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Ukraine deadliest for journalists as 67 killed worldwide in 2022

Journalists work near buildings hit by Russian attacks in the Shevchenkivskyi district, Kyiv, Ukraine in March 2022 [File: Serhii Nuzhnenko/Reuters]

Russia’s war in Ukraine, chaos in Haiti and rising violence by criminal groups in Mexico have contributed to a rise in the number of journalists killed doing their work in 2022, according to a new report by the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ).

The IFJ said on Friday that 67 journalists and media workers have been killed around the world so far this year, up from 47 in 2021.

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