In 2023, 45 journalists were killed while performing their professional duties - Reporters without Borders
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In 2023 (11 months before December 1), 45 journalists were killed while performing their professional duties. This is stated in the annual report of the organization Reporters Without Borders.
In 11 months of 2023, 45 journalists were killed in the line of duty 45 journalists were killed in the line of duty. This is stated in the annual report of the group "Reporters without Reporters Without Borders, UNN reports.
The number of journalists killed in the line of duty duties has decreased this year, despite the deaths of reporters in the Gaza Strip over the 6
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As noted, this year the least number of journalists has been killed since 2002 when the number of journalists killed was 33. The organization explains the decrease in the number of deaths by a significant decrease in the number of deaths of media representatives in Latin America.
For comparison, last year, while 61 journalists were killed in the line of duty last year. And in 2012, 140 journalists were killed. 140 journalists were killed.
We observe a regular decrease in the number of deaths of journalists, and we are very far from the figure of 140 journalists who were killed in 2012 and again in 2013
According to him, the decrease in fatalities cases is also due to the efforts of intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations to fight to fight impunity, as well as greater "prudence" of the journalists themselves.
To recap
During the the full-scale invasion in Ukraine, 63 journalists were killed. 14 media workers were killed while performing while performing their professional duties, 9 were civilian victims of the of the occupiers. And 40 journalists were killed in the ranks of the Ukrainian Defense Forces.
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