Dina Mohammed Hassan

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Attacks on the Press 2004: Iraq

IraqFor the second consecutive year, Iraq was the most dangerous place in the world to work as a journalist, and the conflict there remained one of the most deadly in recent history for the media. Twenty-three journalists were killed in action in 2004, along with 16 media workers.

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New York, October 19, 2004—The conflict in Iraq has become one the most dangerous for journalists in recent history, and Iraqi journalists are bearing an ever-greater burden, according to data released today by the Committee to Protect Journalists. Foreign correspondents continue to face a range of severe risks, with abductions by criminal and insurgent groups…

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Iraq: Iraqi photographer killed by gunmen in Mosul

New York, October 15, 2004—An Iraqi photographer working for a European photo agency was gunned down in front of his home yesterday in the northern city of Mosul, the second journalist murdered in Iraq that day. Karam Hussein, a photographer working for the German-based European Pressphoto Agency (EPA), was killed by a group of gunmen…

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Iraq: Iraqi photographer killed by gunmen in Mosul

New York, October 15, 2004—An Iraqi photographer working for a European photo agency was gunned down in front of his home yesterday in the northern city of Mosul, the second journalist murdered in Iraq that day. Karam Hussein, a photographer working for the German-based European Pressphoto Agency (EPA), was killed by a group of gunmen…

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Journalist killed in drive-by shooting in Baghdad

New York, October 14, 2004—An Iraqi reporter for a local Arabic-language television station was killed in a drive-by shooting today in Baghdad’s Adhamiya district. Dina Mohammed Hassan, a correspondent for Al-Hurriya TV, was gunned down in front of her Baghdad residence as she waited for a car to transport her to work, station staff told…

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