The CPJ said that 85 journalists lost their lives in the Israeli-Hamas conflict, “all at the hands of the Israeli military,” with 82 of them being Palestinians.
With six each, Sudan and Pakistan had the second-highest number of media workers and journalists slain.
Five journalists were killed in Mexico, which is known as one of the most hazardous countries for reporters. According to CPJ, the country’s journalist protection systems have “persistent flaws.”
And in Haiti, where two reporters were murdered, widespread violence and political instability have sown so much chaos that “gangs now openly claim responsibility for journalist killings,” the report said.
Other deaths took place in countries such as Myanmar, Mozambique, India and Iraq. “Today is the most dangerous time to be a journalist in CPJ’s history,” said the group’s CEO Jodie Ginsberg.
“The war in Gaza is unprecedented in its impact on journalists and demonstrates a major deterioration in global norms on protecting journalists,” she said.
According to a report released Wednesday by the Committee to Protect Journalists, Israel was responsible for about 70% of the at least 124 journalists killed in the bloodiest year for journalists in recent memory.
It indicates “surging levels of international conflict, political unrest and criminality worldwide,” the CPJ added, citing the 22% increase in killings over 2023.
According to the report, journalists were murdered in 18 different nations, making 2017 the bloodiest year for reporters and media professionals since CPJ started keeping data more than 30 years ago.
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