Overview
- PEC says 153 journalists and media workers were killed in the first ten months of 2025, the highest it has logged for that span, in a report released Nov. 1 ahead of the UN day on impunity for crimes against journalists.
- About two-thirds of the deaths occurred in conflict zones, with the Gaza Strip the deadliest location at 57 journalists killed.
- The wars in Ukraine and Yemen each accounted for 11 journalist deaths, according to the tally.
- Mexico, which is not at war, recorded 10 killings, the highest total outside active conflicts.
- PEC president Blaiser Lempen decried pervasive impunity and urged UN member states to create an independent commission to investigate serious violations, recommend legal and accountability reforms, and support victim reparations.