One journalist is killed every four-and-a-half days, according to a UNESCO report released Wednesday (November 2nd), with the worst hit countries including Syria, Iraq, Yemen and Libya.
After the Middle East and North Africa, Latin America is the worst affected region, according to the Safety of Journalists and the Danger of Impunity report.
During the last decade, 827 journalists have been killed on the job, AFP reported, with most deaths -- 59% over the last two years of the 2006-2015 report -- occurring in conflict zones.
During that period, 78 of the 213 journalists killed (36.5%) were in Arab states.
Last year saw a massive increase in online journalists being killed, with 21 compared to two in 2014. Almost half of those were Syrian bloggers.
The report noted that death is not the only risk journalists are exposed to.
"The extent of the risks faced by journalists is demonstrated by the 827 killings recorded by UNESCO over the course of 10 years," the report said.
"To this, one needs to add the countless other violations endured by journalists, which include kidnappings, arbitrary detention, torture, intimidation and harassment, both offline and online, and seizure or destruction of material."
