News Center- The Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has published its 2024 Round-up on Thursday, revealing an alarming intensification of attacks on journalists, especially in conflict zones, where over half of the news professionals who lost their lives this year perished.

According to according to RSF’s latest information, 54 journalists were killed, including 31 in conflict zones, including Iraq, Sudan, Myanmar, Ukraine, and the region affected by the war in Gaza

“Gaza stands out as the most dangerous region in the world, with the highest number of journalists murdered in connection with their work in the last five years. In 2024, the Gaza Strip accounted for nearly 30% of journalists killed on the job. They were killed by the Israeli army.”

Since October 2023, over 145 journalists have been killed by the Israeli army, including at least 35 whose deaths were linked to their journalism, and 550 journalists are currently imprisoned worldwide, a 7% increase from last year, the RSF said.

“RSF continues to investigate these deaths to identify and condemn the deliberate targeting of media workers, and has filed four complaints with the International Criminal Court (ICC) for war crimes committed against journalists.”

“Journalists do not die, they are killed; they are not in prison, regimes lock them up; they do not disappear, they are kidnapped,” said Thibaut Bruttin, RSF’s Director General. “These crimes — often orchestrated by governments and armed groups with total impunity —  violate international law and too often go unpunished. We need to get things moving, to remind ourselves as citizens that journalists are dying for us, to keep us informed. We must continue to count, name, condemn, investigate, and ensure that justice is served. Fatalism should never win. Protecting those who inform us is protecting the truth.”