2015-2012

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SUMMARY FOR 2015: 135 journalists killed in 33 countries: Syria 13 killed, Iraq 10, Mexico 10, France 9, Brazil 8, Libya 8, the Philippines 8, India 7, South Sudan 7, Yemen 7, Pakistan 6, Somalia 6, Honduras 5, Colombia 4, Ukraine 4, Bangladesh 3, Guatemala 3, Afghanistan 2, USA 2. One journalist was killed in each of the following countries: Azerbaijan, Burundi, Dominican Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gaza (OPT), Ghana, Indonesia, Kenya, Mali, Mozambique, Paraguay, Poland, Saudi Arabia.

Since the PEC started its count a decade ago in 2006, somme 1184 media workers were killed: an average of more than 118 annually, or 2.2 per week. During the past four years, the total is higher and stands at 543 killed, an average of 136 annually or 2.6 per week

Two thirds of the victims were killed in ten countries this year. The most dangerous country was Syria with 13 journalists killed, followed by Iraq and Mexico where ten journalists were killed in each country.

Nine journalists were killed in France and eight in Brazil, Libya and the Philippines. Seven journalists were killed in each of the following countries: India, South Sudan and Yemen.

Pakistan and Somalia rank 11th with 6 journalists killed, followed by Honduras 5, Colombia 4, Ukraine 4, Guatemala 3, Afghanistan 2, USA 2. One journalist was killed in each of the following countries: Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Burundi, Dominican Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gaza (OPT), Ghana, Indonesia, Kenya, Mali, Mozambique, Paraguay, Poland, Saudi Arabia.

The Middle East remains the most risky region with 40 journalists killed, followed by Latin America 32 killed, Asia 28, Africa 19, Europe 14. Two American journalists were killed live on air in the USA.

More than half the victims were killed in countries at war, according to the PEC record. Around 50 were killed by non-state actors, terrorist groups or by organized criminal groups in Iraq, Syria, France, Libya, Somalia, Yemen and Mexico.

Some 88 journalists were killed in Syria alone during the past five years. Pakistan follows Syria with 55 killed, then Irak with 46 journalists killed and Mexico the same 46.
Somalia ranks 5th with 42 killed, then Brazil 36 and the Philippines 34. Honduras comes next (26), then India (25) and Libya (20). These ten countries account for two thirds of the total death toll since 2011 (418 of 646).

List of casualties for 2015:


DECEMBER 2015: 128 Hindia Haji Mohamed (C/T), Radio Mogadishu/Somali National TV, Mogadishu, Somalia, Dec 3 - 129 Zakaria Ibrahim (A), Al Jazeera, Teldo (Homs), Syria, Dec 7 - 130 Luis Manoel Souza (C/O), radio Educadora FM 94.5, Uba, Brazil, Dec 7 - 131 Ahmed Mohamed al-Mousa (C/T), RBSS, Idlib, Syria, Dec 16 - 132 Amar Oumar Joel (C/T), La radio chrétienne de Tombouctou (Tahanite), Timbuktu, Mali, Dec 18 - 133 Aurangzeb Sajib (C), Bangladesh Pratidin, Dhaka, Bangladesh, Dec 23 - 134 Mashiur Rahman Utsho (C/T), Juger Alo daily, Rangpur, Bangladesh, Dec 24 - 135 Naji Jerf (C/T), Hentah, Gazientep (near Syrian border), Turkey, Dec 27


NOVEMBER 2015: 117 Mustaf Cabdimur Safaana (A), freelance cameraman, Mogadishu, Somalia, Nov 1 - 118 Batoul al-Warrar (A), radio Damas/Nour al-Sham, Harasta, Damas, Syria, Nov 3 - 119 Zaman Mehsud (C/T), Daily Umat, Tank, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, Nov 3 - 120 Israel Goncalves Silva (C/T), Radio Itaenga FM, Lagoa de Itaenga (Recife), Pernambuco, Brazil, Nov 10 - 121 Italo Eduardo Diniz Barros (C/T), blogger, Maranhao, Brazil, Nov 13 - 122 Guillaume Barreau-Decherf (C), Les Inrocks, Le Bataclan, Paris, France, Nov 13 - 123 Juan Carlos Landa (C/T), fotoreporter, Cordoba, Veracruz, Mexico, Nov 21 - 124 Roberto Lano (Orislandio Timoteo Araujo) (C/T), blogger, Buriticupu, Maranhao, Brazil, Nov 21 - 125 Hafeezur Rehman (C/T), Neo TV Network/Asia, Kohat, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan, Nov 22 - 126 Dorance Herrera (C), Bajo Cauca Hoy, Caucasia, Bajo Cauca Antioquia, Colombia, Nov 23 - 127 Amanullah Ataee (C/T), Asia TV, Kabul, Afghanistan, Nov 29


OCTOBER 2015: 108 Hemant Yadav (C), TV 24, Chandauli, Uttar Pradesh, India, Oct 4 - 109 Saleh Mahmoud Laila (A), Anadolu Agency, Hraytan/Aleppo, Syria, Oct 9 - 110 Christophe Nkezabahizi (C), RTNB TV, Bujumbura, Burundi, Oct 13 - 111 Mithilesh Pandey (C), Dainik Jagran, Bihar, India, Oct 24 - 112 Juma Al-Ahmad (A), Shahba Press, Hayan (Aleppo), Syria, Oct 27 - 113 Ibrahim Abd al-Qader (C/T), Eye on the Homeland/RBSS, Urfa (Turkey), Syria, Oct 30 - 114 Fares Hamadi (C/T), Eye on the Homeland, Urfa (Turkey), Syria, Oct 30 - 115 Faisal Arefin Dipan (C/T), Jadriti Prokashony, Dhaka, Bangladesh, Oct 31 - 116 Jose Bernardo (C), radio DwIZ, Quezon City, Philippines, Oct 31


SEPTEMBER 2015: 95 Steve Romero (C/O), Ilocos Times, Pasuquin, Ilocos Norte, Philippines, Sept 4 - 96 Arshad Ali Jafri (C), Geo TV, Karachi, Pakistan, Sept 8 - 97 Abdullahi Ali HUssein (C/T), Waagasucub, Mogadishu, Somalia, Sept 8 - 98 Ikhlas Ghanim (C), Mosul, Iraq, Sept 8 - 99 Aftab Alam (C), Geo news, Karachi, Pakistan, Sept 9 - 100 Flor Alba Nunez Vargas (C/T), La Preferida Estero radio/Channel6/NacionTV, Pitalito, Colombia, Sept 10 - 101 Yahya Abdul Hamad (C), Al-Rashid, Mosul, Iraq, Sept 12 - 102 George Abanga (C/T), Success FM/Hello FM/Peace FM, Goaso, Ghana, Sept 16 - 103 Bilala Sharaf al-Din (A), Al Massira TV, Sana'a, Yemen, Sept 17 - 104 José Joaquin Perez Morales (C), Presente, Villahermosa, Tabasco, Mexico, Sept 23 - 105 Aurelio Hernandez Herrera (C), Presente, Villahermosa, Tabasco, Mexico, Sept 23 - 106 Hajiya Bilkisu Yusuf (A), Sunday Triumph Kano/New Nigeria Kaduna, Mina, Saudi Arabia, Sept 24 - 107 Ajay Vidrohi (C), freelance, Sitamarhi, Bihar, India, Sept 29


AUGUST 2015: 85 Ruben Espinosa (C), Veracruz AVC/Proceso, Mexico, August 3 - 86 Gleydson Carvalho (C/T), Radio Liberdade FM, Camocim, Ceara, Brazil, Aug 6 - 87 Rasim Aliyev (C/T), IRFS, Baku, Azerbaijan, August 8 - 88 Gregorio Ybanes (C), Kabuhayan News Services, Tagum City, Davao del Norte, Philippines, Aug 19 - 89 Peter Julius Moi (C/T), New Nation, Juba, South Sudan, Aug 20 - 90 Teodoro Escanilla (C/T), radio dzMS, Tadon village, Sorsogon, Philippines, Aug 20 - 91 Alison Parker (C), WDBJ, Moneta, Virginia, United States, Aug 26 - 92 Adam Ward (C), WDBJ, Moneta, Virginia, United States, Aug 26 - 93 Cosme Maestrado (C/T), Radio Mindanao Network dxOC, Ozamiz City, Misamis Occidental, Philippines, Aug 27 - 94 Paulo Machava (C/T), Diario de Noticias, Maputo, Mozambique, Aug 28


JULY 2015: 72 Filadelfo Sanchez Sarmiento (C), radio la Favorita 103.3FM La Voz de la Sierra Sur, Miahuatlan, Oaxaca, Mexico, July 2 - 73 Juan Mendoza Delgado (C/O), Escribiendo la Verdad, Veracruz, Mexico, July 2 - 74 Joel Aquiles Torres (C/T), TV Canal 67, Taulabe, Honduras, July 3 - 75 Akshay Singh (C/O), Aaj Tak, Madhya Pradesh, India, July 4 - 76 Suha Ahmed Radi (T), TV reporter killed by ISIS, Mosul, Iraq, July 6 - 77 Faisal Hussain al-Habib (T), RBSS, Raqqa, Syria, July 10 - 78 Bashir Abduladhim al-Saado (T), RBSS, Raqqa, Syria, July 10 - 79 Jala a-Abadi (T), killed by ISIS, Al Mosuliya TV/Nineveh Media Network, Mosul, Iraq, July 15 - 80 Raghavendra Dube (C/T), Khushboo Ujala, Mumbai, India, July 17 - 81 Adelmo Arturo Cortes Milla (C), Radio Galaxia 21, Gracias (Lempira), Honduras, July 22 - 82 Abdihakin Mohamed Omar (A), Somali Broadcasting Corporation, Mogadishu, Somalia, July 26 - 83 Mohamed Abdikarim Moallim Adam (A), Universal TV, Mogadishu, Somalia, July 26 - 84 Thaer al-Ajlani (A), Sham FM/Al Watan, Damascus, Syria, July 27



Summary for the first six months of 2015 (January to June) - 71 journalists killed in 24 countries: France (8 killed), Libya (8), Irak (6), South Sudan (6), Yemen (6), Mexico (4), Ukraine (4), Brazil (3), Honduras (3), Guatemala (3), Philippines (3), Colombia (2), India (2), Pakistan (2), Syria (2), Afghanistan (1), Democratic Republic of the Congo (1), Dominican Republic (1), Gaza (1), Indonesia (1), Kenya (1), Paraguay (1), Poland (1) and Somalia (1).



JUNE 2015: 66 Jagendra Singh, (C/O), freelance, Lucknow, Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India, June 8 - 67 Lukasz Masiak (C), NaszaMlawa.pl, Mlawa, Poland, June 13 - 68 Ismael Diaz Lopez (C/O), Tabasco Hoy, Teapa, Tabasco, Mexico, June 18 - 69 Sandeep Kothari (C/T), Jabalpur Hindi Daily, Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh, India, June 19 - 70 Mohammed al-Asfar (A), Al-Jazeera, Daraa, Syria, June 26 - 71 Zafarullah Jatak (C/T), Intekhab, Jaffarabad, Baluchistan, Pakistan, June 28


MAY 2015: 57 Armando Saldana Morales (C), radio La Ke Buena, Oaxaca, Mexico, May 5 - 58 Majid Al Rabi'i (A), Al Masar TV, Baghdad, Iraq, May 6 - 59 Raad al-Jabbouri (C/O), al-Rasheed, Baghdad, Iraq, May 8 - 60 Evany José Metzker (C), Coruja do Vale, Padre Paraiso, Minas Gerais, Brazil, May 19 - 61 Feras Yasin al-Bahr (C), Nineveh of Tomorrow TV, Mosul, Iraq, May 20 - 62 Abdullah Kabil (A), Shabab TV, Dhamar, Yemen, May 21 - 63 Yousef Alaizry (A), Shuhail TV, Dhamar, Yemen, May 21 - 64 Djalma Santos da Conceição (C/T), radio RCA FM, Bahia, Brazil, May 22 - 65 Pow James Raeth (A), Radio Tanazuj, Akobo, Jonglei, South Sudan, May 22


APRIL 2015: 36 Melinda Mei Magsino (C/O), Daily Inquirer, Batangas City, Philippines, April 13 - 37 Blas Olivo (C/O), El Nuevo Diario, Piedra Blanca, Dominican Republic, April 13 - 38 Kamal Mohammad Abu Nahel (C/O), Palestine Public TV, Gaza, April 14 - 39 Sergueï Sukhobok (O), Obkom, Kiev, Ukraine, April 14 - 40 Abel Manuel Bautista Raymundo (C/T), Radio Espacio 96.1/Vara 7, Juxtlahuaca, Oaxaca, Mexico, April 14 - 41 Oles Buzina (C/T), Segodnya newspaper, Kiev, Ukraine, April 16 - 42 Soleil Balanga (C/T), Monkoto radio, Monkoto, Equateur, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), April 16 - 43 Olga Moroz (C/O), Netechinskiy Vestnik, Netishyin, Ukraine, April 16 - 44 Mohamed Shamsan (A/T), TV Yemen Today, Sana'a, Yemen, Aprill 20 - 45 Muftah al-Qatrani (C/T), Al-Anwar TV, Benghazi, Libya, April 22 - 46 Kareem Nasser Ali Muthana (A), Marib radio, Marib, Yemen, April 22 - 47 Artemio Deras Orellana (C/O), Radio 94.1, Valladolid, Lempira, Honduras, April 23 - 48 Cristel Joctan Lopez Bermudez (O), VTV Canal 9, Tegucigalpa, Honduras, April 24 - 49 Khaled Al Sobhi (C), Barqa TV, Bayda, Libya, April 27 - 50 Younes Al MAbruk Al Nawfali (C), Barqa TV, Bayda, Libya, April 27 - 51 Abdallah Al Karkaai (C), Barqa TV, Bayda, Libya, April 27 - 52 Yousef Kader Boh (C), Barqa TV, Bayda, Libya, Aprll 27 - 53 Mohamad Galal (C), egyptian photographer, Bayda, Libya, April 27 - 54 Thaer Alali (C), Rai'al Nas, Mosul, Iraq, April 28 - 55 Daoud Omar (C), Radio Baidoa, Baidoa, Somalia, April 29 - 56 John Kituyi (C/T), Mirror Weekly, Eldoret, Kenya, April 30


MARCH 2015: 30 Edgar "Quintin" Quintero (C/T), Radio Luna, Palmira, Villa del Cauca, Colombia, March 2 - 31 Gerardo Servian (C/T), radio Zanja Pyta, Pedro Juan Caballero/Ponta Pora, Paraguay, March 5 - 32 Danilo Lopez (C/T), Prensa Libre, Mazatenango, Guatemala, March 10 - 33 Federico Salazar (C/T), Radio Nuevo Mundo, Mazatenango, Guatemala, March 10 - 34 Giovanni Guido Villatoro (C/T), TV Intercable, Chicacao, Suchitepequez, Guatemala, March 13 - 35 Abdul Kareem al-Khaiwani (C/T), Al-Ommah/Al-Shoura, Sanaa, Yemen, March 18


FEBRUARY 2015: 24 Carlos Fernandez (C/T), Caribe TV Canal 27, Raatan, Honduras, Feb 6 - 25 Maurito Lim (C/T), radio dyRD, Tagbilaran City, Bohol province, Philippines, Feb 14 - 26 Luis Peralta Cuellar (C), Linda Stereo 95.1 FM, El Doncello, Caqueta, Colombia, Feb 14 - 27 Maria Golovnina (O), Reuters, Islamabad, Pakistan, Feb 23 - 28 Ivanildo Viana (C/T), radio 100.5 Lider FM, Santa Rita, Paraiba state, Brazil, Feb 27 - 29 Sergii Nikolaiev (A), photographer Segodnya, Pisky, Ukraine, Feb 28 -


JANUARY 2015: 1 Khalid Mohammed al Washali (A), Al-Masirah TV, Dhamar, Yemen, Jan 4 - 2 Jean Cabut (Cabu)  (C/T), Charlie Hebdo, Paris, France, Jan 7 - 3 Bernard Verlhac (Tignous) (C/T), Charlie Hebdo, Paris, France, Jan 7 - 4 Stéphane Charbonnier (Charb) (C/T), Charlie Hebdo, Paris, France, Jan 7 - 5 Georges Wolinski (C/T), Charlie Hebdo, Paris, France, Jan 7 - 6 Bernard Maris (C/T), Charlie Hebdo/France Inter, Paris, France, Jan 7 - 7 Philippe Honoré (C/T), Charlie Hebdo, Paris, France, Jan 7 - 8 Elsa Cayat (C/T), Charlie Hebdo, Paris, France, Jan 7 - 9 Mustapha Ourrad (C/T), Charlie Hebdo, Paris, France, Jan 7 - 10 Sofiène Chourabi (C/T), First TV, Barqah, Libya, Jan 8 - 11 Nadhir Ktari (Guetari) (C/T), First TV, Barqah, Libya, Jan 8 - 12 Nerlita Ledesma (C/T), Abante, Batanga, Philippines, Jan 8 - 13 Aqil Mohammad Waqar (C/T), Speenghar Radio, Nangarhar, Afghanistan, Jan 16 - 14 Ali al-Ansari (A), Al-Ghadeer TV, Muqdadiyah, Iraq, Jan 24 - 15 Moises Sanchez Cerezo (C/T), La Union, Medellin, Veracruz, Mexico, Jan 24 - 16 Beni Faisal (C/T), Fokus Lampung, Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia, Jan 25 - 17 Musa Mohamed (A), Raja FM, Raja, Bahr al Ghazal, South Sudan, Jan 25 - 18 Adam Juma (A), Raja FM, Raja, Bahr al Ghazal, South Sudan, Jan 25 - 19 Dalai Marko (A), Raja FM, Raja, Bahr al Ghazal, South Sudan, Jan 25 - 20 Randa George (A), Raja FM, Raja, Bahr al Ghazal, South Sudan, Jan 25 - 21 Boutros Martin (A), South Sudan TV SSTV, Raja, Bahr el Ghazal, South Sudan, Jan 25 - 22 Adnan Abdul Razzaq (C/T). Sama Mosul photographer, Mosul, Iraq, Jan 25 - 23 Kenji Goto (C), Japanese freelance, Syria, Jan 31

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Syria leads the list, with 19 journalists killed, followed by Gaza with 16 journalists killed by Israel during the Operation Protective Edge, and Pakistan (12 killed). Iraq comes in fourth place among the most dangerous places for media work, with 10 journalists killed. Ukraine takes fifth place, with 9 journalists killed.

Mexico ranks 6th with 8 journalists killed; followed by Afghanistan with 7 killed; then Honduras, with 6 killed; and Somalia and Brazil with 5 in each country. The Central African Republic hold the tenth position with 4 journalists killed.
Three journalists were killed in the following countries: Cambodia, Guinea (during a media mission covering the Ebola outbreak), Paraguay and the Philippines. Two journalists were killed in the following countries: Bangladesh, Colombia, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), India, Libya, Peru, Turkey and Yemen. One journalist was killed in each of these countries: Burma, Dominican Republic, Egypt, Lebanon, Nigeria, Panama, Russia, Salvador, and Saudi Arabia. 

In average 125 journalists killed every year, or 2.4 per week

During the past five years (2010 to 2014), the figure stands at a total of 625 journalists killed, which is an average of 125 annually, or 2.4 per week.


The most dangerous five countries during the past five years have been Syria, 75 journalists killed; Pakistan 63; Mexico 50; Iraq 44; and Somalia 39. Then comes Brazil, 32 killed; Honduras, 31 killed; Philippines, 29 killed; India 21; and the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT) 21.

More than 1000 journalists killed in 9 years

2014 was the second deadliest year after 2012

The figure for the past nine years during which the PEC has been keeping track, stands at more than 1000 journalists (1048, to be precise).

SUMMARY FOR 2014 - 138 journalists killed in 32 countries: Syria (19), Gaza/Israël (16), Pakistan (12), Iraq (10), Ukraine (9), Mexico (8), Afghanistan (7), Honduras (6), Somalia (5), Brazil (5), Central Africain Republic (4), Cambodia (3), Guinea (3), Paraguay (3), Philippines (3), Bangladesh (2), Colombia (2), India (2), Libya (2), Peru (2), Turkey (2), Yemen (2), Democratic Republic of the Congo (2), Burma (1), Dominican Republic (1), Egypt (1), Lebanon (1), Nigeria (1), Panama (1), Russia (1), Salvador (1), Saudi Arabia (1).



DECEMBER 2014: 127 Yousaf Khokhar (C/O), private TV Chanel, Model Town, Lahore, Pakistan, Dec 2 - 128 Abdulkadir Ahmed Mayow (A/T), Somali Channel TV, Baidoa, Somalia, Dec 5 - 129 Mohamed isxaq Barre (A/T), Kalsan TV, Baidoa, Somalia, Dec 5 - 130 Luke Somers (C/A), US photojournalist, Yemen Times, Shabwa province, Yemen, Dec 5 - 131 Rami Asmi (C/T), Orient News, Sheikh Miskeen, Deraa province, Syria, Dec 8 - 132 Yousef El-Dous (C/T), Orient News, Sheikh Miskeen, Deraa province, Syria, Dec 8 - 133 Salem Khalil (C/T), Orient News, Sheikh Miskeen, Deraa province, Syria, Dec 8 - 134 Mahran Al Deeri (C/T), Al Jazeera, Sheikh Miskeen, Deraa province, Syria, Dec 10 - 135 Reynaldo Paz Mayes (C/O), RPM TV Canal 28, Comayagua, Honduras, Dec 15 - 136 Zubair Hatami (A), Mitra Television, Kabul, Afghanistan, Dec 20 - 137 Marios de Barros Leopoldo Guerra (C/O), Ubatuba Cobra, Ubatuba (Sao Paulo), Brazil, Dec 23 - 138 Robert Shamwami Shalubuto (C/T), RTNC, Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Dec 26


NOVEMBER 2014: 122 Jewan Arain (C/T), Dharti TV, Ghambat (Khairpur), Sindh, Pakistan, Nov 5 - 123 Fernando Raymondi (C/O), Caretas, Lima, Peru, Nov 9 - 124 Abdirisak Ali Abdi (C/O), Radio Daljir/Horncable TV, Galkacyo, Somalia, Nov 18 - 125 MVN Shankar (C/T), Andra Prabha, Guntur, Andra Pradesh, India, Nov 26 - 126 Oleksandr Kuchynsky (C/O), Criminal Express, Bogorodychne, Slovyansk, Ukraine, Nov 29


OCTOBER 2014: 109 Nadeem Hyder (C/T), Dunya news, Hafizabad (Punjab), Pakistan, Oct 3 - 110 Aung Kyaw Naing (C), Eleven Media/Yangon Times/The Voice, in detention, Kyaikmayaw, Mon State, Burma, Oct 4 - 111 Yaqoob Shehzad (C/T), Express News/Daily Express, Hafizabad (Punjab), Pakistan, Oct 5 - 112 Raad Mohamed Al-Azaoui (C/T), Sama Salah Aldeen TV, Samara (Saladin), Iraq, Oct 10 - 113 Atilano Roman Tirado (C), FM98.7 ABC Radio, Mazatlan (Sinoa), Mexico, Oct 11 - 114 Taing Try (C/T), Kratie province, Cambodia, Oct 12 - 115 Mohamad Al-Aqidi (C/T), Sada Press, Mosul, Iraq, Oct 13 - 116 Kadri Bagdu (C), Firat media, Seyhan (Adana), Turkey, Oct 14 - 117 Atallah Bajbouj (A), Nabaa Media Foundation, Daraa, Syria, Oct 15 - 118 Pablo Medina (C/T), ABC, Curuguati, Paraguay, Oct 16 - 119 Maria del Rosario Fuentes Rubio (C), Valor de Tamaulipas, Reynosa, Tamaulipas, Mexico, Oct 16 - 120 Serena Shim (O), Iran Press TV, Turkish border/Kobane, Turkey, Oct 21 - 121 Jose Antonio Gamboa Urias (C), Nueva Prensa, Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico, Oct 23


SEPTEMBER 2014: 101 Steven Sotloff (C/T), US freelancer, Raqqa, Syria, Sept 2 - 102 Andrei Stenin (A), RIA Novosti, Donetsk, Ukraine, Sept 3 - 103 Mohammed al-Qasim (C/A), Rozana Radio, Idlib, Syria, Sept 10 - 104 Palwasha Tokhi Miranzai (C/O), Bayan news network, Mazar-e-Sharif, Balkh, Afghanistan, Sept 17 - 105 Facely Camara (C), Liberté N'zaly FM, Womey, Guinea, Sept 18 - 106 Malou Chérif (C), radio Z'zérékoré, Womey, Guinea, Sept 18 - 107 Sidiki Sidibé (C), radio Z'zérékoré, Womey, Guinea, Sept 18 - 108 Ali Raza Raidi (C), Pakistan state TV, Peshawar, Pakistan, Sept 26 -


AUGUST 2014: 83 Timur Kuashev (C/O), Dosh Magazine, Nalchik, Kabardino-Balkaria, Russia, August 1 - 84 Abdallah Nasr Fahjan (C/A), Alaqsa website, Rafah, Gaza, Aug 1 - 85 Shadi Hamdi Ayyad (C/A), freelance, Gaza city, Gaza, Aug 2 - 86 Mohammed Nur al-Din Al-Dairi (C/A), Palestinian Media Network, Gaza, Aug 2 - 87 Hamada Khaled Makat (C/A), Saja News Agency, Gaza, Aug 4 - 88 Leyla Yildizhan (C/A), Firat news agency (Turkey), Makhmour camp, Erbil, Iraq, Aug 8 - 89 Octavio Rojas Hermandes (C/T), El Buen Tono, Oaxaca, Mexico, Aug 11 - 90 Luis Carlos Cervantes (C/T), Morena FM/Teleantioquia Noticias, Taraza, Bajo Cauca, Antioquia, Colombia, Aug 12 - 91 Simone Camilli (A), italian videoreporter Associated Press, Beit Lahiya, Gaza, Aug 13 - 92 Ali Abuafash (A), palestinian photographer Agence France-Presse, Beit Lahiya, Gaza, Aug 13 - 93 Nery Francisco Soto Torres (C/O), Canal 23, Olanchito, Yoro, Honduras, Aug 15 - 94 Abdulrahman Hameed alDeen (C/A), Sanaa radio, Sanaa, Yemen, Aug 16 - 95 James Foley (C/T), US freelance/GlobalPost, Syria, Aug 19 - 96 Abdullah Fadl Murtaja (A/T), Al-Aqsa TV, al-Shujaiyya, Gaza, Aug 25 - 97 Nadir Shah (C/T), Jaag TV, Zaman Town, Korangi, Pakistan, Aug 27 - 98 Nusul Islam Faruqi (C/T), Channel i television, Dhaka, Bangladesh, Aug 27 - 99 Irshad Mastoi (C/T), Online news agency/ARY, Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan, Aug 28 - 100 Ghullam Rasool (C/T), Online news agency, Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan, Aug 28


JULY 2014: 67 Newton Gonzalez (C/T), Canal 25, Santiago, Dominican Republic, July 1 - 68 Donny Buchelli Cueva (C/O), Mas Radio, Pacasmayo, Peru, July 8 - 69 Hamid Shihab (C/A), Media 24, Gaza City, Gaza, July 9 - 70 Khalid Agah Yaqubi (C/O), Lahza FM, Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan, July 12 - 71 Ustaz Yunus (C/O), New Democrat Newspaper, Kaduna, Nigeria, July 12 - 72 Carlos José Orellana (C/O), Canal 99, Santiago de Maria, Salvador, July 12 - 73 Khalid Hamad (C/A), Continue TV Production, Al-Shujaieh, Gaza, July 20 - 74 Herlyn Espinal (C/O), Channel 3 TV "Hoy Mismo", Santa Rita, San Pedro Sula, Honduras, July 21 - 75 Abdulrahman Ziad Abu Hayyin (C/A), Al-Kitab TV, Gaza City, Gaza, July 23 - 76 Baha Edeen Gharib (C/A), Palestinian TV, Rafah, Gaza, July 29 - 77 Ezat Abu Duhair (C/T), Al-Hurriya Media Network, Gaza, July 29 - 78 Nolberto Herrera Rodriguez (C/O), Canal 9 TV, Guadalupe, Zaracetas, Mexico, July 29 - 79 Rami Rayan (C/A), Palestinian Media Network, Gaza, July 30 - 80 Ahmed Afif Zaqout (C/A), Palestinian Public TV/Al-Kotab TV, Gaza, July 30 - 81 Sameh Al-Aryan (C/A), Al-Aqsa TV, Gaza, July 30 - 82 Mohammed Majed Daher (C/A), Al-Resallah, Gaza, July 31



Summary for the first six months of 2014 (January to June) - 66 journalists killed in 22 countries: Syria (11), Iraq (7), Ukraine (7), Afghanistan (4), Brazil (4), Central African Republic (4), Pakistan (4), Mexico (3), Philippines (3), Honduras (3), Cambodia (2), Libya (2), Paraguay (2), Somalia (2), Bangladesh (1), Colombia (1), Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) (1), Egypt (1), India (1), Lebanon (1), Panama (1), Saudi Arabia (1).



JUNE 2014: 54 Jorge Torres Palacios (C/T), El Dictamen de Guerrero, Guerrero, Mexico, June 2 - 55 Nilo Baculo (C/T), dwIM Radyo Mindoro, Calapan City, Mindoro Oriental, Philippines, June 9 - 56 Kamaran Najm Ibrahim (C/A), MetroGraphy, Kirkuk, Iraq, June 12 - 57 Khalid Hamada (C/A), Al ahd TV, Aladhem, Dyali province, Iraq, June 15 - 58 Igor Kornelyuk (C/A), Rossiya TV, Lugansk, Ukraine, June 17 - 59 Anton Voloshin (C/A), Rossiya TV, Lugansk, Ukraine, June 17 - 60 Edgar Pantaleon Fernandez Fleitas (C/T), Radio Belen Comunicaciones, Concepcion, Paraguay, June 19 - 61 Yusuf Ahmed Abukar (Yusuf Keynan) (C/T), Mustaqbal radio/Ergo radio, Mogadishu, Somalia, June 21 - 62 Ahmad Hassan Abdullateef (C/A), egyptian photographer, China news agency Xinhua, Damascus, Syria, June 22 - 63 Elisabeth Blanche Olofio (C/T), Radio Be Oko, Bangui, Central African Republic, June 22 - 64 Luis Alonso Funez Duarte (C/T), Radio Patria, Catacamas, Honduras, June 23 - 65 Mohamed Taani (A), Smart News Agency, Daraa, Syria, June 27 - 66 Anatoly Klyan (C/A), Russia's Channel One, Avdiivka (Donetsk), Ukraine, June 30


MAY 2014: 42 Richard Nadjid (C/O), radio dxNN 92.5, Bongao, Tawi-Tawi, Philippines, May 4 - 43 Al-Moutaz Bellah Ibrahim (A), Shaam News Network, Tel-Abyad, Raqqa, Syria, May 4 - 44 René Padou (C/T), radio Voix de la Grâce, Bangui, Central African Republic, May 5 - 45 Camille Lepage (C/A), french photoreporter freelance, Gallo (Bouar), Central African Republic, May 13 - 46 Gabriel Alcaraz (C/O), radio Amambay, Pedro Juan Caballero, Paraguay, May 16 - 47 Sadrul Alam Nipul (C/T), Dainik Mathabhanga, Chuadanga, Bangladesh, May 21 - 48 Andrea Rocchelli (C/A), italian photojournalist Cesura, Slavyansk, Ukraine, May 24 - 49 Andrey Mironov (C/A), Russian interpreter, Slavyansk, Ukraine, May 24 - 50 Meftah Bouzid (C/T), Burniq newspaper, Benghazi, Libya, May 26 - 51 Hernan Cruz Barnica (C/T), Opoa la Voz de la Esperanza, Dulce Nombre de Copan, Honduras, May 28 - 52 Tapas Acharya (C/O), Odia TV, Ganjan district, Odisha, India, May 28 - 53 Nasseb Miloud Karfana (C/O), Libya Al-Wataniya, Sabha, Libya, May 29


APRIL 2014: 29 Ramon Cano (C/O), radio Ondas Chiricanas, Chiriqui, Panama, April 1 - 30 Anja Niedringhaus (C/T), german photographer Associated Press, Khost, Afghanistan, April 4 - 31 Vassili Serguïenko (C/T), Vygraïev, Ukraine, April 5 - 32 Rubylita Garcia (C/T), Remate, Bacoor City, Cavite, Philippines, April 6 - 33 Carlos Mejia Orellana (C/T), radio Progreso, El Progreso, Honduras, April 11 - 34 Hamza Al-Hajj Hassan (C/T), Al-Manar, Al-Maaloula (Damascus), Syria, April 14 - 35 Mohamed Muntich (C/T), Al-Manar, Al-Maaloula, Syria, April 14 - 36 Halim Alouh (C/T), Al-Manar, Al-Maaloula, Syria, April 14 - 37 Mohamed Omar Mohamed (C/O), Radio Dalsan, Mogadishu, Somalia, April 21 - 38 Mouaz Alomar (Abu Mehdi Al Hamwi) (A), freelance, Kafr Zita, Hama province, Syria, Apr 25 - 39 Désiré Sayenga (C/T), Le Démocrate, Bangui, Central African Republic, April 30 - 40 Dave Walker (C/O), a Canadian filmmaker, Siem Reap, Cambodia, April 30 - 41 Bilal Ahmed Bilal, in detention, Palestine TV, Syria, Apr 30


MARCH 2014: 20 Ibrar Tanoli (C/O), Reuters photojournalist, Mansehra, Pakistan, March 3 - 21 Omar Abdel Qader (C/T), lebanese TV Al-Mayadeen, Deir Ezzor, Syria, March 8 - 22 Muthanna Abdul Hussein (C/A), Al Iraqia TV, Hilla, Babel, Iraq, March 9 - 23 Khaled Abdel Thamer (C/A), Al Iraqia TV, Hilla, Babel, Iraq, March 9 - 24 Ali Mustafa (C/A), Canadian freelance photographer, Aleppo, Syria, March 9 - 25 Nils Horner (C/T), Sveriges Radio, Kabul, Afghanistan, March 11 - 26 Sardar Ahmad (C/A), Agence France-Presse AFP, Kabul, Afghanistan, March 20 - 27 Mohamed Badawi (C/O), Radio Free Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq, March 22 - 28 Mayada Achraf (C/A), Al-Dustour, Cairo, Egypt, March 28


FEBRUARY 2014: 8 Suon Chan (C/O), Meakea Kampuchea, Kampong Chhnang, Cambodia, Feb 1 - 9 Muhammad Afzal Khwaja (C/T), Balochistan Times/Zamana Quetta, Usta Muhammad, Jafarabad district, Balochistan, Pakistan, Feb 2 - 10 Santiago Ilidio Andrade (C/A/T), TV Bandeirantes, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Feb 10 - 11 Gregorio Jimenez De la Cruz (C/O), Notisur/Liberal del Sur, Las Choapas, Veracruz, Mexico, Feb 11 - 12 Pedro Palma (C/T), Panorama Regional, Miguel Pereira, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Feb 13 - 13 José Lacerda da Silva (C/O), TV Cabo Mossoro TCM, Mossoro, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil, Feb 16 - 14 Kennedy Germain Mumbere Muliwavyo (C/A), radio TV Muungano d'Oïcha, Oïcha, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Febr 16 - 15 Vyacheslav Veremei (C/T), Vesti, Kiev, Ukraine, Feb 19 - 16 Yonni Steven Caicedo (C/T), TV Noticias, Buenaventura, Valle del Cauca, Colombia, Feb 19 - 17 Hussein Ali Madan Al-Faraj (C/T), freelancer, Al-Awamiyah, Saudi Arabia, Feb 20 - 18 Turad Mohamed al-Zahouri (A), Al Qusayr Lens, Yabroud, Syria, Feb 20 - 19 Geolino Lopes Xavier (C/T), TV N3, Teixeira de Freitas, Bahia, Brazil, Feb 27


JANUARY 2014: 1 Shan Odhor (Zakir Ali) (C/O), Aaab Tak News Channel, Larkana, Sindh, Pakistan, Jan 1 - 2 Omar Al-Dulaimy (C/A), Voice of Ramadi radio, Ramadi, Iraq, Jan 1 - 3 Abbas Karnib (C/A), Al-Manar, Haret Hreik, Beirut, Lebanon, Jan 6 - 4 Firas Mohammed Attiyah (C/A), Fallujah TV, Khaldiyah (Ramadi), Iraq, Jan 20 - 5 Noor Ahmad Noori (C/O), radio Busd, Laskhar Gah, Helmand, Afghanistan, Jan 23 - 6 Miguel Angel Guzman Garduno (C/O), Vertice, Chilpancingo, Guerrero, Mexico, Jan 24 - 7 Bakh Taj Yousafzai (C/T), Manzareaam, Mardan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, Jan 30

*********************2013************************

609 journalists killed in 5 years (2009-2013), 122 per year, 1 every 3 days

Ten most dangerous countries for the period 2009-2013: Philippines (67 killed), Pakistan (59), Syria (56), Mexico (55), Somalia (43), Iraq (40), Honduras (29), Brazil (28), India (20), Russia (19) (= 411 in 10 countries)

Most dangerous countries in 2013:

Syria (17), Iraq (16), Pakistan (14), Philippines (11), India (9), Somalia (8), Egypt (7), Brazil (6), Mexico (5), Guatemala (4), Afghanistan (3), Colombia (3), Honduras (3), Libya (3), Russia (3),

Summary for 2013: 129 journalists killed: Syria (17), Iraq (16), Pakistan (14), Philippines (11), India (9), Somalia (8), Egypt (7), Brazil (6), Mexico (5), Guatemala (4), Afghanistan (3), Colombia (3), Honduras (3), Libya (3), Russia (3), Haiti (2), Kenya (2), Mali (2), Paraguay (2), Central African Republic (1), Democratic Republic of the Congo (1), Ecuador (1), Ivory Coast (1), Nigeria (1), Peru (1), Tanzania (1), Uganda (1), Yemen (1).



DECEMBER 2013: 114 Radwan Gharyani (C/T), Tripoli FM, Tripoli, Libya, Dec 1 - 115 Adel Mohsen Hussien (C/T), Mosul, Iraq, Dec 2 - 116 Yasser Faysal al-Joumail (C/T), freelance, Idlib, Syria, Dec 4 - 117 Kawa Mohamed Ahmed Garnyani (C/T), Rayal magazine, Kalar, Kurdistan, Iraq, Dec 5 - 118 Sai Reddy (C/T), Basaguda, Chhattisgarh, India, Dec 6 - 119 Michael Diaz Milo (C/T), DXFM Radyo, Butan, Philippines, Dec 6 - 120 Juan Carlos Argenal (C/T), Radio y TV Globo, Danli, Honduras, Dec 7 - 121 Rogelio Estrada Butalib (C/T), Radyo Natin, Ragum, Mindanao, Philippines, Dec 11 - 122 Nawras al Nouaymi (C/T), Al-Mosuliya TV, Mosul, Iraq, Dec 15 - 123 Muhanad Mohammed (C/A), Sumariya TV, Baghdad, Iraq, Dec 19 - 124 Molhem Barakat (C/A), photographer Reuters, Aleppo, Syria, Dec 20 - 125 Raad Yassin (C/T), Salaheddin TV, Tikrit, Iraq, Dec 23 - 126 Jamal Abdel Nasser (C/T), Salaheddin TV, Tikrit, Iraq, Dec 23 - 127 Mohamed Ahmed Al-Khatib (C/T), Salaheddin TV, Tikrit, Iraq, Dec 23 - 128 Wissam Al-Azzawi (C/T), Salaheddin TV, Tikrit, Iraq, Dec 23 - 129 Mohamed Abdel Hamid (C/T), Salaheddin TV, Tikrit, Iraq, Dec 23


NOVEMBER 2013: 104 Ghislaine Dupont (C/T), Radio France Internationale, Kidal, Mali, Nov 2 - 105 Claude Verlon (C/T), Radio France Internationale, Kidal, Mali, Nov 2 - 106 Alberto Angulo Gerardo (C/O), Televisa Hermosillo, Sinaloa, Mexico, Nov 4 - 107 Saleh Ayad Hafyana (C/A), Fassato News Agency, Gharghour, Libya, Nov 15 - 108 Désiré Oué (C/T), Tomorrow Magazine, Abidjan, Ivory Coast, Nov 15 - 109 Mohamed Ahmed Taysir Bellou (Mohamed Al-Andani) (C/T), Al-Shahba TV, Aleppo, Syria, Nov 19 - 110 Salik Ali Jaffery (C/A), Geo TV, Karachi, Pakistan, Nov 22 - 111 Alaa Edwar (C/T), Nineveh Al-Ghad, Mosul, Iraq, Nov 24 - 112 Wadah al-Hamdani (C/A), Baghdad Sattelite Channel, Basra, Iraq, Nov 27 - 113 Joash Dignos (C/T), DXGT Radyo Abante, Valencia City, Philippines, Nov 29


OCTOBER 2013: 96 Mohamed Karim Al-Badrani (C/T), Al-Sharqiya TV, Mosul, Iraq, Oct 5 - 97 Mohamed Al-Ghanem (C/T), Al-Sharqiya TV, Mosul, Iraq, Oct 5 - 98 Ayub Khan Khattak (C/T), Geo TV, Karak, Khyber Pakhtunkwa, Pakistan, Oct 11 - 99 Claudio Moleiro de Souza (C/T), Radio Meridional, Jaru, Brazil, Oct 12 - 100 Manuel de Jesus Murillo Varela (C/T), photographer, Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Oct 16 - 101 Bashar Abdulqader Najm Al-Nouaymi (C/T), Al-Mosuliya TV, Mosul, Iraq, Oct 24 - 102 Mohamed Mohamoud "Timacade" (C/T), Universal TV, Mogadishu, Somalia, Oct 26 - 103 Mohamed Saeed Al-Khatib (C/T), Al-Arabiya TV/Orient TV, Aleppo, Syria, Oct 29


SEPTEMBER 2013: 87 Vergel Bico (C/T), Kalahi, Calapan City, Oriental Mindoro, Philippines, Sept 5 - 88 Rajesh Verma (C/A), TV IBN7, Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh, India, Sept 7 - 89 Edison Alberto Molina (C/T), radio Puerto Berrio Stereo, Puerto Berrio, Antioquia, Colombia, Sept 11 - 90 Jesus Jessie Tabanao (C/T), dyRC Radyo Calungsod, Kamputhaw village, Cebu City, Philippines, Sept 14 - 91 Fakhreddine Hassan (C/A), Baath party's youth publication, Idlib, Syria, Sept 15 - 92 Ruhila Adatia-Sood (C/A), Kiss TV, East FM, Westgate, Nairobi, Kenya, Sept 22 - 93 Murhaf al-Modahi (Abu Shuja) (C/T), photographer AFP, Deir Ezzor, Syria, Sept 28 - 94 José Dario Arenas (C/T), Extra del Quindi, Caicedonia, Colombia, Sept 28 - 95 Zaheerullah Mujahid (C/T), Subah, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, Sept 29


AUGUST 2013: 70 Mario Sy (C/T), Sapol News Bulletin, General Santos City, South Cotabato, Philippines, Aug 1 - 71 Luis de Jesus Lima (C/T), radio la Sultana, Zacapa, Guatemala, Aug 6 - 72 Azzedine Kousad (C/T), TV Al-Hurra, Benghazi, Libya, Aug 9 - 73 Mike Deane (C/A), Sky News, Cairo, Egypt, Aug 14 - 74 Habiba Ahmed Abd Elaziz (C/A), Xpress/Gulf news, Cairo, Egypt, Aug 14 - 75 Ahmed Abdel Gawad (C/A), Al Akhbar/Misr25, Cairo, Egypt, Aug 14 - 76 Mosab El-Shami, RNN website/Rassd, Cairo, Egypt, Aug 14 - 77 Eng Ahmed Sharif (C/O), Radio Mogadishu, Mogadishu, Somalia, Aug 17 - 78 Carlos Alberto Orellana Chavez (C/T), Optimo 23, San Bernardino, Guatemala, Aug 19 - 79 Tamer Abdel Raouf (C/A), Al Ahram, Damanhour, Beheira, Egypt, Aug 19 - 80 Narendra Dabholkar (C/T), Sadhana, Pune, India, Aug 20 - 81 Hadi Baghbani (C/A), IRTVU/Tasnim, Damascus, Syria, Aug 20 - 82 Abdul Razik Baloch (C/T), Tawaar, Karachi, Pakistan, Aug 21 - 83 Hasan Mhanna (C/A), al-Ekhbaria TV, Aleppo, Syria, Aug 22 - 84 Rakesh Sharma (C/T), Dainik Aaj, Etawah, Uttar Pradesh, India, Aug 23 - 85 Zakaullah (C/T), Bulandshar, Uttar Pradesh, India, Aug 24 - 86 Fernando Nanding Solijon (C/T), dxLS Love radio 107.1, Iligan City, Mindanao, Philippines, Aug 29


JULY 2013: 60 Mario Ricardo Chavez Jorge (C/T), El Ciudadano, Tamaulipas, Mexico, July 2 - 61 Fidaa al-Baali (C/T), TV Orient News, Qabun, Damascus, Syria, July 5 - 62 Liban Abdullahi Farah (C/T), Somali Broadcasting Corporation/Kalsan TV, Galkayo, Somalia, July 7 - 63 Ahmed Assem el-Senousy (C/A), Al Horreya Wal Adalah, Cairo, Egypt, July 8 - 64 Akhmednabi Akhmednabiyev (C/T), Novoye Delo, Makhachkala, Dagestan, Russia, July 9 - 65 Anibal Barrow (C/T), Globo TV, San Pedro Sula, Honduras, July 11 - 66 Alberto Lopez Bello (C/T), El Imparcial, Trinidad de Viguera, Oaxaca, Mexico, July 17 - 67 Jose Gomez Naudin (C/0), Radio Guadalajara, Buga, Valle del Cauca, Colombia, July 29 - 68 Richard Kho (C/T), Aksyon Ngayon, Quezon City/Manila, Philippines, July 30 - 69 Bonifacio Loreto (C/T), Aksyon Ngayon, Quezon City/Manila, Philippines, July 30



Summary for the first six months of 2013 (January to June) - 59 journalists killed in 23 countries: Pakistan (10), Syria (8), Somalia (5), Brazil (5), India (4), Afghanistan (3), Guatemala (2), Haiti (2), Iraq (2), Mexico (2), Paraguay (2), Philippines (2), Russia (2), Central African Republic (1), Ecuador (1), Egypt (1)Kenya (1), Nigeria (1), Uganda (1), Peru (1), Democratic Republic of Congo (1), Tanzania (1) and Yemen (1).



JUNE 2013: 56 Zamel Ghannam al Zoubaie (C/A), Iraqi News Agency, Baghdad, Iraq, June 9  - 57 José Roberto Omelas de Lemos (C/T), Hora H, Nova Iguaçu, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, June 10 - 58 Thomas Pere (C/O), New Vision, Kampala, Uganda, June 16 - 59 Salah Eddin Hassan (C/A), Shaab Misr, Port Said, Egypt, June 28


MAY 2013: 44 Mouafac al Ani (A/C), TV broadcaster, Baghdad, Iraq, May 6 - 45 Mohammad Nasim Turak (C/T), Kandi Rijaee, Laghman province, Afghanistan, May 14 - 46 Guylain Chanjabo (C/T), Radio Canal Révélation, Bunia, Ituri, Democratic Republic of Congo, May 17 - 47 Pierre-Richard Alexandre (C/O), Radio Kiskeya, Artibonite, Haïti, May 17 - 48 Nikolai Potapov (C/T), Selsovet, Prigorodny, Stavropol, Russia, May 18 - 49 Ranjit Choudhary (C/T), Dainik Ganadoot, Agartala, Tripura, India, May 19 - 50 Sujit Bhattacharjee (C/T), Dainik Ganadoot, Agartala, Tripura, India, May 19 - 51 Balram Ghosh (C/T), Dainik Ganadoot, Agartala, Tripura, India, May 19 - 52 Mohammad Mohsin Hashimi (C/T), The Voice of Nejraab, Kharij Dara, Kapisa, Afghanistan, May 19 - 53 Ahmed Ali Joiya (0/C), freelance, Bahawalnagar, Pakistan, May 24 - 54 Yara Abbas (C/T), Al-Ikhbariyah TV, Dabaa (Qusair), Syria, May 27 - 55 Miguelito Rueras (C/T), dyDD El-Nuevo Bantay Radyo, Cebu City, Masbate, Philippines, May 31


APRIL 2013: 31 Abdul Raheem Kour Hassan (C/T), Watan FM, Damascus, Syria, April 1- 32 Luis Alberto Lemus Ruano (C/O), Radio Stereo Café/Café TV, Jalpatagua, Guatemala, April 7 - 33 Mikhail Beketov (C/O), Khimkinskaïa Pravda, Russia, April 8 - 34 Fausto Valdivieso (C/T), Ecuavisa/ Teleamazonas/TC Televisión, Guayaquil, Ecuador, April 11 - 35 Mohamed Hassan Habeeb (C/A), Radio Mogadishu, Mogadishu, Somalia, April 14 - 36 Walgney Assis Carvalho (C/T), Vale do Aco, Coronel Fabriciano, Minas Gerais, Brazil, April 14 - 37 Tariq Aslam (C/A), Daily Pakistan, Peshawar, Pakistan, April 16 - 38 Mohamed Ibrahim Rageh (C/T), Somali National TV/Radio Mogadishu, Mogadishu, Somalia, April 21 - 39 Mario Vendiola Baylosis (C/T), Radio Natin/DXNC-Radio Suhnan, Kabasalan, Zambaonga Sibugay, Philippines, April 22 - 40 Daniel Martinez Bazaldua (C/O), photographer Vanguardia, Saltillo, Mexico, April 24 - 41 Carlos Manuel Artaza (C/T), photographer, Pedro Juan Caballero, Paraguay, April 25 - 42 Mazamil Sadeqi (C/T), Enekas radio, Jalalabad, Afghanistan, April 28 - 43 Arif Shafi (A/C), Afghan news agency Pajhwok, Peshawar, Pakistan, April 29

 

MARCH 2013: 22 Mehmood Jan Afridi (C/T), The Daily Intekhab/News One TV, Kalat, Balochistan, Pakistan, March 1 - 23 Jaime Guadalupe González Domínguez (C/T), Ojinaga Noticias, Ojinaga, Chihuahua, Mexico, March 3 - 24 Rodrigo Neto de Faria (C/T), Radio Vanguarda/Vale do Aco, Ipatinga, Minas Gerais state, Brazil, March 9 - 25 Ahmed Khaled Shehadeh (C/T), Enab Baladi, Daraya, Syria, March 12 - 26 Mohamed Ali Nuxurkey (A/C), Mustaqbal radio/VOA Africa service, Mogadishu, Somalia, March 18 - 27 Jaime Napoleón Jarquín Duarte (C/T),  Nuestro Diario, Ciudad de Pedro de Alvarado, Guatemala, March 20 - 28 Georges Henri Honorat (C/T), Haïti progrès, Port-au-Prince, Haïti, March 23 - 29 Rahma Abdulkadir (C/T), Radio Abduwaq, Mogadishu, Somalia, March 24 - 30 Bernard Wesonga (C/T), The Star, Mombasa, Kenya, March 31


FEBRUARY 2013: 13 Marcelino Vázquez (C/T), Sin Fronteras FM, Pedro Juan Caballero, Amambay, Paraguay, Feb 6 - 14 Adam Khan (C/T), freelance, Kalaya, Orakzai Tribal area, Pakistan, Feb 8 - 15 Nemi Chand Jain (C/T), Hari Bhoomi/Dainik Bhaskar, Tongapal, India, Feb 13 - 16 Mafaldo Bezerra Gois (C/T), Radio Jaguaribe FM, Jaguaribe, Brazil, Feb 21 - 17 Wajdi al-Subaihi (C/T), Al-Ayam, Aden, Yemen, Feb 21 - 18 Luis Choy (O/T), El Comercio, Lima, Peru, Feb 23 - 19 Khushmood Ali Shaikh (C/O), Associated Press of Pakistan (APP), Karachi, Pakistan, Feb 24 - 20 Olivier Voisin (A/C), french freelance photoreporter, Idlib, Syria, Feb 24 - 21 Malik Mumtaz (C/T), Geo News TV, Miranshah, North Waziristan, Pakistan, Feb 27


JANUARY 2013: 1 Suheil al-Ali (C/T), Dunya TV station, Damascus, Syria, Jan 4 - 2 Issa Ngumba (C/O), Radio Kwizera, Kakonko, Kigoma, Tanzania, Jan 5 - 3 Elisabeth Blanche Olofio (C/T), Bé-Oko radio, Bambari, Central African Republic, Jan 7 - 4 Renato Machado Gonçalves (C/T), Radio Barra FM, Sao Joao da Barra, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Jan 8 - 5 Saifur Rehman (C/A), SAMAA TV, Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan, Jan 10 - 6 Imran Sheikh (C/A), SAMAA TV, Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan, Jan 10 - 7 Mohammad Iqbal (C/A), News Network International, Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan, Jan 10 - 8 Ikechukwu Udendu (C/O), Anambra News, Onitsha, Nigeria, Jan 12 - 9 Abdi Hareed Osman (C/T), Radio Shabelle, Wadajir district, Somalia, Jan 18 - 10 Yves Debay (C/T), Assaut, Aleppo, Syria, Jan 18 - 11 Mohamed Al-Massalma (Mohamed Al-Horani) (C/T), Al-Jazeera, Busra Al-Harir, Daraa, Syria, Jan 18 - 12 Mohamed Abd Al-Rahman (C/T), Syria News, Damascus, Syria, Jan 24


****************2012*******************


Summary for 2012: 141 journalists killed - Syria 37 journalists killed, Somalia 19, Pakistan 12, Brazil 11, Mexico 11, Honduras 6, Philippines 6, Bangladesh 4, India 4, Erithrea 3, Israel/Gaza 3, Iraq 3, Nigeria 3, Afghanistan 2, Bolivia 2, Colombia 2, Bahrain 1, Cambodia 1, Ecuador 1, Egypt 1, Haiti 1, Indonesia 1, Nepal 1, Panama 1, Russia 1, South Sudan 1, Tanzania 1, Thailand 1, and Uganda 1.

571 journalists killed in 5 years from January 2008 to December 2012:

Casualties 2008-2012, most dangerous countries: Philippines 62, Mexico 59, Pakistan 53, Iraq 39, Syria 39, Somalia 37, Honduras 26, Brazil 22, Russia 20, India 17. 

Most dangerous countries 2012: Syria 37 journalists killed, Somalia 19, Pakistan 12, Mexico 11, Brazil 11, Philippines 6, Honduras 6, Bangladesh 4 and India 4.

Most dangerous countries 2012: Syria 37 journalists killed, Somalia 19, Pakistan 12, Mexico 11, Brazil 11, Philippines 6, Honduras 6, Bangladesh 4 and India 4.

DECEMBER 2012: 136 Naji Asaad (C/T), Tishreen, Tadamun, Damascus, Syria, Dec 4 -137 Kazbek Gekkiyev (C/T), VGTRK TV, Nalchik, Kabardino-Balkariya, Russia, Dec 5 - 138 Isaiah Ding Abraham Chan Awuol (C/T), Sudan Tribune, Gudele, South Sudan, Dec 5 - 139 Al-Husseiny Abu Deif (C/A), Al-Fagr, Cairo, Egypt, Dec 12 - 140 Haydar Al-Soumoudi (C/T), Syrian State TV, Damascus, Syria, Dec 21 - 141 Thangjam Nanao Singh (A/C), Prime Time Channel, Imphal, Manipur State, India, Dec 23


NOVEMBER 2012: 125 Julius Cauzo (C/T), DWJJ Radio, Cabanatuan, Nueva Ecija, Philippines, Nov 8 - 126 Adrian Silva Moreno (C/T), Puntual, Tehuacan, Puebla, Mexico, Nov 14 - 127 Rahmatullah Abid (C/T), Dunya News TV, Panjgur‚ Balochistan, Pakistan, Nov 18 - 128 Mahmoud Al-Komi (C/T), Al-Aqsa TV, Gaza/ Israel, Nov 20 - 129 Hossam Salameh (C/T), Al-Aqsa TV, Gaza/Israel, Nov 20 - 130 Mohammed Abu Eisha (C/T), Al Quds Educational Radio, Gaza/Israel, Nov 20 - 131 Saqib Khan (A), Ummat, Karachi, Pakistan, Nov 21 - 132 Basel Tawfiq Yousef (C/T), State TV, Damascus, Syria, Nov 21 - 133 Eduardo Carvalho, (C/T), Ultima Hora News, Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil, Nov 21 - 134 Guillermo Quiroz Delgado (C/A), Notisabanas, San Pedro, Colombia, Nov 28 - 135 Mohammed Quraytam (C/T), Inab Baladi, Darayya, Syria, Nov 29


OCTOBER 2012: 114 Abdul Haq Baloch (C/T), Ary news TV, Khuzdar, Balochistan, Pakistan, Oct 1 -115 Luis Henrique Georges (C/T), Jornal da Praça, Ponta Pora, Mato Grosso, Brazil, Oct 4 - 116 Mushtaq Khand (C/A), Mehran, Khairpur, Sindh, Pakistan, Oct 7 - 117 Mohammed al-Ashram (C/T), Al-Ikhbariya TV, Deir az-Zour, Syria, Oct 10 - 118 Anderson Leandro da Silva (C/O), Quem TV, Curitiba, Parana, Brazil, Oct 19 - 119 Talhad Ahmed Kabid (C/T), Dainik Narsingdi Bani, Narsingdi, Bangladesh, Oct 23 - 120 Ahmed Saakin Farah Ilyas (C/T), Universal Television, Las-Anod, Somaliland, Somalia, Oct 23 - 121 Khalid Moosa (C/T), Ummat, Turbat, Baluchistan, Pakistan, Oct 24 - 122 Edmilson de Souza (C/T), Princesa da Serra FM, Itabaiana, Sergipe, Brazil, Oct 28 - 123 Mohamed Mohamud Tuuryare (C/T), Shabelle radio, Mogadishu, Somalia, Oct 28 - 124 Warsame Shire Awale (C/T), Kulmiye News Network (KKN), Mogadishu, Somalia, Oct 29

 

SEPTEMBER 2012: 98 Eddie Jesus Apostol (C/T), DXND Radio, Kidapawan, Sultan sa Barongis, Maguindanao, Philippines, Sept 1 - 99 Daudi Mwangosi (A/C), Channel Ten, Iringa, Tanzania, Sept 2 - 100 Tamer al-Awam (C/T), freelance filmmaker, Aleppo, Syria, Sept 8 - 101 Farqad Husseini (C/T), Al Adwa, al Nasiriyah city, Iraq, Sept 9 - 102 Hang Serei Oudom (C/T), Vorakchun Khmer, Ratanakiri, Cambodia, Sept 11 - 103 Zakariye Mohamed Mohamud Moallim (C/T), freelance cameraman, Mogadishu, Somalia, Sept 16 - 104 Abu Hassan (Abdel Karin al-Oqda) (C/T), freelance, Hama, Syria, Sept 19 - 105 Liiban Ali Nor (C/O), Somali National Television, Mogadishu, Somalia, Sept 20 - 106 Abdisatar Dahir Sabriye (C/O), Somali National Television, Mogadishu, Somalia, Sept 20 - 107 Abdirahman Yasin (C/O), Radio Hamar, Mogadishu, Somalia, Sept 20 - 108 Hassan Yusuf Absuge (C/T), radio Maanta, Mogadishu, Somalia, Sept 21 - 109 Aamir Liaquat (C/A), Ary News TV, Peshawar, Pakistan, Sept 21- 110 Maya Nasser (C/A), Press TV (Iran), Damascus, Syria, Sept 26 - 111 Chaitali Santra (C/T), weekly Julm se Jang, Howrah, West Bengal, India, Sept 26 - 112 Abdirahman Mohamed Ali (C/O), cayaarahamaanta.com, Mogadishu, Somalia, Sept 27 - 113 Ahmed Abdulahi Fanah (C/T), Sapa news agency, Mogadishu, Somalia, Sept 28


AUGUST 2012: 84 Mohammed al-Saeed, Syrian State TV, Damascus, Syria, Aug 4 - 85 Jose Noel Canales Lagos (C/T), Hondudiario, Comayaguela, Honduras, Aug 13 - 86 Yusuf Ali Osman (C/T), Somali National Radio and Television, Mogadishu, Somalia, Aug 12 - 87 Mohamoud Ali Yare Buneyste (C/A), Radio Hamar, Mogadishu, Somalia, Aug 12 - 88 Ali Abbas, Sana news agency, Damascus, Syria, Aug 12 - 89 Bara'a Yusuf al-Bushi, Al-Arabiya TV-Al-Jazeera-Sky News, Damascus, Syria, Aug 12 - 90 Hatem Abu-Yehia, Al-Ikhbariya TV, Damascus, Syria, Aug 16 - 91 Arturo Barajas (C/T), Diario de Zamora, Ecuanduero, Michoacan, Mexico, Aug 19 - 92 José Antonio Aguilar Mota (C/T), photographer, Ecuanduero, Michoacan, Mexico, Aug 19 - 93 Mika Yamamoto (A/T), Japan Press, Aleppo, Syria, Aug 20 - 94 Mosaab al-Odaallah (C/T), Tishreen, Damascus, Syria, Aug 22 - 95 Dawit Habtemichael (in detention), Meqaleh, Eiraeiro prison camp, Eritrea, Aug 31 - 96 Mattewos Habteab (in detention), Meqaleh, Eiraeiro prison camp, Eritrea, Aug 31 - 97 Wedi Itay (in detention), freelance, Eiraeiro prison camp, Eritrea, Aug 31


JULY 2012: 76 Byron Baldeon (C/T), photographer Guayaquil daily Extra, El Triunfo, Ecuador, July 1 - 77 Valerio Luiz de Oliveira (C/T), Radio Jornal 820 AM, Goiania, Brazil, July 5 - 78 Adonis Felipe Bueso Gutierrez (C/T), Radio Sereo Naranja, Villanueva, Honduras, July 8 - 79 Abdul Hadi Hamdard (C/A), Radio Television of Afghanistan (RTA), Girishk (Helmand province), Afghanistan, July 11 - 80 Ali Juburi al-Kaabi (C/T), Al Zawraa (Baghdad), Damascus (Jaramana), Syria, July 16 - 81 Falah Taha (C/T), iraqi freelancer, Damascus (Jaramana), Syria, July 16 - 82 Ghazwan Anas (C/T), Sama AL Mosul TV station, Iraq, July 30 - 83 Abdi Malaq Jeylani Marshale (C/T), several radio and TV stations, Mogadishu, Somalia, July 31 



Summary for the first six months of 2012 (January to June) - 75 journalists killed in 21 countries: Syria (21), Mexico (8), Somalia (6), Pakistan (6), Brazil (6), Honduras (4), Philippines (4), Nigeria (3), Bangladesh (3), Bolivia (2), India (2), Afghanistan (1), Bahrain (1), Colombia (1), Haiti (1), Indonesia (1), Iraq (1), Nepal (1), Uganda (1), Panama (1), and Thailand (1) 



JUNE 2012: 70 Victor Baez (C/T), Milenio de Xalapa, Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico, June 14 - 71 Jamal Uddin (C/T), Bangla daily Gramer Kagoj, Jessore, Bangladesh, June 15 - 72 Wael Omar Barad (C/T), freelance cameraman, Jarjaraz, Idlib province, Syria, June 26 - 73 Sami Abu Amin (C/T), Al-Ikhbariya TV, Drousha, Damascus, Syria, June 27 - 74 Zaid Kahl (C/T), Al-Ikhbariya TV, Drousha, Damascus, Syria, June 27 - 75 Mohammad Shamma (C/T), Al-Ikhbariya TV, Drousha, Damascus, Syria, June 27


MAY 2012: 50 Farhan Jeemis Abdulle (C/T), Daljir Radio, Galkacyo, Somalia, May 2 - 51 Guillermo Luna (C/T), Veracruznews, Boca del Rio, Veracruz, Mexico, May 3 - 52 Gabriel Huge (C/T), Notiver, Boca del Rio, Veracruz, Mexico, May 3 - 53 Esteban Rodriguez (C/T), AZ, Baca del Rio, Veracruz, Mexico, May 3 - 54 Erick Martinez Avila (C/T), Kukulcan, Honduras, May 7 - 55 Nestor Libaton (C/T), radio DXHM, Mati City, Davao del Sur, Philippines, May 8 - 56 Tariq Kamal (C/O), Sindh newspaper, Lyari, Karachi, Pakistan, May 8 - 57 Aurengzeb Tunio (C/T), TV KTN, Lalu Rank, Kamber-Shahdadkot district, Sindh, Pakistan, May 10 - 58 Amon Thembo Wa’ Mupaghasya (C/T), Mupaghasya Community Television Centre, Uganda, May 12 - 59 René Orta Salgao (C/T), El Sol de Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico, May 14 - 60 Alfredo Villatoro (C/T), HRN, Honduras, May 15 - 61 Razzak Gul (C/T), Express News, Turbat, Baluchistan, Pakistan, May 19 - 62 Marco Antonio Avila Garcia (C/T), Diario Sonora de la Tarde/El Regional of Ciudad Obregon, Empalme, Sonora, Mexico, May 19 - 63 Ahmed Ado Anshur (C/T), Radio Shabelle, Mogadiscio, Somalia, May 24 - 64 Amar Mohamed Souheil Zada (C/T), Al-Shaam News Network, Damascus, Syria, May 27 - 65 Ahmed Adnan Al Ashlaq (C/T), Al-Shaam, Damascus, Syria, May 27 - 66 Lawrence Fahmi Al Naimi (C/T), Al-Shaam, Damascus, Syria, May 27 - 67 Bassel Al Shahade (C/T), Fulbright scholar, filmmaker, Homs, Syria, May 28 - 68 Ahmed Al Assam (C/T), freelance cameraman, Homs, Syria, May 28 - 69 Abdul Qadir Hajizai (C/T), Wash TV, Basima area, Washik district, Balochistan, Pakistan, May 29


APRIL 2012: 35 Ahmed Ismael Al-Samadi (C/A), cameraman, Salmabad, Bahrain, April 1 - 36 Kamiran Salaheddin (T/C), Salaheddin Channel TV, Tikrit, Iraq, April 3 - 37 Yadav Poudel (C/O), Mechi Times/Avenues TV/Rajdhani, Jhapa District, Nepal, April 4 - 38 Mahad Salah Adan (C/T), Voice of Hiran, Beledwey, Somalia, April 5 - 39 Leiron Kogoya (A/C/O), Papua Pos Nabire, Mulia, Papua, Indonesia, April 7 - 40 Aldion Layao (C/O), Bombo Radio, Davao City, Philippines, April 8 - 41 Ali Shaaban (A/C), Ali-Jadeed TV, Wadi Khaled, Lebanon/Syria, April 9 - 42 Samir Shalab Al-Sham Abu Mohamed (C/T), Syria News Network, Homs, Syria, April 14 - 43 Gilmar Napoleon Torres (C/O), Panama, April 15 - 44 Chuks Ogu (C/O), Independent Television, Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria, April 16 - 45 Murtaza Razvi (C/O), Dawn, Karachi, Pakistan, April 19 - 46 Decio Sa (C/T), O Estado do Maranhao/Blog do Decio, Sao Luis de Maranhao, Brazil, April 24 - 47 Noel Alexander Valladares (C/T), Maya TV, Tegucigalpa, Honduras, April 24 - 48 Michael Calamasan (C/T), The Laguna Courier, Laguna, Philippines, April 24 - 49 Regina Martinez (C/T), Proceso, Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico, April 29


MARCH 2012: 25 Rajesh Mishra (C/T), Media Raj, Rewa, Madhya Pradesh, India, March 2 - 26 Ali Ahmed Abdi (C/T), Radio Galkacyo/Puntlandi.com, Galkacyo, Somalia, March 4 -27 Jean Liphète Nelson (C/T), Radio Boukman, Cité Soleil, Port-au-Prince, Haiti, March 5 - 28 Fausto Flores Valle (C/T), La Voz de la Noticia, Radio Alegre de Colon, Saba, Honduras, March 11 - 29 Argemiro Cardenas Agudelo (C/O), Metro Radio, Guadalupe, Dosquebradas, Colombia, March 15 - 30 Divino Aparecido Carvalho (C/O), Radio Cultura AM, Foz do Iguaçu, Parana state, Brazil, March 24 - 31 Onei de Moura (C/O), Costa Oeste, Santa Helena, Parana state, Brazil, March 24 - 32 Jawan Mohammed Qatna (C/T), photographer, Derbassiyeh, Syria, March 26 - 33 Naseem Intriri (C/T), freelance (British/Algeria), Darkoush, Syria, March 26 - 34 Walid Bledi (C/T), freelance (British/Algeria), Darkoush, Syria, March 26

 

FEBRUARY 2012: 11 Mazhar Tayyara (C/A), AFP-The Guardian-Die Welt, Homs, Syria, Feb 4 - 12 Mario Randolfo Marques Lopes (C/T), Vassouras na Net, Barra di Pirai, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Feb 8 - 13 Meherun Nahar Runi (C/T), ATN Bangla TV, Dhaka, Bangladesh, Feb 11 - 14 Golam Mustafa Sagar Sarowar, Maasrabga TV, Dhaka, Bangladesh, Feb 11 - 15 Paulo Roberto Cardoso Rodrigues (C/T), Jornal Da Praça, Mercosul News, Ponta Pora, Brazil, Feb 12 - 16 Chandrika Rai (C/T), Navbharat, The Hitavada, Umaria, Madhya Pradesh, India, Feb 18 - 17 Rami Al-Sayed (C/T), Shaam News Network, Homs, Syria, Feb 21 - 18 Marie Colvin (C/A), USA, The Sunday Times, Homs, Syria, Feb 22 - 19 Rémi Ochlik (C/A), french photoreporter IP3 Press, Homs, Syria, Feb 22 - 20 Sadim Khan Bhadrzai (C/T), Mehman, Urgun, Pakhtia, Afghanistan, Feb 23 - 21 Verónica Peñasco Layme (C/O), Radio San Gabriel, Canal 7-Television Boliviana, La Paz, Bolivia, Feb 25 - 22 Victor Hugo Peñasco Layme (C/O), Radio Pachaqamasa, La Paz, Bolivia, Feb 25 - 23 Anas al-Tarsha (C/T), Syrian videographer, Homs, Syria, Feb 25 - 24 Abukar Mohamed Kadaf (C/T), radio Somaliweyn, Mogadishu, Somalia, Feb 28


JANUARY 2012: 1 Shukry Abu Burghol (C/T), Al-Thawra, Damascus, Syria, Jan 2 - 2 Laecio de Souza (C/O), Successo FM, Salvador (Bahia), Brazil, Jan 3 - 3 Christopher Guarin (C/T), Tatak, General Santos City, Philippines, Jan 5 - 4 Raul Quirino Garza (C/O), The Last Word, Monterrey, Mexico, Jan 6 - 5 Gilles Jacquier (C/A), France 2 Television, Homs, Syria, Jan 11 - 6 Wisut Tangwittayaporn (C/T), freelance, Phuket, Thailand, Jan 12 - 7 Mukarram Khan Atif (C/T), Dunya TV, Voice of America, Shabqadar (near Peshawar), Pakistan, Jan 17 - 8 Nansok Sallah (C/O), Highland FM, Jos, Nigeria, Jan 19 - 9 Enenche Akogwu (C/T), Channels TV, Kano, Nigeria, Jan 20 - 10 Hasan Osman Abdi (C/T), Radio Shabelle, Mogadishu, Somalia, Jan 28