This entry documents the killing of journalists in various conflict zones globally from January 2020 onward, outside major declared wars. Journalists have been killed in countries including Ethiopia, Colombia, Haiti, and Pakistan. The perpetrators reportedly include state security forces, non-state armed groups, and criminal organizations. According to data from the Committee to Protect Journalists, dozens of journalists have been killed in this period while reporting.
Deaths recorded in this conflict span the years 2021, 2022, 2023. Browse by year using the sidebar filter to examine how casualties shifted over the course of the conflict.
This conflict is interconnected with other documented war zones — Journalist Deaths - Global (Other Conflicts), Operation Inherent Resolve, Operation Freedom's Sentinel. Each of those pages maintains its own independent roster of the fallen.