In its annual report, the Paris-based media freedom group said the total number of journalists killed reached 67 globally this year, up from 66 killed in 2024. The RSF annual report also said that 2025 was the deadliest year in Mexico in at least three years, with nine journalists killed, despite pledges from left-wing President Claudia Sheinbaum to protect them. The overall number of deaths last year is down from the peak of 142 journalists killed in 2012, linked largely to the Syrian civil war.
Author: AFP
Published at: 2025-12-09 21:37:06
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