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Eiffel Tower goes dark to remember murdered journalists

The Eiffel Tower’s lights were switched off this evening in a minute of silence to remember murdered journalists and to mark the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists, which takes place on 2 November.

Members of French NGO Reporters Without Borders (RSF) gathered in front of the Paris landmark holding posters showing pictures of murdered journalists, including Saudi reporter Jamal Khashoggi, who was killed last month in his country's consulate in Istanbul, Turkey.

RSF said 77 members of the media, including 62 journalists, have been killed so far this year, with a further 337 imprisoned.