According to the International Press Institute (IPI), 66 media representatives around the world have lost their jobs this year. In 2021, 45 people died, the institute in Vienna announced.
The increase goes to one spiral of violence in Mexico and the Russian offensive war back against Ukraine, the institute in Vienna reported. It was founded in 1950 to strengthen press freedom. In Mexico, 14 journalists were killed, eight while covering Russia’s war against Ukraine. Mexico remains the most dangerous country for journalistsreports the institute.
Total were among the 66 killed eight women. At least 39 press representatives were killed in a targeted manner because they reported about corruption or organized crime in their country. Others died doing their job. Targeting journalists in conflict zones is a war crime under international law. In addition to Mexico and Ukraine, the situation for journalists was the same particularly dangerous in Haiti and the Philippines.
The death of Shirin Abu Akle, a prominent journalist in the Arab world, made headlines in May. She was killed in the occupied West Bank by shots likely fired by Israeli soldiers, according to an Israeli military investigation. The institute criticizes that few murders are solved. This is “a fertile ground for violence against representatives of the press”.
(yam/sda/dpa)
Soource :Watson
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