Israel remained leading killer of journalists in 2025: RSF

Nearly fractional of the journalists killed globally this twelvemonth were by Israeli forces successful Gaza.

Israel killed much journalists successful 2025 than immoderate different country, according to a study by Reporters Without Borders (RSF).

Israeli forces carrying retired the genocidal warfare successful Gaza were liable for the deaths of 29 Palestinian reporters, RSF said successful its yearly study published connected Tuesday. It was the 3rd twelvemonth moving that Israel was named the apical slayer of journalists by the NGO.

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Overall, 67 journalists were killed astir the satellite this year, 1 much than successful 2024.

“This is wherever the hatred of journalists leads!” said Thibaut Bruttin, RSF’s manager general, successful a statement. “It led to the decease of 67 journalists this twelvemonth – not by accident, and they weren’t collateral victims. They were killed, targeted for their work.”

Bruttin blamed the “failure” of planetary organisations to support journalists successful equipped conflicts for the rise, a consequence, helium said, of a planetary diminution successful the “courage of governments”.

“Journalists bash not conscionable dice – they are killed,” helium said.

Mexico was the 2nd astir unsafe state successful the satellite for journalists, with 9 killed successful the past year.

War-ravaged Ukraine, wherever 3 journalists were killed successful 2025, and Sudan, wherever 4 journalists were killed this year, are different highly unsafe countries for reporters, according to RSF.

RSF besides records the fig of journalists jailed for their work. China is the starring offender with 121 reporters down bars. Russia (48) and Myanmar (47) are the adjacent astir repressive countries.

As of December 1, 2025, 503 journalists were being detained successful 47 countries.

The study besides recovered that 135 journalists are missing successful 37 countries, and that 20 others are presently being held hostage.

The sidesplitting of 43 percent of the 67 journalists that died successful the past 12 months was carried retired by the Israeli subject in the besieged Gaza Strip, according to the property state group.

The deadliest azygous onslaught successful the enclave was a “double-tap” strike connected a infirmary successful the southbound of Gaza connected August 25, successful which 5 journalists were killed, including Al Jazeera lensman Mohammad Salama, arsenic good arsenic contributors to Reuters and The Associated Press quality agencies.

Nearly 300 journalists and media workers person been killed by Israeli attacks successful Gaza successful 26 months of genocidal warfare – oregon astir 12 journalists each period – according to a tally by Shireen.ps, a monitoring website named aft Al Jazeera writer Shireen Abu Akleh, who was changeable dormant by Israeli forces successful the occupied West Bank successful 2022.

Israel has maintained its prohibition connected overseas reporters successful Gaza – unless they get successful tightly controlled tours organised by the Israeli subject – contempt calls from media groups and property state organisations for access.