Reporters gunned down while covering anti-government protests in Baghdad and Basra among 50 journalists killed worldwide
Iraqi mourners carry the coffin of Youssef Sattar, who was killed in January while covering anti-government protests in Baghdad (AFP) By Published date: 29 December 2020 14:31 UTC | Last update: 2 months 3 weeks ago
Iraq was the world’s second deadliest country for journalists in 2020, according to an annual report published by Reporters Without Borders (RSF) on Tuesday.
Fifty journalists were killed worldwide in connection with their work between 1 January and 15 December, marginally down from the 53 killed last year.
Mexico was the most dangerous country for journalists with eight killings, followed by Iraq (six), Afghanistan (five), Pakistan (four) and India (four).
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Arfa Khanum Sherwani, a journalist working for
The Wire news portal, says that Goswami s case shouldn t be treated as a freedom of speech issue. We need to put it outside the purview of free speech and freedom of expression because Goswami functions as a political player and not as an impartial journalist, she told DW.
But others believe that press freedom must be upheld irrespective of the journalist s ideological leanings.
The opposition Congress party, which is a coalition partner in Maharashtra state, has accused the BJP of selective outrage, saying its ministers are silent when secular journalists are harassed and arrested by their own state governments.
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