A 2025 report by the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) states China holds the most journalists imprisoned globally with 143. The report also highlights the Middle East and Arab World as having the highest number of journalist deaths in 2025, with 74 fatalities. Palestinian journalists bore the brunt of this violence, with 56 killed due to the war in Gaza, including Al Jazeera reporter Anas Al-Sharif in an August 10 attack.