, the nonprofit said 58 percent of media fatalities in 2016 took place in war zones.
Now, only 32 percent of the fatalities are in war-torn countries such as Syria or Yemen or countries with low or medium-intensity conflicts such as Afghanistan and Iraq.