Overview
- The report counts 67 journalists killed between December 1, 2024 and December 1, 2025, with roughly 43% in Gaza attributed to Israeli forces; the Israeli military denies intentional targeting.
- Mexico ranks second with nine journalists killed, largely attributed to organized crime, as RSF criticizes the failure of protection mechanisms in the first year of the current administration.
- RSF says 53 of the slain journalists were victims of regular armies or criminal organizations, underscoring targeted violence rather than accidental deaths.
- As of December 1, 2025, 503 journalists are imprisoned worldwide, led by China (121), Russia (48) and Myanmar (47), with Israel holding 20 Palestinian journalists.
- A total of 135 journalists are reported missing globally, led by Syria (37) and Mexico (28), while 20 remain hostages, most of them in Yemen.