Our weekly roundup of press freedom news, highlighting the latest attacks on journalists, their right to publish, and our right to know. Hereโs the news for the week of March 1, 2025.
IFJ 2024 report on journalists and media staff killed
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has published its 34th annual report on journalists and media staff killed. The report documents the deaths of 122 media professionals across the world.
Israelโs impunity in targeting reporters has made Palestine one of the most dangerous countries in the history of modern journalism, 77 deaths were due to the war in Gaza, as well as in Lebanon, 22 journalists were killed in Asia-Pacific, ten in Africa, nine in the Americas, and four in Europe.
Israel is still not allowing international journalists in Gaza
After the first stage of a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas came to a close, Israel is still not allowing international journalists to enter Gaza, reports Columbia Journalism Review. Notwithstanding the commitment of local journalists, who continue reporting from Gaza despite incredible risks, โthe fact that international reporters have not been allowed into Gaza has hindered the pressโs ability to effectively communicate the devastation of the war.โ