European Federation of Journalists

European Federation of Journalists

Solidarity action: Over 250 media outlets stage blackout to protest killings of journalists in Gaza

  •    News
  •   01-09-2025

At the rate journalists are being killed in Gaza by the Israeli army, there will soon be no one left to keep you informed.

In an unprecedented global action, almost 200 media outlets from 50 countries are simultaneously disrupting their front pages, homepages, and broadcasts to demand an end to the killing of journalists in Gaza and to call for international press access to the enclave.

The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) joined the action, coordinated by Reporters Without Borders (RSF), the global campaigning movement Avaaz and the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), on 1 September 2025.

Print newspapers will run blacked-out front pages carrying a stark message. Broadcasters and radio stations will pause programming with a joint statement. Online outlets will black out their homepages or banners in solidarity. Editors, reporters and other journalists are also taking part too.

The action comes as the death toll of journalists in Gaza climbs to over 210 since October 7, 2023 – the deadliest conflict for reporters in modern times. Israel has simultaneously barred foreign media from entering Gaza for nearly two years, leaving Palestinian journalists to report under fire.

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