The cases we report on are those known to us and we make no pretence of listing every killing that happens in the world. But there are two findings which are borne out in all reports on this subject matter. First, the levels of violence on journalists have dramatically increased to reach record levels in recent years. Second, the single biggest contributing factor to violence in journalism remains the impunity enjoyed by those who attack and kill journalists and other media personnel. These killings span the entire globe, taking in countries from Pakistan to Palestine, Sri Lanka to Somalia and Syria, Russia to Iraq and Mexico to the Philippines, among others.