MEXICO CITY – Mexico is the nation the place most journalists have been killed in 2022, media watchdog Reporters Without Borders (RSF) stated on Wednesday in a report that documented alarming proof of kidnappings, assaults and arrests of media staff.
The report registered 11 killings of media professionals within the Latin American nation from January to Dec. 1, or practically 20% of the worldwide complete.
“Pressures from civil society and international organizations, and the protection mechanisms of local authorities have been insufficient,” RSF stated.
Freedom of speech advocacy teams have documented much more killings of media staff this yr, making 2022 the deadliest yr on report for journalists in Mexico.
Worldwide, RSF reported 57 journalist killings, an 18.8% improve from 2021, pushed primarily by the warfare in Ukraine.
Still, virtually half these murders have been within the Americas.
Countries shaken by violence equivalent to Haiti, Nicaragua and Brazil have been among the many riskiest for investigating points referring to organized crime, gangs and corruption, RSF stated.
The report additionally highlighted the killing of three reporters in Brazil, amid intensive protection of Amazon deforestation and unlawful logging exercise, with the homicide of British journalist Dom Phillips among the many most excessive profile instances.
The group reported 49 media staff went lacking and different 65 have been kidnapped globally. — Reuters
