There is a war on journalists raging around the world: let their voices be heard | Annie Kelly

Today is World Press Freedom Day. The Guardian is determined to highlight the dangers faced by reporters working in some of the world's most perilous places, and to tell their stories

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There is a war on journalists raging across the world. Last year, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) recorded the highest number of media workers killed since it began collecting data three decades ago.

According to that data, at least 124 journalists and media workers were killed in 2024 - nearly two-thirds of them Palestinians killed by Israeli forces in Gaza and the West Bank.