Press deaths at record high

A record 129 journalists and media workers were killed worldwide in 2025, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) said yesterday, blaming Israel for two-thirds of the deaths.

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It was the second consecutive annual record for press deaths and the deadliest year since the CPJ began collecting data more than three decades ago.

CEO Jodie Ginsberg said: “We are all at risk when journalists are killed for reporting the news.”