Over the past year, the journalism community has faced significant dangers, with 99 journalists killed globally in 2023. A substantial portion of these deaths occurred in conflict zones, with 77 journalists killed in the Gaza Strip during the Israel-Hamas war, according to reports from the Committee to Protect Journalists and other sources. In Ukraine, since the Russian invasion in 2022, 89 journalists have died, 16 of whom were killed while performing their duties, 35 were injured, and 11 were killed. The National Union of Journalists of Ukraine, headed by Serhiy Tomilenko, and other observers have documented these fatalities, highlighting the perilous conditions for journalists in areas of conflict, including over 50 attacks on journalists. The last 12 months have been noted as the deadliest for media workers in almost a decade.
99 journalists killed in 2023, 77 in Gaza war: report. The last 12 months have been the deadliest for the media in almost a decade, the Committee to Protect Journalists says https://t.co/2D2NQ0Egca https://t.co/TqDp0Pu2Bj
This👇��as Committee to Protect Journalists finds: -More than 3/4 of the 99 journalists/media workers who perished in 2023 were killed in Israel-Gaza war. -The vast majority (72) were Palestinians killed in Israeli attacks. -evidence suggests IDF may have deliberately targeted 12 https://t.co/8n0rFC1Wrg
🇺🇸🇺🇦🚨‼️ The top journalists list for 2023 was released! 🤣🤷♂️🎯 https://t.co/vRrneOGZQm
99 Journalists Killed In 2023, 72 In Israel-Hamas War: Report https://t.co/bJ6b6vd5fR https://t.co/BQdls5gJiM
Committee to Protect Journalists says of the 99 journalists killed globally last year, 72 were Palestinians in the Gaza Strip https://t.co/Z4ywRkUQaW https://t.co/5FObbQaROZ
89 journalists died in Ukraine since Russians invaded in 2022. 16 of them were killed, while doing their job. May their memory be eternal. Russians are scared of truth. First they killed their own media through censorship and then came to Ukraine to wage war against free press.
🕯️ Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion of #Ukraine, 79 🇺🇦 journalists have been killed, 16 of them in the line of duty. The head of the National Union of Journalists of Ukraine, Serhiy Tomilenko, said. #RussiaIsATerroristState
As a result of the full-scale invasion, more than 100 journalists became victims. Among them, at least 35 were injured and another 11 were killed while performing their duties. Over the past 2 years, @RSF_en has documented more than 50 attacks on 100 journalists by the 🇷🇺… https://t.co/9yWW1C7hAT
Over 100 journalists affected by Russia's full-scale invasion https://t.co/T9FdM0frRM