Global journalist deaths on the rise

Data from the Committee to Protect Journalists shows that 81 journalists and media workers were killed in 2023, up from 68 the previous year, with the Israel-Gaza war responsible for 63 of the fatalities

MAJOR DANGER ZONES

Dead 81 
Missing 65 
Jailed 363

Belarus 
Jailed: 26

China 
Missing: 1 
Jailed: 43

Russia 
Missing: 7 
Jailed: 19
 
Iran 
Jailed: 62
                 
Turkey 
Jailed: 40
                       
Mexico 
Dead: 1 
Missing: 16

Israel-Gaza war 
Dead: 63 
Missing: 3 
Jailed: 19

Myanmar 
Jailed: 42

Vietnam 
Jailed: 21
 
1,645 JOURNALISTS AND MEDIA WORKERS KILLED SINCE 2004
 87 64 103 113 69 102 80 86 106 102 93 100 80 75 89 52 50 45 68 81

  
2004 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 

Source: CPJ    Data as of Dec 14, 2023 
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