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Mourners attend the November 3 funeral of Palestinian journalist
Mohammed Abu Hatab, who was killed in a November 2 Israeli strike in
Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip. (Photo: Reuters/Mohammed Salem)

Israel-Gaza war propelled journalist killings to near-record high

99 journalists and media workers killed worldwide in 2023

New York, February 15, 2024-More than three quarters of the 99
journalists and media workers who perished worldwide in 2023 were
killed in the Israel-Gaza war, according to a report

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published by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ).
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CPJ's report documents the highest number of deaths recorded by
the organization since 2015-a stark indicator of the
unprecedented number of journalists and media workers killed in the
Israel-Gaza war. The vast majority (72) were Palestinian journalists
killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza. In contrast, outside of that
conflict, a total of 22 journalists and media workers were killed in
18 nations.

In December 2023, CPJ reported that more journalists were killed in
the first three months of the Israel-Gaza war than have ever been
killed in a single country over an entire year.

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"Journalists in Gaza are bearing witness on the
frontlines," said CPJ Chief Executive Officer Jodie Ginsberg.
"The immense loss suffered by Palestinian journalists in this
war will have long-term impacts for journalism not just in the
Palestinian territories but for the region and beyond. Every
journalist killed is a further blow to our understanding of the
world."

CPJ has raised concerns about the apparent targeting of members of the
media by the Israel Defense Forces and is investigating whether a
dozen journalists killed in the Israel-Gaza war were deliberately
targeted by Israeli soldiers. As shown by CPJ's May 2023
"Deadly Pattern" report, the Israeli military has a long
record of killing journalists with impunity, with at least 20
journalists killed over 22 years and no one held accountable for their
deaths.

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CPJ has demanded swift, transparent, and independent investigations
into all journalist killings by the IDF and has repeatedly cautioned
warring parties that journalists are civilians under international law
and deliberately targeting them is a war crime. Similarly, CPJ has
said that Israel must comply with the International Court of
Justice's recent order to ensure the preservation of evidence, a
critical function of journalists, as they are frontline witnesses
whose work has previously been considered as evidence in tribunals.

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Excluding the deaths in Israel, Gaza and Lebanon, killings dropped
markedly in 2023. Nonetheless, CPJ's 2023 data shows that
targeting of journalists remains constant in nations including the
Philippines, Mexico and Somalia, countries that have proven deadly for
journalists over decades. Even where the overall number of journalist
killings have declined, non-lethal attacks persist and journalists
continue to be jailed in record numbers, a key indicator of press
freedom conditions.

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"The near-record high number of journalist killings in 2023
clearly indicates that we must work collectively to ensure that
journalist killers are brought to justice, that a culture of safety
prevails in newsrooms, and that the public's right to be
informed is protected from those whose power is threatened by the
scrutiny of reporting," said Ginsberg.

The lower numbers of killings do not necessarily indicate increased
safety. While killings in Mexico fell from a record of 13 in 2022 to
two in 2023, journalists continue to face attacks, harassment,
threats, and abduction amid corruption and organized crime in one of
the world's deadliest countries for the press. Compounding the
situation, government agencies spy on reporters and rights defenders,
and a significant number of journalists have had to leave their homes,
and abandon their professions, due to violence.

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From 1992 to 2023, 94 of the 96 journalists killed in the Philippines
were murdered in connection with their work, with radio journalists
particularly vulnerable in the nation.

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In Cameroon, the murder of two journalists, Martinez Zogo and
Jean-Jacques Ola Bebe, occurred in the midst of a succession battle
for power between government factions. Ukraine's wartime
decrease in journalist killings, from 13 work-related deaths in 2022
to two in 2023, was a response to improved training and safety
awareness along with the stabilization of combat zones.
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Around the world, existing mechanisms to protect journalists'
safety routinely fail to shield the press, and journalists'
killers regularly evade justice as local investigations are delayed,
botched,
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or simply never commence.

About the Committee to Protect Journalists

The Committee to Protect Journalists is an independent, nonprofit
organization that promotes press freedom worldwide. We defend the
right of journalists to report the news safely and without fear of
reprisal.

CPJ's analysis captures the number of journalists killed in
2023. CPJ's database of journalists killed in 2023 includes
capsule reports on each individual and an examination of trends in the
data. CPJ has been keeping records on journalist killings since 1992.

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CPJ's report is available on CPJ's website in Arabic, English,
French, Hebrew, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish.
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Methodology: CPJ has detailed records on journalist fatalities since
1992. CPJ researchers independently investigate and verify the
circumstances behind each death. CPJ considers a case
"confirmed" as work-related only when it appears certain
that a journalist was murdered in direct reprisal for his or her work;
in combat or crossfire; or while carrying out a dangerous assignment.
Learn more about CPJ's methodology.
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Media contact: [email protected]



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