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MADRID, January 1 (EUROPA PRESS) –
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) estimates that 128 news professionals will be killed worldwide in 2025, 56 of which correspond to deaths in Palestine as part of the Israeli military offensive against the Gaza Strip.
“The IFJ deplores another deadly year for journalists and denounces the lack of will of the authorities to protect media professionals,” said the international organization in a press release in which it calls for “immediate and drastic measures to end the cycle of violence and impunity”.
The list includes nine accidental deaths and ten that correspond to women. Furthermore, the figure of 128 deaths represents a slight increase compared to 2024, when 122 deaths were recorded. In total, since 1990, the IFJ has confirmed 3,173 deaths of journalists worldwide, an average of 91 per year.
“The 128 journalists killed in a single year are not just a statistic, but represent a global crisis,” said IFJ General Secretary Anthony Bellanger. “These deaths are a stark reminder that journalists are attacked with impunity simply for doing their job. Governments should act now to protect media workers, bring murderers to justice and defend press freedom,” he said.
Furthermore, he stressed the need for a United Nations convention guaranteeing the safety and independence of journalists globally. “The world cannot wait any longer,” he argued.
By region, the Middle East and the Arab world are the most cited on the list, with 74 journalists killed, including 56 in Palestine, representing 58 percent of the total deaths. Behind is Yemen, with thirteen dead, and Ukraine with eight. Sudan recorded six deaths, India and Peru four each and the Philippines, Mexico and Pakistan recorded three deaths each.
The most emblematic case is that of Anas al Sharif, killed on August 10 with five other journalists and media professionals during an Israeli attack on a press tent set up next to Al Shifa hospital in Gaza City.
Israel is also responsible for the death of thirteen journalists and media workers in the bomb attack on the offices of the “26 September” newspaper in Sana’a, Yemen. “This is one of the most serious attacks on media headquarters,” noted the IFJ.
In Europe, the war in Ukraine has led to the deaths of eight journalists in the country and another in Russia, according to the IFJ, which warns against the practice of using drones to “deliberately” attack journalists or their vehicles. He cites among the victims of Russian drones the Ukrainians Olena Hramova, Yevhen Karmazin or Tetiana Kulik and the Frenchman Antoni Lallican.
Concerning Africa, Sudan is once again in the lead with six journalists killed, while in America, Peru tops the ranking with four deaths. They are followed in America by Mexico (3) and Colombia, Honduras and Ecuador (one death each).
The IFJ also published a list of 533 imprisoned journalists, with China in the lead (143). Also worth mentioning are Israel (74 imprisoned informants), Burma (49), Vietnam (37), Egypt (15) and Yemen (11).
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