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Death 65 journalists, 38 of them in conflict zones resulted in UNESCO to qualify in 2023 “fatal”, despite a decline in global casualties compared to the previous year
Death 65 journalists, 38 of them in conflict zones resulted in UNESCO to qualify in 2023 “fatal”, despite a decline in global casualties compared to the previous year (88).
“Behind this global decline lies a very worrying phenomenon: a clear increase in homicide rates in conflict zones,” UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay warned in a press release on Tuesday.
Countries with the highest number of deaths in conflict zones that also match what the latest annual balance sheet shows Reporters Without Borders (RSF) were Palestine (19), Lebanon (3) and Israel (2).
All informant deaths in these three territories were attributed to attacks Hamas to Israel from October 7, and not from October 7 and not from the beginning of the year like RSF. For this reason, they noted that the final quarter of 2023 was the “deadliest since then.” 2007.”
Afghanistan, Cameroon, Syria and Ukraine These were also deadly spots, each killing at least two people.
The decrease in mortality, on the contrary, occurred in Latin America and the Caribbean, where there were 15 murders compared to 43 in 2022.
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According to this international organization, threats, physical attacks, arrests and confiscation of equipment are other risks faced by these professionals.
A situation that, he assured, could give rise to “zones of silence,” that is, the inaccessibility of information to citizens from those points where it is of decisive importance.
(EFE)
Source: Aristegui Noticias
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