Israel responsible for two-thirds of 2025 media worker deaths: CPJ
The Committee to Protect Journalists reported 129 media workers killed worldwide in 2025, with Israel linked to about two-thirds of deaths largely in conflict zones and targeted strikes.
- A record 129 journalists and media workers were killed worldwide in 2025, with Israel responsible for killing 86 members of the press, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists .
- Over 60% of the journalists killed by Israeli fire in 2025 were Palestinians reporting from Gaza.
- The CPJ warned that journalists are increasingly vulnerable due to a persistent culture of impunity, noting a lack of transparent investigations into killings.
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Israel has caused the deaths of 86 people working for the press last year.
Committee to Protect Journalists Reports a Record 129 Journalists Killed in 2025
A record 129 press workers were killed worldwide in 2025, more in one year than in any of the previous three decades for which the Committee to Protect Journalists has collected data. The previous record was set in 2024. For both 2024 and 2025, the Israeli military was responsible for two-thirds of all press killings. “This shows the systematic pattern that Israel is using to silence the… Source
Terrorists & Propagandists: The Not-So-Independent Journalists Included in the CPJ's Annual Report
Key Takeaways: The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) recently published its annual report on journalists who have been killed over the past year and found Israel guilty of killing 86 journalists and media workers, two-thirds of the total global number. A closer look at this report finds that almost 60% of those killed by Israel were affiliated with Houthi propaganda outlets, Palestinian terror groups, and Iranian state propaganda. The CPJ …
American human rights activists do not consider the dead Russian military correspondents to be people
In 2025, more than 129 media workers died in the line of duty. This was calculated by the "independent" Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), whose headquarters are located in New York. Not a single deceased Russian military correspondent was included in the report.
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