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76 Journalists Killed

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76 journalists match your search

Name Organization Date Location Type of Death
Abdirisak Mohamed WarsameRadio ShabelleMay 22, 2009SomaliaCrossfire
Abdulkhafar AbdulkadirfreelanceDecember 3, 2009SomaliaCrossfire
Abdulmalik AkhmedilovHakikat and SogratlAugust 11, 2009RussiaMurder
Alaa Abdel-WahabAl-Baghdadia TVMay 31, 2009IraqCrossfire
Alejandro ReblandoManila BulletinNovember 23, 2009PhilippinesMurder
Anak Agung PrabangsaRadar BaliFebruary 11, 2009IndonesiaMurder
Anastasiya BaburovaNovaya GazetaJanuary 19, 2009RussiaMurder
Ando RatovonirinaRadio Télévision AnalamangaFebruary 7, 2009MadagascarDangerous Assignment
Andres TeodoroCentral Mindanao InquirerNovember 23, 2009PhilippinesMurder
Anil MazumdarAjiMarch 24, 2009IndiaMurder
Arturo BetiaPeriodico IniNovember 23, 2009PhilippinesMurder
Basil Nabil Ibrahim FarajPalestinian Media and Communication CompanyJanuary 7, 2009Israel and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoryCrossfire
Bayo OhuThe GuardianSeptember 20, 2009NigeriaMurder
Bienvenido Legarte Jr.Prontiera NewsNovember 23, 2009PhilippinesMurder
Bladimir Antuna GarcíaEl Tiempo de DurangoNovember 2, 2009MexicoMurder
Chief Ebrima MannehDaily ObserverUnknownGambiaUnknown
Christian Gregorio Poveda RuizFreelanceSeptember 2, 2009El SalvadorMurder
Cihan HayırsevenerGüney Marmara’da YaşamDecember 19, 2009TurkeyMurder
Crispin PerezDWDO RadioJune 9, 2009PhilippinesMurder
Eliseo Barrón HernándezLa OpiniónMay 25, 2009MexicoMurder