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The body of Isaac Vuni, a freelance journalist who was a correspondent for The Sudan Tribune and the Juba Monitor, was found dumped on a farm not far from the village where he lived on September 26, 2016. The website South Sudan Liberty News reported, citing an unnamed witness, that armed men dressed in military…

Al-Shaibani was shot in the central Yemeni city of Taiz on February 16, 2016, according to his colleagues and employers. Al-Shaibani, a Yemeni journalist working for the independent Yaman News website and state-run Yemen TV, was fatally shot in the head by gunmen belonging to the Houthi rebel alliance while reporting on the shelling of…

Militants from the Islamic State group murdered Mohammed Eissa, a former cameraman for the Syrian Nateq Network news website, his brother Yasser confirmed to the Committee to Protect Journalists following the release of a graphic video showing his murder. The video also shows the killing of four other Syrian journalists and media workers. The Islamic…

Mustafa Abdul Hassa, a 28-year old former correspondent for Shaam News Network, was executed by Islamic State militants, his former employer confirmed to the Committee to Protect Journalists, following the release of a video showing his murder. The video also shows the killing of four other Syrian journalists and media workers. The Islamic State group…

Militants from the Islamic State group murdered Sami Jawdat Rabah, an online reporter the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, his employer and a relative told the Committee to Protect Journalists following the release of a video showing his murder. The video also shows the killing of four other Syrian journalists and media workers. The Islamic…

Militants from the Islamic State group murdered Samer Mohammed Aboud, a radio journalist and writer in Deir al-Zour, Syria, his colleague confirmed to the Committee to Protect Journalists following the release of a graphic video showing his murder. The video also shows the killing of four other Syrian journalists and media workers. The Islamic State…

Two gunmen shot dead al-Khaiwani, an award-winning journalist and politician, outside his house in the Yemeni capital of Sana’a, local and international news outlets reported. Al-Khaiwani was gunned down by men on a motorcycle, his son said, according to news reports. He was taken to a local hospital, but died of his wounds. Al-Qaeda in…

Kothari’s body was found burned and beaten near railroad tracks in Maharashtra state’s Wardha district on June 20, according to news reports. Kothari was abducted by assailants a day earlier in neighboring Madhya Pradesh state, where he was based, according to news reports. Before taking him away in their vehicle, assailants beat Kothari and his…

Raeth, a reporter for the private Radio Tamazuj, and his friend were shot to death by unknown gunmen in the town of Akobo, according to news reports. The two were gunned down after leaving a local NGO that had Internet access where Raeth filed a story on clashes between the Murle and Lou-Nuer tribes, according…

On January 31, 2015, the militant group Islamic State released a video purporting to show the beheading of Japanese journalist Kenji Goto, according to news reports. Japanese authorities said the footage appeared to be authentic, and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe vowed to “make the terrorists pay,” according to reports. A member of the militant group,…