National-WorldAt least 50 journalists and media workers have been killed worldwide this year, the vast majority outside countries at war, according to an annual round-up by Reporters Without Borders (RSF). Some 84% of journalists killed this year were deliberately targeted, up from 63% in 2019. Meanwhile, in what RSF noted as a new trend in 2020, seven journalists were killed while covering protests. The deadliest countriesMexico was the deadliest nation for journalists in 2020, with eight reporters killed. RSF’s round-up comes days after the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) reported 2020 to be the worst year on record for the imprisonment of journalists.

Source: Ethiopian News December 29, 2020 13:52 UTC