08 September 2011
Hadi al-Mehdi
Shooting
Iraqi journalist Hadi al-Mehdi, who has been a prominent critic of the government on his radio programme, was shot dead in Baghdad on Thursday, a security official and a medic said.
Mehdi was well-known for his sharp critiques of government ineptitude and corruption on his show on Demozee radio, and was also a playwright. He wrote commentaries for several websites including www.kitabat.com, which posted a tribute to him on Thursday, describing him as "the innovative artist, one of the most prominent leaders of the uprising of the people, the martyr Hadi al-Mehdi."
