53 journalists killed worldwide so far in 2018 0 SHARES Share it! Share TweetNEW YORK (AP) — The number of journalists killed worldwide in retaliation for their work nearly doubled this year, according to an annual report by the Committee to Protect Journalists. The New York-based organization found that 34 journalists were killed in retaliation for their work as of Dec. 14, while at least 53 were killed overall. Time magazine last week recognized jailed and killed journalists as its “person of the year,” including Khashoggi, Maria Ressa imprisoned in the Philippines, Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo imprisoned in Myanmar, and staff at the Capital Gazette. In Syria and Yemen, two of the worst civil-war decimated countries, the fewest journalists were killed since 2011.

Source: Manila Bulletin December 19, 2018 10:18 UTC