Graphic content: A man puts the bullet-proof press vest of Palestinian journalist Ahmad Abu Mteir, killed in an Israeli strike on a house used by journalists in the town of Zuwaida in the central Gaza Strip the previous day, on his draped body during preparations for his burial at the Shuhada al-Aqsa hospital in Deir al-Balah on October 20, 2025. Two people, including the journalist, were killed and several others injured in an Israeli strike in the western part of Zuwaida on October 19, as Israel resumed airstrikes on the Palestinian territory, after accusing the Palestinian militant group Hamas of breaking a ceasefire and hostage release deal brokered last week.
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The latest CPJ data shows that 122 journalists and media workers were killed in 2025, down slightly from 126 the previous year, with the Israel-Gaza war behind 43% of fatalities.
Graphic maps killings and disappearances of journalists and media workers across the world in 2025.
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The latest data from the Committee to Protect Journalists shows that 122 journalists and media workers were killed in 2025, down slightly from 126 the previous year, with the Israel-Gaza war behind 43% of fatalities.
By far the biggest cause of death was the war in Gaza, with 52 workers killed and two others missing this year. Yemen has also been a major cause of death for members of the press, with 32 dead and four disappearing.
In total, over the past 20 years, 1,766 journalists and media workers have died reporting from the front lines of some of the most dangerous places on Earth.
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