Journalists Under Attack

July 2, 2018 BY GCHR

Yemen: Journalists Oussama Salem Almaqtari and Mohamed Al-Qadesi killed in Taiz

Yemeni journalists are facing life threating situations, as they struggle to report on the daily suffering of Yemeni people due to the civil war. The last month took a heavy toll on Yemeni media workers. Citizen journalist Oussama Salem Al-Maqtari (photo to the left) and photojournalist Mohamed Al-Qadesi (photo to the right) were both killed, and journalist Bashir Aklan was injured during military actions in Taiz province.

June 29, 2018 BY CBC

Maryland man charged with 5 counts of murder in newspaper shooting

Five first-degree murder charges were filed Friday against a man accused of targeting Maryland's capital newspaper, shooting his way into the newsroom and killing four journalists and a staffer before police arrested him.

June 25, 2018 BY CPJ

Local radio journalist killed in northern Brazil

Brazilian authorities should conduct a thorough and credible investigation into the killing of radio journalist Jairo Sousa, who was shot dead in northern Pará state yesterday, and bring those responsible to justice, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.

June 24, 2018 BY The Inquirer

Gunmen kill businessman with ties to Ecija media

A 51-year-old businessman with ties to a media organization was shot dead before Saturday midnight by unidentified motorcycle-riding men along Mabini St. in Barangay (village) Quezon District here.

June 15, 2018 BY The Guardian

Kashmir journalist shot dead in Srinagar alongside bodyguards

A leading journalist and editor who worked for peace in the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir has been shot dead along with his bodyguards.

June 7, 2018 BY Rappler

Journalist shot dead by riding-in-tandem gunmen in Davao del Norte town

A journalist was shot dead by riding-in-tandem gunmen in Panabo City, Davao del Norte on Thursday, June 7.

May 30, 2018 BY CBS

Chicago Video Blogger Fatally Shot After Club Visit

The founder of a YouTube website that features Chicago musical talent was shot to death as he drove along a downtown street.

May 30, 2018 BY Al Jazeera

Mexican journalist Hector Gonzalez Antonio beaten to death

A journalist with the national newspaper Excelsior has been killed in Mexico, the sixth media worker murdered in the country this year and the third this month

May 28, 2018 BY ABC

TV anchor, photojournalist killed when tree falls on vehicle in western NC

A North Carolina state trooper says a tree fell across a highway, crushing a vehicle from a South Carolina television station and killing a TV anchor and photojournalist.

May 25, 2018 BY Al Jazeera

Alicia Diaz Gonzalez: Fifth Mexican journalist killed in 2018

Journalist Alicia Diaz Gonzalez was found dead on Thursday at her home in Monterrey, northern Mexico, having apparently been severely beaten.

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