Mexico Is The Most Dangerous Country For Journalists, Hundreds Of Reporters Have Died Since 2000

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JAKARTA - The Journalist Protection Committee (CPJ) noted that at least 119 journalists were reported to have been murdered in Mexico. Meanwhile, in 2020, there were 30 journalists who died while on duty.

Of the 30 journalists who died, 21 were caused by being victims of revenge. Launching Channel News Asia, today 23 December, currently CPJ is still investigating the deaths of 15 journalists. The attempt was made to find out the motive for the murder of the journalists.

"The fact that killings are on the rise and the number of journalists incarcerated around the world is reaching record levels. It is a clear demonstration that press freedom is under unprecedented attack in the midst of a global pandemic, where information is critical," said the CPJ Executive Director. , Joel Simon.

"It is terrible that the killings of journalists have more than doubled in the last year, and this escalation is the failure of the international community to face the specter of impunity," Simon said.

In 2017 a journalist named Miroslava Breach was brutally murdered in the Mexican state of Chihuahua. He was murdered for reporting on local gang members and their ties to politicians.

This week, former Chihuahua governor Hugo Amed Schulz was arrested for collaborating in the murder of Miroslova.

When compared to previous years, the number of journalist deaths has indeed decreased to the lowest level since 2000.This is due to the imposition of travel restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic. But still, the problem cannot be ignored.