Journalists killed, 2017 and 2018
| Name | Organization | Date | Location | Type of Death |
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| Ahmad Shah | BBC | April 30, 2018 | Afghanistan | Murdered |
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| Shah Marai | Agence France-Presse | April 30, 2018 | Afghanistan | Murdered |
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| Abadullah Hananzai | Radio Azadi, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty | April 30, 2018 | Afghanistan | Murdered |
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| Sabawoon Kakar | Radio Azadi, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty | April 30, 2018 | Afghanistan | Murdered |
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| Yar Mohammad Tokhi | Tolo News | April 30, 2018 | Afghanistan | Murdered |
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| Ghazi Rasooli | 1TV | April 30, 2018 | Afghanistan | Murdered |
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| Nowroz Ali Rajabi | 1TV | April 30, 2018 | Afghanistan | Murdered |
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| Saleem Talash | Mashal TV | April 30, 2018 | Afghanistan | Murdered |
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| Ali Saleemi | Mashal TV | April 30, 2018 | Afghanistan | Murdered |
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| Maharram Durrani | Radio Azadi, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty | April 30, 2018 | Afghanistan | Murdered |
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| Abdul Manan Arghand | Kabul News | April 25, 2018 | Afghanistan | Murdered |
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| Ahmed Abu Hussein | Voice Of The People Radio, Bisan News Agency | April 25, 2018 | Israel/Palestinian territories | Dangerous Assignment |
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| Juan Javier Ortega Reyes | El Comercio | April 10-April 12 2018 | Colombia | Murdered |
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| Abdullah al-Qadry | Belqees TV | April 13, 2018 | Yemen | Killed in crossfire |
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| Paúl Rivas Bravo | El Comercio | April 10-12, 2018 | Colombia | Murdered |
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| Yaser Murtaja | Ain Media | April 7, 2018 | Israel/Palestinian territories | Dangerous Assignment |
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| Sandeep Sharma | News World | March 26, 2018 | India | Murdered |
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| Navin Nischal | Dainik Bhaskar | March 25, 2018 | India | Murdered |
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| Leobardo Vázquez Atzin | Enlace Informativo Regional | March 21, 2018 | Mexico | Murdered |
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| Obeida abu Omar | Damaski Media Agency | March 21, 2018 | Syria | Killed in crossfire |
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| Kamel abu al-Walid | Jarabulus Media Office | March 19, 2018 | Syria | Killed in crossfire |
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| Bashar al-Attar | Arbin Unified Media Office | March 12, 2018 | Syria | Killed in crossfire |
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| Ján Kuciak | Aktuality | Between February 22 and 25, 2018 | Slovakia | Murdered |
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| Abdul Rahman Ismael Yassin | Hammouriyeh Media Office | February 20, 2018 | Syria | Killed in crossfire |
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| Leslie Ann Pamela Montenegro del Real | El Sillón | February 5, 2018 | Mexico | Murdered |
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| Mohammad al-Qadasi | Belqees TV | January 22, 2018 | Yemen | Killed in crossfire |
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| Jefferson Pureza Lopes | Beira Rio Fm | January 17, 2018 | Brazil | Murdered |
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| Karam Kabishou | Sama TV | December 29, 2017 | Syria | Killed in crossfire |
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| Sayeed Khuda Dad Ahamdi | Afghan Voice Agency | December 28, 2017 | Afghanistan | Dangerous Assignment |
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| Sayed Mehdi Husaini | Jomhor News Agency | December 28, 2017 | Afghanistan | Dangerous Assignment |
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| Sudip Dutta Bhaumik | Syandan Patrika | November 21, 2017 | India | Murdered |
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| Hussain Nazari | Rah-E-Farda Radio And Television | November 17, 2017 | Afghanistan | Dangerous Assignment |
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| Arkan Sharifi | Kurdistan TV | October 30, 2017 | Iraq | Murdered |
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| Qais al-Jazar (Qais al-Qadhi) | Al-Jisr TV | October 29, 2017 | Syria | Killed in crossfire |
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| Christopher Iban Lozada | Dbxf Prime Broadcasting Network | October 24, 2017 | Philippines | Murdered |
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| Rajesh Mishra | Dainik Jagran | October 21, 2017 | India | Murdered |
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| Daphne Caruana Galizia | Running Commentary | October 16, 2017 | Malta | Murdered |
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| Ali Nur Siad | Voice Of America | October 14, 2017 | Somalia | Dangerous Assignment |
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| Hawker Faisal Mohammed | Hawar News Agency (ANHA) | October 13, 2017 | Syria | Killed in crossfire |
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| Dilshan Ibash | Hawar News Agency (ANHA) | October 12, 2017 | Syria | Killed in crossfire |
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| María Efigenia Vásquez Astudillo | Renacer Kokonuko | October 8, 2017 | Colombia | Killed in crossfire |
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| Louay Sadiq Meshaal | Al-Nujaba TV | October 1, 2017 | Iraq | Killed in crossfire |
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| Edgar Daniel Esqueda Castro | Freelance | October 5- 6, 2017 | Mexico | Murdered |
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| Shantanu Bhowmik | Dinraat | September 20, 2017 | India | Dangerous Assignment |
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| Abdullahi Osman Moalim | Jubbaland TV, Codka Hiraan | September 13, 2017 | Somalia | Murdered |
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| Gauri Lankesh | Gauri Lankesh Patrike | September 5, 2017 | India | Murdered |
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| Christopher Allen | Freelance | August 26, 2017 | South Sudan | Killed in crossfire |
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| Osama Nasr al-Zoabi | Syrian Media Organization (SMO) | August 21, 2017 | Syria | Killed in crossfire |
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| Kim Wall | Freelance | August 10, 2017 | Denmark | Murdered |
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| Khaled al-Khateb | RT | July 30, 2017 | Syria | Killed in crossfire |
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| Sudad Faris | Salaheddin TV | July 7, 2017 | Iraq | Killed in crossfire |
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| Harb Hazzah al-Duleimi | Hona Salaheddin | July 7, 2017 | Iraq | Killed in crossfire |
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| Veronique Robert | #5Bisproduction | June 24, 2017 | Iraq | Killed in crossfire |
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| Stephane Villeneuve | #5Bisproduction | June 19, 2017 | Iraq | Killed in crossfire |
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| Luís Gustavo da Silva | Freelance | June 14, 2017 | Brazil | Murdered |
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| Salvador Adame Pardo | 6TV | June 1, 2017 | Mexico | Murdered |
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| Habibollah Hosseinzadeh | Press TV | May 31, 2017 | Afghanistan | Dangerous Assignment |
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| Suhaib al-Heeti | Asiasat | May 30, 2017 | Iraq | Dangerous Assignment |
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| Takieddin al-Hudhaifi | Al-Akhbariya | May 26, 2017 | Yemen | Killed in crossfire |
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| Wael al-Absi | Yemen TV | May 26, 2017 | Yemen | Killed in crossfire |
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| Dmitry Popkov | Ton-M | May 24, 2017 | Russia | Murdered |
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| Javier Valdez Cárdenas | Ríodoce | May 15, 2017 | Mexico | Murdered |
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| Alaa Kraym (Mohammed al-Qabouni) | Qaboun Media Center | May 4, 2017 | Syria | Killed in crossfire |
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| Yameen Rasheed | The Daily Panic | April 23, 2017 | Maldives | Murdered |
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| Nikolai Andrushchenko | Novy Peterburg | April 19, 2017 | Russia | Murdered |
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| Maximino Rodríguez | Freelance | April 14, 2017 | Mexico | Murdered |
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| Miroslava Breach Velducea | La Jornada | March 23, 2017 | Mexico | Murdered |
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| Joaquin Briones | Remate | March 13, 2017 | Philippines | Murdered |
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| Mohamed Abazied (George Samara) | Nabd Syria Satellite Station/ Syria Media Organization (SMO) | March 12, 2017 | Syria | Killed in crossfire |
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| Cecilio Pineda Birto | Freelance | March 2, 2017 | Mexico | Murdered |
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| Shifa Zikri Ibrahim (Shifa Gardi) | Rudaw TV | February 25, 2017 | Iraq | Killed in crossfire |
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| Taimoor Khan | Samaa TV | February 12, 2017 | Pakistan | Dangerous Assignment |
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| Abdul Hakim Shimul | Samakal | February 3, 2017 | Bangladesh | Dangerous Assignment |
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Source: Committee to Protect Journalists
WORLD PRESS FREEDOM INDEX, 2018
MURAT YÜKSELIR / THE GLOBE AND MAIL,
SOURCE: REPORTERS WITHOUT BORDERS
WORLD PRESS FREEDOM INDEX, 2018
MURAT YÜKSELIR / THE GLOBE AND MAIL,
SOURCE: REPORTERS WITHOUT BORDERS
WORLD PRESS FREEDOM INDEX, 2018
MURAT YÜKSELIR / THE GLOBE AND MAIL, SOURCE: REPORTERS WITHOUT BORDERS
For a full list of journalists who lost their lives in the line of duty, and more information on the dangers facing journalists around the world, please visit the Committee to Protect Journalists website.
