The United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) released a report on December 12 that found freedom of expression has declined sharply over the past decade.
One reason for the decline is that journalists feel more unsafe than ever and many of them have chosen to self-censor to avoid being arrested by authoritarian regimes or attacked by violent mobs.
The report, entitled World Trends in Freedom of Expression and Media Development Report 2022-2025, charted a ten-percent decline in freedom of expression around the world since 2012, which UNESCO described as a “level not seen in decades.” The decline was partly attributed to a 63-percent increase in “self-censorship” by journalists.
“Today, journalists face a wide and growing range of attacks – physical, digital, legal, and threats which force them to flee their homes,” UNESCO noted. “Since 2018, more than 900 journalists in Latin America and the Caribbean have been forced into exile.”
The report found a “heightened risk” of violence against environmental reporters in particular, plus a massive s
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