(Santiago de Chile) More than 70% of journalists from 129 countries who cover environmental issues have indicated that they have been victims of threats, pressure or attacks, warns UNESCO in a survey revealed Friday on the occasion of the Day world press freedom.
In its new report “Press and planet in danger”, UNESCO indicates that it conducted a survey of 905 journalists in March and that more than 70% of them declared having been the target of “attacks, threats or pressures” in connection with their investigations into environmental issues. Among them, two in five say they have suffered physical violence.
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