Reporters Without Borders is a France-based international non-profit, non-governmental organization that promotes and defends freedom of information and freedom of the press. Reporters Without Borders has two primary spheres of activity: one is focused on Internet Censorship and the New Media, and the other on providing material, financial and psychological assistance to journalists assigned to dangerous areas.

This report gives a summary of journalists killed worldwide in 2015, and talks about the deadliest places to work in the world. Reporters without Borders has addressed several recommendations to the UN secretary-general, the UN Security Council and the UN General Assembly for improving the mechanisms for protecting journalists throughout the world.