In the months before James Foley was beheaded with a knife—a gruesome death at the hands of Islamic State—the American freelance journalist was starved, waterboarded and hung upside down at his ankles from a metal bar.
Steven Sotloff suffered a similar fate, as Islamic State released more videos of other journalists kneeling in an orange jumpsuit with their deaths imminent.
International journalists were indeed killed at an “unusually high” rate this year when compared to more recent years, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), though many more lost their lives practising their craft over the world.
In 2014, a total of at least 89 journalists or media workers were killed, according to the CPJ. Syria was the deadliest country, with at least 17 deaths in the war-ravaged country.
As compiled by the CPJ, here is a list of all those journalists who died so far this year:
Zubair Hatami, Mitra TV
Dec. 21, 2014, in Kabul, Afghanistan
Mahran al-Deeri, Al-Jazeera
Dec. 10, 2014, in Sheikh Miskeen, Daraa province, Syria
Salem Khalil, Orient News
Dec. 8, 2014, in Sheikh Miskeen, Daraa province, Syria
Rami Asmi, Orient News
Dec. 8, 2014, in Sheikh Miskeen, Daraa province, Syria
Yousef el-Dous, Orient News
Dec. 8, 2014, in Sheikh Miskeen, Daraa province, Syria
Luke Somers, Freelance
Dec. 6, 2014, in Shabwa province, Yemen
Mohamed Isaq, Kalsan TV
Dec. 5, 2014, in Baidoa, Somalia
Abdulkadir Ahmed, Freelance
Dec. 5, 2014, in Baidoa, Somalia
MVN Shankar, Andhra Prabha
Nov. 26, 2014, in Andhra Pradesh, India
Zaher Mtawe’e, Zebdine Coordination Committee
Nov. 22, 2014, in Zebdine, Syria
Abdirizak Ali Abdi, Freelance
Nov. 16, 2014, in Galkayo, Puntland, Somalia
Pablo Medina Velázquez, ABC Color
Oct. 16, 2014, in Curuguaty, Paraguay
Atallah Bajbouj, Nabaa Media Foundation
Oct. 15, 2014, in Daraa, Syria
Aung Kyaw Naing, “Par Gyi”, Freelance
Oct. 4, 2014, in Kyaikmayaw, Burma
Facely Camara, Liberté FM
Sept. 16, 2014, in Womé, Guinea
Mohammed al-Qasim, Rozana Radio
Sept. 10, 2014, in Idlib province, Syria
Steven Sotloff, Freelance
August or September 2014, Syria
Irshad Mastoi, Online International News Network, ARY News
Aug. 28, 2014, in Quetta, Pakistan
Ghulam Rasool, Online International News Network
Aug. 28, 2014, in Quetta, Pakistan
James Foley, Freelance
August 2014, Syria
Simone Camilli, The Associated Press
Aug. 13, 2014, in Beit Lahiya, Gaza, Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory
Octavio Rojas Hernández, El Buen Tono
Aug. 11, 2014, in Oaxaca, Mexico
Leyla Yildizhan (Deniz Firat), Firat News Agency
Aug. 8, 2014, in Makhmur District, Iraq
Andrei Stenin, Rossiya Segodnya
Aug. 6, 2014, in Snizhne, Ukraine
Sameh al-Aryan, Al-Aqsa TV
July 30, 2014, in Shijaiyah, Gaza
Rami Rayan, Palestine Network for Press and Media
July 30, 2014, in Shijaiyah, Gaza
Khaled Reyadh Hamad, Continue Production Films
July 20, 2014, in Gaza
Anatoly Klyan, Pervy Kanal
June 30, 2014, in Donetsk, Ukraine
Mohamed Taani, SMART News Agency
June 27, 2014, in Daraa, Syria
Yusuf Ahmed Abukar, Radio Ergo, Mustaqbal Radio
June 21, 2014, in Mogadishu, Somalia
Ahmed Hasan Ahmed, Xinhua News Agency
June 20, 2014, in Damascus, Syria
Edgar Pantaleón Fernández Fleitas, Belén Comunicaciones
June 19, 2014, in Concepción, Paraguay
Igor Kornelyuk, VGTRK
June 17, 2014, in Metallist, Ukraine
Khalid Ali Hamada, Al-Ahad TV
June 15, 2014, in Diyala province, Iraq
Tarun Kumar Acharya, Kanak TV, Sambad
May 27, 2014, in Odisha, India
Muftah Bu Zeid, Brnieq
May 26, 2014, in Benghazi, Libya
Andrea Rocchelli, Cesura photo agency
May 24, 2014, in Andreyevka, Ukraine
Sadrul Alam Nipul, Dainik Mathabhanga
May 21, 2014, in Chuadanga, Bangladesh
Camille Lepage, Freelance
May 2014, in Bouar region, Central African Republic
Fausto Gabriel Alcaraz Garay, Radio Amambay
May 16, 2014, in Pedro Juan Caballero, Paraguay
Al-Moutaz Bellah Ibrahim, Shaam News Network
May 4, 2014, in Raqqa, Syria
Mouaz Alomar (Abu Mehdi Al Hamwi), Freelance
April 25, 2014, in Kafr Zita, Hama province, Syria
Rubylita Garcia, Remate, dwAD
April 6, 2014, in Bacoor City, Philippines
Bilal Ahmed Bilal, Palestine Today TV
Unknown, in Sednaya, Syria
Anja Niedringhaus, The Associated Press
April 4, 2014, in Khost, Afghanistan
Mayada Ashraf, Al-Dustour
March 28, 2014, in Cairo, Egypt
Nils Horner, Sveriges Radio
March 11, 2014, in Kabul, Afghanistan
Muthanna Abdel Hussein, Al-Iraqiya
March 10, 2014, in Hilla, Babil province, Iraq
Khaled Abdel Thamer, Al-Iraqiya
March 10, 2014, in Hilla, Babil province, Iraq
Ali Mustafa, Freelance
March 9, 2014, in Aleppo, Syria
Omar Abdul Qader, Al-Mayadeen
March 8, 2014, in Deir Al-Zour, Syria
Gregorio Jiménez de la Cruz, Notisur and Liberal del Sur
Between Feb. 5 and 11, 2014, in Las Choapas, Veracruz, Mexico
Turad Mohamed al-Zahouri, Freelance
Feb. 20, 2014, in Yabroud, Syria
Vyacheslav Veremiy, Vesti
Feb. 19, 2014, in Kiev, Ukraine
Germain Kennedy Mumbere Muliwavyo, Radio Télévision Muungano
Feb. 16, 2014, in Oïcha, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Pedro Palma, Panorama Regional
Feb. 13, 2014, in Miguel Pereira, Brazil
Santiago Ilídio Andrade, Bandeirantes
Feb. 10, 2014, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Firas Mohammed Attiyah, Fallujah TV
Jan. 20, 2014, in Khalidiya, Iraq
Michael Tshele, Freelance
Jan. 13, 2014, in Britz, South Africa
Shan Dahar, Abb Takk Television
Jan. 1, 2014, in Larkana, Pakistan
Kadir Bağdu, Azadiya Welat
Oct. 14, 2014, in Adana, Turkey
Sidiki Sidibé, Radio Rurale de N’Zérékoré
Sept. 16, 2014, in Womé, Guinea
Molou Chérif, Radio Rurale de N’Zérékoré
Sept. 16, 2014, in Womé, Guinea
Ali Abu Afash, Freelance
Aug. 13, 2014, in Beit Lahiya, Gaza
Mohammed Nour al-Din al-Deiri, Palestine Network for Press and Media
July 30, 2014, in Shijaiyah, Gaza
Hamid Shihab, Media 24
July 9, 2014, in Gaza City, Gaza
Anton Voloshin, VGTRK
June 24, 2014, in Metallist, Ukraine
Andrei Mironov, Memorial
May 24, 2014, in Andreyevka, Ukraine
Waqas Aziz Khan, Express TV
Jan. 17, 2014, in Karachi, Pakistan
Mohammad Khalid, Express TV
Jan. 17, 2014, in Karachi, Pakistan
Ashraf Arain, Express TV
Jan. 17, 2014, in Karachi, Pakistan
Reynaldo Paz Mayes, RPM TV Canal 28
Dec. 15, 2014, in Comayagua, Honduras
Fernando Raymondi, Caretas
Nov. 9, 2014, in San Vicente de Cañete, Peru
Taing Try, Freelance
Oct. 12, 2014, in Kratie province, Cambodia
Raed Al-Azzawi, Sama Salaheddin Channel
Oct. 10, 2014, in Tikrit, Iraq
Palwasha Tokhi, Bayan-e-Shamal
Sept. 17, 2014, in Mazar-e-Sherif, Afghanistan
Nurul Islam Faruqi, Channel i Television
Aug. 27, 2014, in Dhaka, Bangladesh
Abdul Rahman Hamid al-Din, Sanaa Radio
Aug. 16, 2014, in Sanaa, Yemen
Nery Francisco Soto Torres , Canal 23, Radio Full FM
Aug. 14, 2014, in Olanchito, Honduras
Luis Carlos Cervantes Solano, Morena FM
Aug. 12, 2014, in Tarazá, Colombia
Jorge Torres Palacios, Dictamen, Libertad Guerrero Noticias
May 29, 30, 31, June 1, or 2, 2014, in Acapulco, Mexico
Nilo Baculo, dwIM Radyo Mindoro
June 9, 2014, in Calapan City, Oriental Mindoro province, Philippines
Samuel Oliverio, Radio Ukay, Supreme Radio
May 23, 2014, in Digos City, Philippines
Richard Nadjid, dxNN
May 4, 2014, in Bongao, Philippines
Hamza Hajj Hassan, Al-Manar TV
April 14, 2014, in Maaloula, Syria
Shah Alam Sagar, Oporadh Domon
March 2, 2014, in Dhaka, Bangladesh
Ijaz Mengal, Daily Intekhab
Feb. 14, 2014, in Khuzdar, Pakistan
Suon Chan, Meakea Kampuchea
Feb. 1, 2014, in Kampong Chhnang province, Cambodia
Noor Ahmad Noori, Bost
Jan. 23, 2014, in Lashkar Gah, Afghanistan