Around the world this year 58 journalists were killed while performing their professional duties while in the last 20 years nearly 1700 journalists have been killed worldwide and in the last 20 years Pakistan was the fifth most dangerous country for journalists.
According to the report of Reporters Without Borders, the international organization of journalists, the number of deaths of journalists increased this year compared to last year.
Last year, 51 journalists were killed while performing their duties. Eight journalists have been killed in Ukraine since Russia invaded in February.
According to the report, in the last 20 years, Iraq and Syria have been the most dangerous countries for journalists, during which more journalists were killed in peaceful areas than in war-torn areas who were investigating crimes and corruption.
