The International Federation of the Press (IFJ) indicates that the balance was lower than the previous year, when the murder of 65 press professionals was reported.
A total of 45 journalists and press professionals were murdered around the world in 2021, eight of them in Mexico, the International Federation of Journalists (FIP) denounced on Friday, although the balance was clearly lower than the previous year.
“This figure of 45 represents one of the lowest records since the IFJ began publishing annual reports on journalists killed in work-related incidents., including selective assassinations, deaths by crossfire and bomb attacks, “said the entity in a statement.
The balance of 45 fatalities reported by the IFJ is very similar to that announced by the NGO Reporters Without Borders (RSF), which registered 46.
488 journalists are detained and 65 kidnapped around the world in 2021, according to Reporters Without Borders
In 2020, the IFJ had denounced the murder of 65 press professionals.
“While this decline is good news, it is not very comforting in the face of the continuous violence that has claimed the lives of journalists in countries such as Afghanistan (9), Mexico (8), India (4) and Pakistan (3)”, Indicated the entity.
The IFJ noted that the risks associated with armed conflict “have decreased in recent years due to the low exposure of media professionals, who go less and less to cover in places of armed conflict”.
Meanwhile, he said, “threats linked to the dominance of criminal gangs and drug cartels, from the slums of Mexico to the streets of European cities in Greece and the Netherlands, continue to increase.
Request for a new United Nations convention for the protection of journalists
“These 45 colleagues we have lost this year remind us of the terrible sacrifice journalists around the world continue to make to serve the public interest and we remain indebted to them,” said IFJ Secretary General Anthony Bellanger.
For the leader, it is necessary to continue “advocating for the adoption of a new United Nations convention for the protection of journalists that guarantees accountability for the murders of journalists ”.
“The IFJ believes that the only appropriate tribute to the cause for which [estos periodistas] gave their lives must be the incessant search for justice for them, “he said. (I)
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