Nearly 200 media outlets across 50 countries staged coordinated protests Monday against Israel’s killing of journalists in Gaza and its ban on international press access. The demonstrations, organized by Reporters Without Borders, Avaaz, and the International Federation of Journalists, included blacked-out newspaper front pages, disrupted broadcasts, and altered homepages.
Since October 2023, at least 210 journalists have been killed in Gaza, making the conflict the deadliest for reporters in modern history, according to the IFJ. Critics say Israel’s tactics amount to silencing coverage of famine, war crimes, and civilian suffering.
More than 250 media outlets in over 70 countries have staged a front page protest highlighting the killing of more than 200 journalists in Israel’s war on Gaza, says Reporters Without Borders (RSF) media freedom group.
— Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) September 1, 2025
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The protest follows the recent deaths of several high-profile Palestinian journalists, including Anas Al-Sharif of Al Jazeera. Earlier this month, Israeli airstrikes killed five Al Jazeera staff in Gaza City.
Last week, five more were killed in a “double tap” strike on Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis. Prime Minister Netanyahu later called the incident a “tragic mishap.”
CNN: “250+ news outlets from over 70 countries will simultaneously black out their front pages and website homepages, and interrupt their broadcasting to condemn the murder of journalists by the Israeli army in the Gaza Strip.” https://t.co/VddONNVViw pic.twitter.com/NQWTdFAU3F
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