The infographic shows the countries where there were most
killings of journalists in 2022. Each of the 16 countries mentioned had more
than one journalist killed this year.
Reporters Without Borders (RWB) calculates a total of 57
journalists and media workers that have been killed this year because of the
work they do. In addition to this, RWB has recorded that 532 have been
imprisoned as of December 14.
In Mexico, journalists' deaths with a direct link to their journalistic work represented almost 20 percent of the worldwide total. According to the details provided by RWB: "At least 80 journalists have been killed in connection with their work in Mexico in the past ten years (including 46 in the past five) despite repeated calls from civil society and international organizations for the government to combat the violence more effectively." The report further goes on to mention the killing of journalist Lourdes Maldonado López, who was "in principle enjoying (state) protection in Baja California" when she was shot outside her residence in January.
Coming to the second most dangerous country for media
workers since the Russian invasion on February 24, RWB counts 8 deaths in
Ukraine in this year. These killings include death of Maks Levin, a Ukrainian
photojournalist who was deliberately shot by Russian soldiers on March 13. According
to the conclusions of an RWB investigation, Russia itself currently has 18
journalists imprisoned.
Infographic by: statista
