2025 ha sido el segundo año más mortífero para los periodistas desde comienzos de siglo
161 periodistas fueron asesinados este año en 31 países, dos tercios en conflictos armados, frente a los 179 del año pasado.
TL;DR
- 161 journalists were killed in 2025 across 31 countries, with two-thirds dying in armed conflicts.
- The Gaza Strip was the deadliest region, with at least 60 journalists killed, mostly in Israeli attacks.
- Since October 7, 2023, at least 221 Palestinian journalists have died in Gaza, marking it as the deadliest conflict for media since WWII.
- Middle East was the deadliest region overall with 87 journalist deaths.
- Latin America followed with 25 deaths, and Mexico was the third deadliest country due to drug cartel violence.
- Nine journalists died in the Ukraine war.
- Impunity, stemming from a lack of independent investigations and trials, is identified as the main cause for the increase in journalist killings.
- The PEC notes an increase in assistance requests from journalists in Afghanistan, Cameroon, Syria, Turkey, and Sudan, with many facing systematic rejection of asylum requests.