One journalist killed every four days in 2022-23, most cases unpunished: UN
Al Jazeera
UNESCO reports a 38 percent increase in journalist deaths and urges governments to stop impunity.
The killing of journalists worldwide surged in 2022-23 compared with the previous two years, with a majority of cases unsolved, the United Nations has said.
On average, one journalist was killed every four days, the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) said in a report released on Saturday.
At 162 deaths, the number of journalists killed while working leaped 38 percent, the report found, calling the increase “alarming”.
“In 2022 and 2023, a journalist was killed every four days simply for doing their vital job to pursue truth,” UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay said in a statement.
She urged countries to “do more to ensure that these crimes never go unpunished”.
