In total, 115 journalists from 29 countries died in 2022. Last year, 79 media workers were killed.
The number of journalists killed in the world in 2022 will increase by 45%. Anadolu reported this in connection with the non-governmental organization Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), which deals with issues of press freedom and the safety of journalists.
In total, 115 journalists from 29 countries died in 2022. Last year, 79 media workers were killed.
It is known that the number of dead journalists this year is the highest since 2018. Thus, in 2022, 39 media workers will die in Latin America, 37 in Europe, 30 in Asia, 7 in Africa and 2 in North America .
Since the start of the war in Ukraine, that is, since February 24 of this year, 34 media workers have died in this country.
In addition, a report published by the international organization Reporters Without Borders reports that 533 journalists are imprisoned worldwide. This is 13.4% higher than last year. Most of the jailed journalists were recorded in China (110 people).
It will be remembered that on December 1, 363 journalists remain in prison in the world.
It was previously reported that military journalist Yuri Lelyavsky died at the front in Ukraine.
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