Hatem Abu Yehia Archives - Committee to Protect Journalists

Kidnapped journalists released in Syria

August 17, 2012 12:57 PM EDT

Two journalists of the pro-government TV station Al-Ikhbariya and their driver who were kidnapped on August 10, 2012, were freed by the Syrian army six days later, according to the state news agency SANA.

In Syria, wave of deadly attacks against journalists

August 14, 2012 4:47 PM EDT

New York, August 14, 2012–A series of attacks against journalists in Syria over the past two weeks have included the killing of at least three journalists and the kidnapping of several others, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. Pro-government media have borne the brunt of the recent attacks.