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73 Journalists Killed

in 2015 / Motive Confirmed

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73 journalists match your search

Name Organization Date Location Type of Death
Abdullah QabilYemen Youth TV, Belqees TVMay 21, 2015YemenCrossfire
Adam JumaRaja FMJanuary 25, 2015South SudanMurder
Adam WardWDBJ7August 26, 2015USADangerous Assignment
Adel Sayegh Salaheddin TVAugust 2015IraqMurder
Ahmed Abu al-HamzaSMART News Agency, Hama Media CenterNovember 6, 2015SyriaCrossfire
Ahmed Mohamed al-MousaRaqqa is Being Slaughtered SilentlyDecember 16, 2015SyriaMurder
Alison ParkerWDBJ7August 26, 2015USADangerous Assignment
Ammar al-ShamiQasioun NewsMay 31, 2015SyriaCrossfire
Ananta Bijoy DasFreelanceMay 12, 2015BangladeshMurder
Armando Saldaña MoralesLa Ke Buena 100.9 FMMay 2,3 or 4, 2015MexicoMurder
Avijit RoyFreelanceFebruary 26, 2015BangladeshMurder
Batoul Mokhles al-WarrarNoor al-Sham; Radio DamascusNovember 3, 2015SyriaCrossfire
Bernard MarisFreelanceJanuary 7, 2015FranceMurder
Bernard Verlhac (Tignous)FreelanceJanuary 7, 2015FranceMurder
Bilal Sharaf al-DeenAl-Masirah TVSeptember 17, 2015YemenCrossfire
Boutros MartinSouth Sudan TelevisionJanuary 25, 2015South SudanMurder
Dalia MarkoRaja FMJanuary 25, 2015South SudanMurder
Danilo LópezPrensa LibreMarch 10, 2015GuatemalaMurder
Daud Ali OmarRadio BaidoaApril 29, 2015SomaliaMurder
Djalma Santos da ConceiçãoRCA FMMay 22 or 23, 2015BrazilMurder