03/05/2026
A man touches the jacket of journalist Omar Al-Derawi, killed in Israeli strikes in central Gaza on 3 January 2025, alongside other Palestinians.
2025 was the deadliest year on record for journalists worldwide with 129 killed, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists: Israel was responsible for two-thirds of the killings; the Gaza Strip was the deadliest place to report from.
From deadly conflict to media blackouts, when journalists are targeted, access to reliable information becomes another casualty.
Governments won’t hold themselves to account. People will.
May 3 is World Press Freedom Day.