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Reporters without borders: 74 journalists killed worldwide in 2016
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- 19 December, 2016
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Baku. 19 December. REPORT.AZ/ At least 74 journalists were killed around the world in 2016.
Report informs citing Interfax, a statement issued by the Reporters without Borders says.
The most of the journalists were killed in Syria - 19 people, 10 journalists were killed in Afghanistan, nine - in Mexico, seven - in Iraq and five - in Yemen.
In addition, in 2016 nine bloggers and eight people who collaborated with the media were among the dead.
Notably, the number of journalists killed in 2016 has decreased compared with 2015 (101 victims).
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"Sərhədsiz reportyorlar": Bu il dünyada 74 jurnalist həlak olub
"Репортеры без границ": 74 журналиста погибли в мире в этом году
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