At least 49 journalists and other media professionals have been killed worldwide for their work since the beginning of the year, Reporters Without Borders says
Reporters Without Borders says almost half of the almost 400 journalists imprisoned worldwide are in just three countries: China, Egypt and Saudi Arabia.
The governments there have increased pressure on people working in the media, RSF board spokesman Michael Rediske said ahead of the publication of the company's annual report on press freedom in Berlin on Tuesday.More than 40 per cent of them are citizen journalists who, despite tightened censorship, have tried to disseminate independent information via social networks. Most of the prisoners added in 2019 belonged to the Muslim Uighur minority.
There were 86 fatalities in the same period in 2018. The organisation considers the period from the beginning of the year to 1 December.The countries with the most journalists killed were Syria, with 10 media professionals killed, Mexico , Afghanistan , Pakistan and Somalia . Fourteen journalists were killed across Latin America.
RSF said that 389 media professionals are currently in prison, 12 per cent more than in the previous year. Almost half of the detained journalists are behind bars in China , Egypt and Saudi Arabia , the annual report shows.In Turkey, dozens of journalists were released after prison terms during the year. However, several of them were arrested again after a short time.One year since Jamal Khashoggi's murder, Australia urged to step up pressure on Saudi ArabiaBy December 1, 57 media professionals worldwide had been kidnapped, mainly in Syria , Yemen , Iraq and Ukraine .
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