"The Middle East was followed by Africa with 18 deaths, Asia Pacific (15), the Americas (11) and Europe (10), according to the report. The vast majority of those killed were men, but the list included 10 women. 128 journalists killed in a single year is not just a statistic; it is a global crisis. These deaths are a brutal reminder that journalists are being targeted with impunity, simply for doing their job, IFJ General Secretary Anthony Bellanger said."
"Palestinian journalists were the biggest cohort of victims: 56 Palestinian media professionals were killed in 2025. Yemen followed, with 13 deaths, Ukraine, with eight, and Sudan, with six, according to the IFJ. The Paris-based media union cited Israel's killing of Al Jazeera journalist Anas al-Sharif as the most emblematic of the 56 journalists murdered in Palestine last year covering Israel's genocidal war on Gaza."
One hundred twenty-eight journalists and media workers were killed in 2025, with 56 Palestinian journalists among the dead. The Middle East accounted for 74 deaths, followed by Africa (18), Asia Pacific (15), the Americas (11) and Europe (10). Ten of the deceased were women; the vast majority were men. Yemen recorded 13 deaths, Ukraine eight and Sudan six. An attack on a media tent outside Gaza City's al-Shifa Hospital on August 10 killed Al Jazeera reporter Anas al-Sharif, several colleagues and other media staff. An early September strike on a Yemeni newspaper office killed 13 staff at the 26 September newspaper.
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