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RSF: 50 reporters slain worldwide in 2020, most in non-war zones

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A total of 50 media workers have been killed worldwide while performing their duties this year, mostly in peaceful countries, reported Sputnik news agency.

According to Reporters Without Borders (RSF) non-governmental organisation on Tuesday, among journalists killed in 2020, 45 were professional reporters, one deemed non-professional, and four were media workers.

Also, 42 of those on the RSF list were "murdered or deliberately...

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