Syria

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A fighter from Deir al-Zor military council which fights under the Syrian Democratic Forces holds the council's flag in the village of Abu Fas, Hasaka province, Syria September 9, 2017. Two reporters died in car bombing attacks on October 12 in Abu Fas. (Reuters/Rodi Said)

Two Kurdish reporters killed on duty by car bombings in eastern Syria

Beirut, October 16, 2017–Kurdish journalists Dilshan Ibash and Hawker Faisal Mohammed died from injuries sustained during October 12 suicide car bomb attacks that occurred in the eastern Syrian village of Abu Fas, where the two reporters were covering civilian displacement, according to their employer, Hawar News Agency, and the Syrian Journalists Association.

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Journalist for Syrian Media Organization killed in roadside bombing

Beirut, August 23, 2017–The regional director of the rebel-affiliated Syrian Media Organization was killed August 21 in a roadside bombing in the southwestern province of Daraa, according to the group’s executive director Abu al-Majd al-Zoabi.

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Syria must restore Internet access immediately

New York, November 29, 2012 – The Committee to Protect Journalists is alarmed by the Internet and cell phone shutdown in Syria today which disconnects Syrians from the world as they endure conflict.

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Syria must release U.S. journalist believed in state custody

New York, August 30, 2012–Syrian authorities must immediately release U.S. freelance journalist Austin Tice believed to be in government custody, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. 

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Two British journalists, Syrian photographer reportedly killed

On the first anniversary of Syria’s uprising, CPJ issued a report showing the Syrian government had directly targeted two local journalists.  This week, CPJ found Syrian security forces have killed two British freelance reporters.  The Los Angeles Times uses CPJ’s research in its coverage of the story.  Click here for the full story

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