Fiji, Nov. 3 -- Global impunity for journalist killings has risen for the first time in more than a decade, while the growing use of drones is an emerging threat for reporters in conflict zones, according to the latest report from UN cultural organisation UNESCO.

"Journalists are increasingly paying with their lives for reporting from the frontlines of war and far too often those responsible for their killings are not held accountable," said Director-General Khaled El-Enany.

UNESCO first began measuring the proportion of journalist killings that go unpunished in 2012. The rate reached 86 percent in 2024-2025, up one percent from the previous two-year period.

A confirmed total of 189 journalists and other media workers lost their lives ...