The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) announced on Thursday that 128 journalists were killed worldwide in 2025, with more than half of those fatalities occurring in the Middle East.
According to IFJ general secretary Anthony Bellanger, the grim toll, which has increased from 2024, “is not just a statistic; it’s a global red alert for our colleagues.”
RSF claims that Israel has killed the most journalists this year, but RSF also reports that.
The Palestinian territories, where it recorded 56 media professionals being killed in 2025 as Israel’s conflict with Hamas continued in Gaza, sprang out as a result of the press group’s particular concern.
“We’ve never seen anything this severe, in such a small area, in such a short time,” Bellanger said.
In Yemen, Ukraine, Sudan, Peru, India, and other places, journalists have also been killed.
Bellanger criticized those responsible for the attacks for what he termed “impunity.”
He warned that “it allows the journalists’ killers to thrive” without justice.
The IFJ reported that 533 journalists were currently imprisoned around the world, more than double the number over the past five years.
With 143 behind bars, including Hong Kong, where authorities have been criticized by Western countries for enacting national security laws that stifle dissent, China once more ranked as the worst jailer of reporters.
Due to various counting techniques, the IFJ’s count of journalists killed is typically much higher than that of Reporters Without Borders.
Nine unintentional deaths were also included in the IFJ toll this year.
Despite reports from Reporters Without Borders that 67 journalists died while conducting their work, 93 are attributed to UNESCO.
Source: Channels TV
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