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Journalist Murders Double in 2020, Press Freedom Group Says

Dalia Faheid

   WASHINGTON - The number of journalists murdered for their work doubled
   in 2020, as criminal gangs and militant groups sought to silence
   reporting with violence, a new report says.

   At least 30 journalists were killed between January 1 and December 15,
   including 21 who were murdered, and others who were killed in crossfire
   or while on assignments, the report by press freedom organization the
   [1]Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) found.

   Mexico was the deadliest country, followed closely by Syria,
   Afghanistan and the Philippines. The figures do not include the
   assassination Monday of a prominent Afghan journalist in eastern Ghazni
   province.

References

   1. https://cpj.org/2020/12/killings-of-journalists-rise-as-reprisal-murders-more-than-double-in-2020/

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