This year, 45 journalists have been murdered worldwide in connection with their work, 17 of them in the current war in the Middle East alone.
The organization Reporters Without Borders (RSF) admitted that this was the lowest number since 2002. There were a total of 33 at the time. In 2022 that number would be 61. “But that should not obscure the fact that in every war journalists and reporters have a pay a high price for their reporting.”
“Shockingly high number”
Regarding Gaza, Reporters Without Borders spoke of a “frighteningly high number”: “At least 17 media workers have been arrested since October 7 in the Palestinian territories – exclusively in the Gaza Strip (13) – in Israel (1) and in Lebanon (3). ) killed in connection with their work. This brings the total number of deaths in war zones this year to 23, compared to 20 last year.”
According to the information, media workers also lost their lives while reporting on armed conflicts in the African countries of Cameroon, Mali and Sudan, as well as in Syria and Ukraine.
“The decline can be partly explained and for certain regions by an improvement in the safety of media professionals,” RSF explains. “Today they are generally better trained and equipped for use in armed conflict.” Even in areas without armed conflict, media workers are now better protected.
“No structural improvement”
The number of murdered journalists in Latin America fell noticeably, from 26 in 2022 to six in 2023. “Yet there can be no structural improvement in the security situation in the region,” RSF notes.
Deaths peaked in 2012 and 2013. At the time, more than 140 people from the media industry died, mainly in Syria and Iraq.
Source: Krone
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