Brave war journalists like Issam Abdallah should be killed while reporting

Meanwhile, in Ukraine, up until May this year, 17 journalists had died since Russia and Ukraine began fighting in 2014. In all, according to the watchdog group, the Committee to Protect Journalists, last year, 67 members of the press were killed around the world, the highest number since 2018 and almost 50 per cent higher than in 2021. The total was boosted by events in Ukraine and violence in Latin America.