Sixty-Eight journalists and media workers were killed worldwide
Islamabad … News Time
19 December 2017 International News Safety Institute (INSI) in the year 2017, 68 journalists and media representatives were killed worldwide, among them 9 women were also killed. It is believed that 112 journalists were killed in 2016, with 3 women while 101 journalists including 10 women were killed in 2015. Hannah Storm, director of the INSI, said that during the last eight years, it is the most common case for the killing of women compared to men. In 2017, Swedish Journalist Kim Wall also contains some of the most importantly important killings after killing; his body was thrown at the beach in Copenhagen. In addition, Kurdish Shifa Gardi, Gauri Lankesh of India, includes Javier Valdez, who reports on the deaths in the Mexican war. The book of Cardiff School of Journalism ‘Kling the Messenger’, according to the ISSI, is reported to be the name of Afghanistan, Mexico, Iraq, Syria and Palestinians in 5 most dangerous countries for journalists this year. Last year, killing of journalists was less than last year, but 32 out of 68 people were killed in countries that are considered peaceful. These countries include Mexico, India and Malta. This year, 4 civilian journalists were killed, all of which belonged to Syria where it is difficult to work for media representatives. According to the INSI, 9 suspects were identified and arrested and were being taken against them. Hannah Storm said that while performing our duties, tribute to every journalist who murdered without the division of sex, nationality and religion. He said that 68 journalists killed this year have paid a heavy price for their work.
