Editing Reporters Without Borders (section)

=== Annual reports ===
RSF issues a report annually. RSF said that 110 journalists were killed in the course of their work in 2015.<ref>{{cite web |date=2015 |title=One of the most oppressive countries |url=https://rsf.org/en/iran |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180119053026/https://rsf.org/en/iran |archive-date=19 January 2018 |access-date=24 June 2020 |website=rsf.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=15 December 2015 |title=گزارشگران بدون مرز: ایران رتبه سوم جهان را در زندانی کردن روزنامه نگاران دارد |trans-title=Reporters Without Borders: Iran ranks third in the world in imprisoning journalists |url=https://www.bbc.com/persian/iran/2015/12/151215_nm_rsf_journalism |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161214154157/http://www.bbc.com/persian/iran/2015/12/151215_nm_rsf_journalism |archive-date=14 December 2016 |access-date=7 July 2020 |website=BBC News فارسی |language=fa}}</ref> In 2016, RSF stated that, there were 348 imprisoned journalists and 52 hostages. Nearly two-thirds of imprisoned journalists were in [[Turkey]], China, [[Syria]], [[Egypt]] and Iran.<ref>{{cite web |date=2016 |title=Worldwide Press Freedom Index 2016 |url=https://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/press_freedom.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200513021935/https://nationsonline.org/oneworld/press_freedom.htm |archive-date=13 May 2020 |access-date=23 June 2020 |website=nationsonline.org}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=21 April 2016 |title=Iran Ranked 169th on 2016 World Press Freedom Index |url=https://www.journalismisnotacrime.com/en/features/1168/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200629214123/https://www.journalismisnotacrime.com/en/features/1168/ |archive-date=29 June 2020 |access-date=23 June 2020 |website=journalismisnotacrime}}</ref> RSF's 2018 report stated that over 80 journalists were killed, 348 were currently imprisoned, and another 60 were being held hostage.<ref>{{cite web |title=Iranian journalists sentenced to imprisonment, flogging |url=https://www.refworld.org/publisher,RSF,,IRN,5bc6ef204,0.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200617165036/https://www.refworld.org/publisher,RSF,,IRN,5bc6ef204,0.html/ |archive-date=17 June 2020 |access-date=30 August 2018 |website=refworld.org}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=14 December 2018 |title=RSF's 2018 round-up of deadly attacks and abuses against journalists – figures up in all categories |url=https://rsf.org/en/news/rsfs-2018-round-deadly-attacks-and-abuses-against-journalists-figures-all-categories |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200530054514/https://rsf.org/en/news/rsfs-2018-round-deadly-attacks-and-abuses-against-journalists-figures-all-categories |archive-date=30 May 2020 |access-date=18 December 2018 |website=rsf.org}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=2018 |title=2020 WORLD PRESS FREEDOM INDEX MAP PRESENTATION INDEX DETAILS ANALYSES METHODOLOGY |url=https://rsf.org/en/ranking/2018# |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200610224246/https://rsf.org/en/ranking/2018 |archive-date=10 June 2020 |access-date=17 June 2020 |website=rsf.org}}</ref>