The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has relased its annual Global Impunity Index report putting the spotlight on countries where members of the press are singled out for murder and the perpetrators go free. Pakistan has been on the index since its inception in 2008, Geo News reported.

Somalia  remains the world’s worst country for unsolved killings of journalists, according to CPJ’s annual Global Impunity Index. The index showed little change from a year earlier, with Syria, Iraq, and South Sudan, in that order, again coming in behind Somalia to occupy the worst four spots on the list, as conflict, political instability, and weak judicial mechanisms perpetuate a cycle of violence against journalists. However, the latest data, which covers the period September 1, 2011, to August 31, 2021, does not fully reflect the increased danger journalists face in Afghanistan. Just like the previous two years, Afghanistan ranked fifth.