March 9, 2021
Turkey
BY Tommy Hodgson
Turkish radio presenter murdered, reportedly for his content
Radio Rahmet FM presenter Hazim Özsu was murdered on the evening of March 9 in the Turkish city of Bursa, at his home.
Journalists Under Attack
March 3, 2021
Afghanistan
BY IFJ
Three Afghan women media workers killed in separate attacks
Three female journalists from Enikass TV were shot dead by unknown gunmen in two separate attacks as they attempted to return home from work on March 2. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate the Afghan Independent Journalists’ Association (AIJA) strongly condemn the horrendous attack and call for urgent measures to rectify the deplorable safety situation for media workers in the country.
March 2, 2021
Somalia
BY RSF
Radio reporter gunned on city street in central Somalia
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) condemns a radio reporter’s murder yesterday by two gunmen in the city of Galkayo, in central Somalia, and calls on the Somali authorities to take urgent steps to improve journalists’ safety.
February 19, 2021
Bangladesh
BY UNESCO
Bangladeshi journalist Burhan Uddin Mujakker shot dead
The Director-General of UNESCO has called for an investigation into the killing of journalist Burhan Uddin Mujakker who was shot on 19 February in the Bangladeshi district of Noakhali.
February 3, 2021
Lebanon
BY CPJ
Lebanese journalist Lokman Slim murdered
On February 3, 2021, at about 8:30 p.m., Lebanese political commentator, columnist, and activist Lokman Slim went missing after leaving the home of a friend near the town of Niha, south of Beirut, according to his wife, Monika Borgman, who spoke to the regional news website The National.
January 19, 2021
Ethiopia
BY CPJ
Reporter Dawit Kebede Araya shot and killed in Ethiopia
Ethiopian authorities must conduct a thorough and independent investigation into the killing of journalist Dawit Kebede Araya, determine if it was motivated by his work, and hold those responsible to account, the Committee to Protect Journalists said.
January 2, 2021
Afghanistan
BY Reuters
Afghan journalist shot dead in car ambush
An Afghan journalist was shot dead in a car ambush in the central province of Ghor, the fifth media professional to be killed in the country in two months, officials said.
December 30, 2020
Yemen
BY CPJ
Adeeb al-Janani of Belqees TV Killed in Aden
Adeeb al-Janani, a reporter for privately owned Yemeni broadcaster Belqees TV, was killed December 30, 2020, at Aden International Airport while covering the arrival of the newly formed Yemeni government’s cabinet from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, according to his employer and the local independent newspaper Al-Masdar.
December 21, 2020
Afghanistan
BY Reuters
Afghan journalist killed in central Ghazni province
An Afghan journalist was shot dead by unknown assailants in Afghanistan’s central Ghazni province on Monday, the fourth to be killed in the war-torn nation in last two months.
December 12, 2020
Syria
BY CPJ
Syrian journalist Hussein Khattab shot dead while reporting in Aleppo governorate
Authorities in the northwestern Syrian city of Al-Bab should conduct a thorough investigation into the killing of journalist Hussein Khattab, and hold those responsible to account, the Committee to Protect Journalists said.