Six in seven killings of journalists go unpunished, UNESCO says
Nov. 2, 2026 — Eighty-six percent of killings of journalists in 2024–2025 went unpunished, up one percentage point from the previous two years and the first rise in more than a decade, UNESCO said in a report for the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists. A confirmed 189 journalists and media workers were killed in the two years, 20% more than in the previous period and the most since 2014–2015; 127 of them were killed in conflict zones. The Arab States region had the most verified cases, 97, the report said, according to UN News.
The wall: The report's country-by-country figures are not quoted.
Tier: Reported (based on UN News' account of UNESCO's report)
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