Overview
- RSF counts 67 journalists killed from December 1, 2024 to December 1, 2025, with nearly half in Gaza, where the group alleges deliberate Israeli fire; Israel says it targets Hamas and has labeled some victims as militants.
- The report lists 503 journalists currently detained across 47 countries, including 121 in China, 48 in Russia and 47 in Myanmar, shortly after French reporter Christophe Gleizes received a seven‑year sentence in Algeria.
- RSF documents 135 journalists as disappeared and 20 held hostage, with cases concentrated mainly in Syria and Yemen.
- Outside Gaza, Mexico recorded nine journalist killings in 2025, Ukraine three—including French photojournalist Antoni Lallican—and Sudan four, reflecting a mix of criminal and wartime violence.
- Methodological differences persist, as UNESCO reports 91 journalists killed in 2025 and the International Federation of Journalists cites 111 deaths and 533 imprisonments.