UNESCO reports a rise in unresolved journalist killings
Its biennial review counted 189 journalists killed in 2024 and 2025.
UNESCO put the global impunity rate for journalist killings at 86 percent in its latest review, up from 85 percent in the preceding reporting period. The agency said it was the first increase since it began tracking the measure in 2012.
The review counted 189 journalists killed across 2024 and 2025, 20 percent more than in the previous two years. UNESCO recorded 127 of those deaths in conflict zones.
The figures track two aspects of journalist safety. One measures how many journalists have been killed, and the other measures progress toward justice in cases the organization monitors. UNESCO publishes the review every two years.