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– 47 journalists, media workers killed in first half of 2018, RSF says (Demo)

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By HRNJ-Uganda International Media News June 29, 2018

After 2017 proved to be one of the least deadly years ever for the media, a total of 47 professional journalists, citizen-journalists and media workers have already been killed in the first six months of 2018.
Source: MEDIA FEED

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