In the last two decades, 1,660 journalists have died in the world

Afghan Voice Agency (AVA): Reporters without Borders (RSF) announced on Friday, April 7, that in the last two decades, 1,657 journalists have died as a result of direct killings or commissioned killings, attacks or conflicts in war zones. .
 
This organization mentioned that 95% of the killed journalists were men.
 
According to the information of this organization, since 2003, a total of 300 media workers have been killed in Iraq, and Syria, which ranks second after Iraq, has killed 280 journalists in the past two decades.
 
After these two countries, Afghanistan, Yemen, Palestinian territories and Somalia are on the list of the most dangerous countries for journalists.
 
According to Reporters without Borders, a total of 51 journalists have lost their lives in 2021 and a total of 60 journalists in 2022.
 
This organization has said that in the last two decades, the number of journalists who have died in officially peaceful or war-free areas has been higher than the number of journalists who have died while reporting on war and conflicts.
 
The report of journalists without reports on the deaths of journalists and threats against journalists in the world and Afghanistan is published while in the last 20 days, as a result of the attack of the ISIS terrorist group on the office of the AVA news agency and the Tebyan center in the city of Mazar-e-Sharif, three people, including two journalists, were killed.