Russia’s war in Ukraine, chaos in Haiti, and violence by criminal groups in Mexico were some of the reasons for a sharp spike in the number of journalists killed during their work this year
67 journalists and media staff were killed while 375 of them are currently in prison around the world, revealed a new report released on Friday. The number of casualties increased from last year when 47 scribes lost their lives while doing their work around the world.
The Brussels-based International Federation of Journalists also tallied that 375 journalists are currently imprisoned for their work, with the highest number in China including Hong Kong, in Myanmar, and in Turkey. As per the report, 365 journalists were behind bars last year.
Russia’s war in Ukraine, chaos in Haiti — where police opened fire on reporters protesting against the killing of a radio journalist and police detention of another journalist, and violence by criminal groups in Mexico were some of the reasons for a sharp spike in the number of journalists killed during their work.