Features & Analysis
Israel's Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi confers with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Press killings in 2025 equal record high of 126 killed in 2024
Israel again the main culprit in rising numbers; deaths in other nations also increase
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105 Killed in 2024
378 Imprisoned in 2024
72 Missing in 2024
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