RSF report: 65 reporters and media workers killed in 2017

Paris, Dec 19: According to annual figures published by Reporters Without Borders (RSF) on Tuesday, around sixty-five journalists and media workers were killed worldwide in 2017.

Among them were 50 professional reporters, the lowest toll in 14 years. However, the downward trend is due at least in part to journalists giving up working in the world's deadliest spots.

War-torn Syria remains the most dangerous country in the world for journalists, RSF said, with 12 reporters killed, followed by Mexico where 11 were assassinated.

They included Javier Valdez, one of the most prominent chroniclers of Mexico's deadly drug war, whose murder in May sparked a public outcry.