The new report of the Journalist Protection Committee said on Wednesday that in 2024 he recorded a record number of journalists killed around the world – which has been marked by a sudden increase in the killings of journalists and media workers in conflict zones over the years.
The Committee report states that at least 124 journalists in 18 countries were killed last year, resulting in the most deadly year since CPJ began to record more than three decades ago. In comparison, about 102 journalists were killed in 2023 and 69 were killed in 2022, the Committee Data Base showed.
The attacks of Israeli military forces made up nearly 70 percent of the total death, with the attacks in Sudan and Pakistan had the second highest number of deaths, they state report Findings.
The Jodie Ginsberg journalist’s protection committee said it was “the most dangerous time to be a journalist in CPJ history.”
“The war in Gaza is unprecedented in its influence on journalists and shows a great deterioration of global norms in the protection of journalists in conflict zones, but this is far from the only place, journalists are in danger,” Ginsberg said in a statement on Wednesday.
He said that the previous record high deaths were in 2007, when 113 journalists lost their lives, almost half because of the war in Iraq.
The Committee said that at least 24 of the 124 journalists were killed in 2024 were found to be intentionally targeted for their work, adding that 10 of these cases were documented in Gaza and Lebanon.
The committee noted that although these specific cases fulfill their classification of intentional killings, this should not imply that other murders at their database are considered lawful, but that it failed to determine if they were separated for their profession.
85 journalists killed in Israeli attacks in 2024
CPJ said that the war of Israel-Gaza explained the death of 85 journalists, including 82 in Gaza and three in Lebanon-Gotovo two-thirds-in the hands of the Israeli army 2024. About 78 journalists were killed in Gaza the year before, 2023, according to the Committee.
The committee accused Israel of attempting to suffocate the investigations of incidents, transfer guilt to journalists and neglect his duty to keep people counting for killings.
The Israeli army, when asked for comment, said that there was not enough information on alleged incidents and therefore unable to check them, adding that all the operationally feasible measures were needed to relieve damage to journalists and civilians.
“Idf is never and will never intentionally target journalists,” the army said.
CPJ said that one of the journalists who died last year is an al-ghoul, a 27-year-old Palestinian journalist who worked for the Arab TV channel Al Jazeera-Killed with his colleague Rami Al Refee Israeli’s drones on their car. The couple left the refugee camp near the town of Gaza, where they were reported.
At least six journalists and media workers have been killed globally from the beginning of this year, CPJ said.
‘Increased danger’ for journalists, media workers: report
Sudan and Pakistan had the second highest number of journalists killed, after Israel, 2024.
Tens of thousands of civilians were killed and millions were displaced in Sudan Brutal civil war. CPJ said he found that three journalists had been killed in connection with their work and investigated the motive for the fourth murder. He also recorded the killings of two media workers.
Six journalists were killed in Pakistan because political unrest and media censors were increasing, despite the fact that the country had not had such deaths since 2021.
“All killings 2024. Indicate Increased hazards faced by journalists and media workers – And a threat that represents the flow of information around the world, “the Wednesday states.
Diaa Al-Ustaz says his work made him colleagues Tagjean, and the international Federation of journalists reported this month that at least 152 journalists had died of war covers.
CPJ said he documented “an alarming increase in the number of targeted killings”, adding that at least 24 journalists were intentionally killed for their work last year, including Haiti, Mexico, Mjanmar, Sudan and elsewhere. It said Israel documented at least 10 cases of targeted killings.
The committee said he was also investigating 20 other killings, which he believes that Israel may have been a special target for journalists.
The report was also stated that murders “are not the only indicators of a dangerous media landscape,” adding that no journalist was killed in Somalia, Cameroon, Cameroon, Cameroon or Afghanistan, but journalists still faced other pressure such as reported arrests, attacks and censorship.
The increase in freelance killings
The second figure that recorded the increase in death last year was the number of freelancers killed in the conflict zones.
The report says that 43 journalists and media workers are more than one-third-up in 2024.
“Another gloomy new record for self -employed printing members who are often facing the most exciting because they have the least resources,” it is said.
Of these, 31 freelancers were killed in Gaza, increasing from 14 to 2023.
Gaza journalists were the only media on the war-destroyed territory to ensure key coverage for global media, citing the CBC News nearly 16-month-old war, as members of foreign media are forbidden to enter, except for firmly controlled visits led by the Israeli army.
In a phase ceasefire between the Palestinian militant group of Hamas and Israel, it began on January 19th, but it is Currently in danger. Israel vowed to destroy Hamas after Oct.7, 2023, an attack in which 1,200 people were killed and 251 took hostages, according to the Tallies Israeli.
More than 48,000 people, mostly civilians, were killed in the retaliation of Israel, according to the Palestinian health authorities.
Peer -reviewed study published in Lancet 9. January suggests that official deaths in Gaza may be significantly underestimated. June 30, 2024. The Ministry of Health in Gaza reported 37,877 deaths; The study estimated that the number was probably about 64,200 by that date.
CPJ said his methodology for recording a journalist’s murder at his database if he had reasonable reasons that they may have been killed in relation to their work: either killed by accident in a conflict zone or on a dangerous task or killed intentionally for their journalism.
