In 2024-2025, 189 Journalists and Other Media Workers Were Killed Worldwide, 20% More than in the Previous Two Years
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In 2024-2025, 189 journalists and other media workers were killed worldwide, 20% more than in the previous two years
In 2024-2025, 189 journalists and other media workers were killed worldwide, 20% more than in the previous two years. This is the highest figure since 2014-2015, according to the UNESCO report.According to the organization, 40%...
In 2024 and 2025, 189 journalists, media workers and content creators engaged in journalistic activities were killed in the world, representing an increase of 20 percent over the period 2022-2023, when 158 murders were recorded, according to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). In Mexico, 17 cases were recorded.
For the first time in years, the already considerable rate of non-criminal murders of journalists has increased again according to UN figures. It has risen by one percentage point and is now 86 percent, according to a report published on Monday and published every two years by the UN Educational and Cultural Organization UNESCO. Accordingly, in absolute figures in 2024 and 2025 a total of 189 people were killed in the media sector.
Survey released on Monday (2) by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) shows that 189 journalists were murdered in the world in 2024 and 2025. This is the largest number of deaths recorded by UNESCO since the 2014/2015 biennium, that is, ten years earlier, when 215 incidents were observed. According to the Report on the Security of Journalists and the Danger of Impunity, most of the deaths (127) occurred i…
One hundred and eighty-nine journalists worldwide were killed in connection with their professional activities between 2024 and 2025, a 20% increase compared to 2022-2023. These figures are cited in a report by UNESCO Director-General Khaled Al-Anani on the safety of journalists and the fight against impunity for crimes against [...]
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