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Radio France Internationale
Radio France Internationale
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David Coffey

Israel responsible for half of journalist deaths in 2025, RSF report finds

Mourners by the body of Palestinian journalist Mahmoud Wadi, who was killed in an Israeli strike in Gaza, according to local health authorities, 2 December. REUTERS - Haseeb Alwazeer

A new Reporters Without Borders report warns of escalating danger for journalists globally, and highlights that deaths in Gaza at the hands of the Israeli military accounted for nearly half of all reporter deaths this year. The NGO's chief Thibaud Bruttin told RFI that Palestinian journalists were deliberately targeted, and also spoke about the violence spreading across Latin America and how hundreds of reporters remain imprisoned worldwide.

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has warned that journalists are facing increasing dangers worldwide, with Israel emerging as the most lethal country for media workers for the third year running.

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