Number of journalists killed, detained, taken hostage, or missing by country in 2022

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Number of journalists killed, detained, taken hostage, or missing worldwide in 2022, by country

Number of journalists victimized by abuses by country 2022

Last update:

Jan 22, 2026

Author:

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Region:

Worldwide

Survey time period:

From 01/01/2022 to 31/12/2022

This chart represents the number of journalists killed, detained, taken hostage, or missing worldwide in 2022, by country, according to data from the organization Reporters Without Borders (RSF). The countries with the highest number of journalists subjected to abuses in 2022 were China, Myanmar, Syria, Iran, and Belarus.

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