Overview
- The annual balance from Reporters Without Borders records 67 media workers killed over the past year, including 29 in the Gaza Strip.
- RSF says most fatalities stem from wars or criminal networks, with Mexico the second deadliest location with nine killings.
- Worldwide detentions total 503 across 62 countries, led by China with 121 incarcerated journalists, followed by Russia with 48 and Myanmar with 47.
- Russia holds 26 Ukrainian media workers and Israel holds 20 Palestinian reporters, highlighting the scale of cross-border detentions.
- RSF lists 135 journalists as missing, with many cases in Syria and Latin America, including 37 in Syria and 28 in Mexico.