81 Journalists Killed in 2017

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31 December 2017, 22:15(8 years ago)

The world's largest journalists' organisation said at least 81 journalists were killed in office this year and that violence and threats against the media have increased greatly. In the annual report “, KIII Report”, according to the Associated Press, the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) said journalists lost their lives due to deliberate killings, attacks [...]

The world's largest journalists' organisation said at least 81 journalists were killed in office this year and that violence and threats against the media have increased greatly.

In the annual report “, Kille Report”, according to the Associated Press, the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) said journalists lost their lives due to deliberate killings, bomb attacks and shooting incidents worldwide.

More than 250 journalists have been in prison during 2017.

The death toll of journalists for 2017, reported on December 29, was the lowest in a decade; 93 journalists were killed in 2016.

Most journalists were killed during 2017 in Mexico, but many others were also killed in conflict areas in Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria.

The president of the International Federation of Journalists, Philippe Leruth, said that despite reducing the death toll rate “before a decline trend, levels of violence against journalists remain high and unacceptable”.