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New York, September 23, 2025 – Nobel Peace Prize laureate and head of Women Journalists Without Chains (WJWC) Tawakkol Karman has denounced the killing of journalists in Gaza,
describing it as a systematic campaign aimed at silencing truth and obstructing justice.
Speaking at an event organized by Nobel Women's Initiative on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York, Karman said the targeting of media professionals constitutes “an indelible crime in the memory of humanity.”
“In Gaza, journalists were killed because they carried the truth to the world. They did not bear arms—they bore cameras and pens,” she said. “But truth frightens killers more than bullets, and so they sought to silence them permanently through systematic murder.”
According to Karman, more than 250 journalists have been killed in Gaza during the ongoing conflict, making it the most dangerous place in the world for members of the press. She argued that the pattern of killings reflects a deliberate policy aimed at “obliterating evidence, altering the narrative, and granting impunity to perpetrators.”
Karman stressed that the deaths are not isolated acts of violence but part of a broader effort to undermine media infrastructure and prevent independent witnesses from fulfilling their role.
“The blood of journalists will not silence the truth,” she said. “It will amplify it, and our responsibility today is to demand protection for journalists and to insist on holding their murderers accountable—so that truth remains stronger than bullets.”
Later today, Karman is scheduled to take part in another event at the United Nations, alongside transitional government leader Dr. Muhammad Yunus and several other figures she described as “respected freedom fighters.”
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