Every story told in truth carries a cost  and too often, journalists pay it with their freedom or their lives.The 2025 International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists stands as a global call to action  demanding justice for those silenced, protection for those still speaking, and accountability for those who seek to suppress the truth.

Across the world, hundreds of reporters have been attacked, jailed, or killed and their killers walk free. This impunity is not just a failure of law, but a betrayal of democracy itself.This day reminds us that press freedom is not a privilege  it is a pillar of justice.Because when journalists can work without fear, societies can live without lies.

Let this day be more than remembrance  let it be a renewed promise: to defend those who defend the truth.