Journalist Killings

Annual Deaths Over the Past Decade

48
2016
46
2017
34
2018
25
2019
30
2020
45
2021
88
2022
74
2023
124
2024

2024 saw the highest number of journalist killings on record, with 124 deaths - surpassing the previous record of 113 from 2007.

Source: Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) & UNESCO