Al-Amal
January 15, 1992, in East Beirut, Lebanon
Jeha, a writer and former contributor to Al-Amal, a Christian Phalangist paper, was killed by unidentified gunmen while driving his car in the East Beirut suburb of Sabatiyeh. The Shi'ite Muslim writer was an outspoken opponent of fundamentalism and had published works critical of the late Ayatollah Khomeini.Medium: Print
Job: Columnist / Commentator
Beats Covered: Politics
Gender: Male
Local or Foreign: Local
Freelance: No
Type of Death: Murder
Suspected Source of Fire: Political Group
Impunity: Yes
Taken Captive: No
Tortured: No
Threatened: No
