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Attacks on journalists and media workers, particularly during election season, have become more prominent around the world, according to a report by The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization .
“Between January 2019 and June 2022, the UNESCO documented 759 individual attacks against journalists, including five killings, during 89 elections in 70 countries around the world,” The report stated. About 42 percent of the attacks were allegedly committed by police and security forces, with many government authorities having blocked public right to access to information by implementing internet and information blackouts during the periods.
“The abuse is different for female and male journalists. When men are publicly attacked, they are still given ‘serious’ roles. They are spies or foreign agents, whereas for women, there is usually a sexist connotation. We are often called “old bags” or “ugly,” Antonela Riha, a journalist from Serbia, was quoted in the report.
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