International News Safety Institute

31 October 2006

Abdelmajid Isma'il Khalil

Incident

Abdelmajid Isma'il Khalil

Cause of death

Other non-natural

Details

Abdelmajid Isma’il Khalil, a sixty seven year old freelance journalist who worked for a number of Iraqi papers was discovered dead by police on 31, October. 

He had been kidnapped by unidentified gunmen on 18, October in eastern Baghdad. The Committee to Protect Journalists is currently investigating whether Khalil’s death is related to his work as a journalist.

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