At least 74 journalists and other media workers were killed worldwide in 2016.
53 of the victims died as a result of targeted attacks, media watchdog, Reporters without Borders (RSF) said Monday.
RSF Germany director, Christian Mihr, told journalists in Afghanistan that Mexico, Iraq, Syria, Yemen, Afghanistan and Somalia were countries where media safety and freedom were particularly at risk in 2016.
“Afghanistan is a classic example, even if Germany does not want to hear it, because there are always attempts to portray it as being safe, “the News Agency of Nigeria quoted Mihr as saying to journalists.
“This year the number of emergency requests from journalists in Afghanistan, who turned to us to ask for assistance, rose.
“It was clearly compared to the previous year as the state no longer had control in many regions and regional warlords were in charge.”
The remaining 21 journalists died while they were working in areas such as war zones, and five of the total victims were women.
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