US EditionKillings of journalists surge in 2022 and 2023, UNESCO says
- In 2022 and 2023, a journalist was killed every four days for pursuing truth, according to UNESCO.
- Latin America and the Caribbean had the highest killings at 61, while North America and Western Europe had six.
- Almost all journalist killings, 85 percent since 2006, remain unsolved or abandoned, showing slight progress from previous years.
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Africa: 85% of Journalist Killings Go Unpunished
Between 2006 and 2024, over 1,700 journalists have been killed around the world, and around 85 percent of the cases did not make it to court, according to a report by the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
‘Worse and worse’: UNESCO reports surge in journalist killings
UN cultural body UNESCO on Saturday reported a surge in killings of journalists across the world with 162 deaths recorded in 2022 and 2023. The situation is getting “worse and worse, year after year”, said Richard Laurent, journalist and founder of Forbidden Stories. Pointing to the relative impunity of perpetrators due to high-level corruption, Laurent said it is now more crucial than ever for journalists to continue reporting on stories of cor…
A UNESCO report states that one journalist was killed every four days in 2023 and 2024. Most of the crimes went unpunished.
According to the UN agency, 162 journalists were killed in 2022 and 2023, mainly in countries in conflict, points out a report published on Saturday, November 2. In the majority of cases, these crimes remain unsolved.
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