Gaza the most dangerous place in the world for journalists
Gaza stands out as the most dangerous region in the world with the highest number of journalists murdered in connection with their work in the last five years. Since October 2023, over 145 journalists have been killed by the Israeli army, including at least 35 whose deaths were linked to their journalism, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) says in a 2024 summary.
550 journalists are currently imprisoned worldwide, a 7% increase from last year.
“This violence — often perpetrated by governments and armed groups with total impunity — needs an immediate response”, the RSF report says.
It notes that a record 54 journalists have been killed, including 31 in conflict zones.
“Around the world, the number of journalists killed for covering conflict zones — in Iraq, Sudan, Myanmar, Ukraine, and the region affected by the war in Gaza — has reached a five-year high (57.4%).”
“Gaza: the world’s most dangerous region for journalists In 2024, the Gaza Strip accounted for nearly 30% of journalists killed on the job, according to RSF’s latest information. They were killed by the Israeli army.”
“Palestine is the most dangerous country for journalists, recording a higher death toll than any other country over the past five years. More than 145 journalists have been killed in Palestine since October 2023, including at least 35 targeted in the line of duty, according to our latest information”, RSF says.
The report shows that Asia is the second most dangerous region for journalists. “Due to the large number of journalists killed in Pakistan (seven) and the protests that rocked Bangladesh (five), Asia remained the region with the second-highest number of killed media workers.”
The rise in the number of detained journalists this year (+7.2%) is in large part due to new journalists in custody in Russia (+8) and Israel (+17).
55 journalists are held hostage with 70% of hostages in Syria. Most of them were kidnapped by the Islamic State during the war and, ten years later.
Nearly 100 journalists are still missing in 34 countries around the world. Over a quarter of these journalists have disappeared in the last 10 years.
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