{"id":18463,"date":"2022-12-30T11:09:47","date_gmt":"2022-12-30T11:09:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/?p=18463"},"modified":"2022-12-30T11:09:47","modified_gmt":"2022-12-30T11:09:47","slug":"1668-journalists-killed-in-past-20-years-2003-2022-average-of-80-per-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/1668-journalists-killed-in-past-20-years-2003-2022-average-of-80-per-year\/","title":{"rendered":"1,668 journalists killed in past 20 years (2003-2022), average of 80 per year"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Islamabad: 30 Dec 2022 – At the end of a year in which the number of journalists killed in connection with their work rose again, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has compiled and analysed the figures for journalists killed during the past 20 years \u2013 two especially deadly decades for those in the service of the right to inform.<\/strong><\/p>\n

What with murders, contract killings, ambushes, war zone deaths and fatal injuries, a staggering total of 1,668 journalists have been killed worldwide in connection with their work in the last two decades (2003-2022), according to RSF\u2019s tallies based above all on its annual\u00a0round-ups<\/a>. This gives an average of more than 80 journalists killed every year. The total killed since 2000 is 1,787.<\/h5>\n
\u201cBehind the figures, there are the faces, personalities, talent and commitment of those who have paid with their lives for their information gathering, their search for the truth and their passion for journalism<\/em>. In each of its annual round-ups, RSF has continued to document the unjustifiable violence that has specifically targeted media workers. This year\u2019s end is an appropriate time to pay tribute to them and to appeal for full respect for the safety of journalists wherever they work and bear witness to the world\u2019s realities.<\/em>
\nChristophe Deloire RSF secretary-general<\/h5>\n
Darkest years<\/strong><\/h5>\n
The annual death tolls peaked in 2012 and 2013 with 144 and 142 journalists killed, respectively. These peaks, due in large measure to the war in Syria, were followed by a gradual fall and then historically low figures from 2019 onwards.<\/h5>\n
Sadly, the number of journalists killed in connection with their work in 2022 \u2013 58 according to RSF\u2019s Press Freedom Barometer on 28 December \u2013 was the highest in the past four years and was 13.7% higher than in 2021, when 51 journalists were killed.<\/h5>\n
15 most dangerous countries<\/strong><\/h5>\n
During the past two decades, 80% of the media fatalities have occurred in 15 countries. The two countries with the highest death tolls are\u00a0Iraq<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Syria<\/a>, with a combined total of 578 journalists killed in the past 20 years, or more than a third of the worldwide total. They are followed by Afghanistan, Yemen and Palestine. Africa has not been spared, with Somalia coming next.<\/h5>\n
Most dangerous European countries<\/strong><\/h5>\n
Russia continues to be Europe\u2019s deadliest country for the media, with the biggest number of journalists killed during the past 20 years. Since\u00a0Vladimir Putin took over<\/a>, Russia has seen systematic attacks on press freedom \u2013 including deadly ones \u2013 as RSF has repeatedly reported. They include Anna Politkovskaya\u2019s high-profile murder on\u00a07 October 2006<\/a>.<\/h5>\n
The war that began in Ukraine on 24 February 2022 is one of the reasons why this country has Europe\u2019s second highest death toll.\u00a0Eight journalists have been killed in Ukraine since Russia invaded<\/a>. But an additional 12 were killed there during the 19 preceding years.<\/h5>\n
France ranks as the fourth deadliest European country as a result of the massacre at the satirical weekly\u00a0Charlie Hebdo<\/em> in Paris in 2015.<\/h5>\n
Journalists killed in war zones<\/strong><\/h5>\n
During the past decade, reporters have run the greatest risks in areas where armed clashes were taking place. Of the 686 killings since 2014, 335 have been in war zones (including Syria, Afghanistan and Yemen). The five deadliest years were from 2012 to 2016, with 94 killed in 2012, 92 in 2013, 64 in 2014, 52 in\u00a02015<\/a>\u00a0and 53 in\u00a02016<\/a>.<\/h5>\n
Some slight encouragement can be derived from the fact that the annual total of journalists killed in war zones has not exceeded 20 during the past three years. Aside from a decline in the intensity of some wars, these figures reflect the effectiveness of preventive and protective measures taken by news organisations as well as, sometimes, reporting precautions and restrictions.<\/h5>\n
\u201cZones at peace\u201d where journalists are also in danger<\/strong><\/h5>\n
Countries where no war is officially taking place are not necessarily safe for reporters and some of them are near the top of the list of those where killings have occurred. In fact, more journalists have been killed in \u201czones at peace\u201d than in \u201czones at war\u201d during the past two decades, in most cases because they were investigating organised crime and corruption.<\/h5>\n
With 47.4% of the journalists killed in 2022, America is nowadays clearly the world\u2019s most dangerous continent for the media, which justifies the implementation of\u00a0specific protection policies<\/a>. Four countries \u2013\u00a0Mexico<\/a>,\u00a0Brazil<\/a>,\u00a0Colombia<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Honduras<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 are among the world\u2019s 15 most dangerous countries. Asia also has many countries on this tragic list, including the\u00a0Philippines<\/a>, with more than 100 journalists killed since the start of 2003,\u00a0Pakistan<\/a>\u00a0with 93, and\u00a0India<\/a>\u00a0with 58.<\/h5>\n
Women journalists also victims\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/h5>\n
Finally, while many more male journalists (more than 95%) have been killed in war zones or in other circumstances than their female counterparts, the latter have not been spared. A total of 81 women journalists have been killed in the past 20 years \u2013 4.86% of the total media fatalities. Since 2012, 52 have been killed, in many cases after investigating women’s rights. Some years have seen spikes in the number of women journalists killed, and some of the spikes have been particularly alarming. In 2017, ten women journalists were killed (as against 64 male journalists) \u2013 a record 13.5% of that year\u2019s total media fatalities.<\/h5>\n
\u00a0—————————————————————————————————–\u00a0RSF only counts journalists who fall within the scope of its mandate, that is to say, anyone who \u2013 by any means of communication and on a regular or professional basis \u2013 collects, processes and disseminates news, information and ideas in such a way as to serve the general interest and the public\u2019s fundamental rights, all the while respecting the principles of freedom of expression and journalistic ethics. This definition includes professional and non-professional journalists and media workers.\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n
Daniel Bastard – Head of Asia-Pacific Desk \/ Responsable du bureau Asie-Pacifique \/ \u4e9a\u592a\u533a\u529e\u516c\u5ba4\u4e3b\u4efb<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n
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