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151 Journalists Killed in Iraq since 1992/Motive Confirmed
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Statistical Analysis
- Beats Covered by Victims
- Job
- Medium
- Gender
- Local / Foreign
- Type of Death
- Freelance
- Suspected Source of Fire in Murder Cases
- Impunity
- Murder Victims
Job * | |
| 30% | Broadcast reporter |
| 23% | Camera Operator |
| 2% | Columnist / Commentator |
| 15% | Editor |
| 4% | Photographer |
| 1% | Internet reporter/writer |
| 19% | Print reporter/writer |
| 9% | Producer |
| 1% | Publisher/Owner |
| 4% | Technician |
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Medium * | |
| 1% | Internet |
| 36% | |
| 5% | Radio |
| 61% | Television |
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Gender | |
| 93% | Male |
| 7% | Female |
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Local / Foreign | |
| 84% | Local |
| 16% | Foreign |
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Murder Victims | |
| 27% | Taken Captive |
| 41% | Threatened |
| 9% | Tortured |
Type of Death | |
| 35% | Crossfire/Combat |
| 3% | Dangerous Assignment |
| 62% | Murder |
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Impunity in Murder Cases | |
| 100% | Complete impunity |
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Suspected Source of Fire in Murder Cases | |
| 2% | Criminal group |
| 2% | Government Officials |
| 83% | Political Group |
| 13% | Unknown |
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Beats Covered by Victims * | |
| 1% | Business |
| 4% | Corruption |
| 1% | Crime |
| 16% | Culture |
| 8% | Human Rights |
| 29% | Politics |
| 7% | Sports |
| 75% | War |
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Freelance | |
| 21% | Freelance |
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All figures are rounded to the nearest full percentage point. * May add up to more than 100 percent because more than one category applies in some cases.
151 Journalists Killed in Iraq/Motive Confirmed
Terminology explainedHadi al-Mahdi, Freelance
September 8, 2011, in Baghdad, IraqAlwan al-Ghorabi, Afaq
June 21, 2011, in Diwaniyya, IraqSabah al-Bazi, Al-Arabiya
March 29, 2011, in Tikrit, IraqMuammar Khadir Abdelwahad, Al-Ayn
March 29, 2011, in Tikrit, IraqMohamed al-Hamdani, Al-Itijah
February 24, 2011, in Ramadi, IraqOmar Rasim al-Qaysi, Al-Anbar TV
December 12, 2010, in Ramadi, IraqTahrir Kadhim Jawad, freelance
October 4, 2010, in Garma, IraqSafa al-Din Abdel Hamid, Al-Mosuliya
September 8, 2010, in Mosul, IraqRiad al-Saray, Al-Iraqiya
September 7, 2010, in Baghdad, IraqSardasht Osman, freelance
May 5, 2010, in Mosul, IraqOrhan Hijran, Al-Rasheed
October 21, 2009, in Kirkuk, IraqAlaa Abdel-Wahab, Al-Baghdadia TV
May 31, 2009, in Mosul, IraqSuhaib Adnan, Al-Baghdadia TV
March 10, 2009, in Abu Ghraib, IraqHaidar Hashim Suhail, Al-Baghdadia TV
March 10, 2009, in Abu Ghraib, IraqMusab Mahmood al-Ezawi, Al-Sharqiya
September 13, 2008, in Mosul, IraqAhmed Salim, Al-Sharqiya
September 13, 2008, in Mosul, IraqIhab Mu'd, Al-Sharqiya
September 13, 2008, in Mosul, IraqSoran Mama Hama, Livin
July 21, 2008, in Kirkuk, IraqMohieldin Al Naqeeb, Al-Iraqiya
June 17, 2008, in north of Mosul, IraqHaidar al-Hussein, Al-Sharq
May 22, 2008, in Buhrez, IraqWissam Ali Ouda, Al-Afaq
May 21, 2008, in Baghdad, IraqSarwa Abdul-Wahab, freelance
May 4, 2008, in Mosul, IraqJassim al-Batat, Al-Nakhil TV and Radio
April 25, 2008, in Al-Qurna, IraqShihab al-Tamimi, Iraqi Journalists Syndicate
February 27, 2008, in Baghdad, IraqAlaa Abdul-Karim al-Fartoosi, Al-Forat
January 29, 2008, in Balad, IraqShehab Mohammad al-Hiti, Baghdad al-Youm
October 28, 2007, in Baghdad, IraqSalih Saif Aldin, The Washington Post
October 14, 2007, in Baghdad, IraqMuhannad Ghanem Ahmad al-Obaidi, Dar al-Salam
September 20, 2007, in Mosul, IraqAmer Malallah al-Rashidi, Al-Mosuliya
September 3, 2007, in Mosul, IraqAdnan al-Safi, Al-Anwar
July 27, 2007, in Baghdad, IraqMajeed Mohammed, Kirkuk al-Yawm and Hawal
July 16, 2007, in Kirkuk, IraqMustafa Gaimayani, Kirkuk al-Yawm and Hawal
July 16, 2007, in Kirkuk, IraqKhalid W. Hassan, The New York Times
July 13, 2007, in Baghdad, IraqNamir Noor-Eldeen, Reuters
July 12, 2007, in Baghdad, IraqSarmad Hamdi Shaker, Baghdad TV
June 27, 2007, in Baghdad, IraqHamid Abed Sarhan, freelance
June 26, 2007, in Baghdad, IraqFilaih Wuday Mijthab, Al-Sabah
June 17, 2007, in Baghdad, IraqAref Ali Filaih, Aswat al-Iraq
June 11, 2007, in Al-Khalis, IraqSahar Hussein Ali al-Haydari, National Iraqi News Agency and Aswat al-Iraq
June 7, 2007, in Mosul, IraqMohammad Hilal Karji, Baghdad TV
June 6, 2007, in Yusufiya, IraqNazar Abdulwahid al-Radhi, Aswat al-Iraq and Radio Free Iraq
May 30, 2007, in Al-Amarah, IraqSaif Laith Yousuf, ABC News
May 17, 2007, in Baghdad, IraqAlaa Uldeen Aziz, ABC News
May 17, 2007, in Baghdad, IraqRaad Mutashar, Al-Raad
May 9, 2007, in an area outside Kirkuk, IraqDmitry Chebotayev, freelance
May 6, 2007, in Diyala, IraqKhaled Fayyad Obaid al-Hamdani, Nahrain
April 12, 2007, in Abu Ghraib, IraqOthman al-Mashhadani, Al-Watan
April 6, 2007, in Baghdad, IraqKhamail Khalaf , Radio Free Iraq
April 5, 2007, in Baghdad, IraqThaer Ahmad Jaber , Baghdad TV
April 5, 2007, in Baghdad, IraqHamid al-Duleimi, Nahrain
March 17, 2007, in Baghdad, IraqYussef Sabri, Biladi
March 7, 2007, in Baghdad, IraqMohan Hussein al-Dhahir, Al-Mashreq
March 4, 2007, in Baghdad, IraqJamal al-Zubaidi, As-Saffir and Al-Dustour
February 24, 2007, in Baghdad, IraqAbdulrazak Hashim Ayal al-Khakani, Jumhuriyat al-Iraq
February 5, 2007, in Baghdad, IraqHussein al-Zubaidi, Al-Ahali
January 28, 2007, in Baghdad, IraqFalah Khalaf al-Diyali, Al-Sa'a
January 15, 2007, in Ramadi, IraqAhmed Hadi Naji, Associated Press Television News
January 5, 2007, in Baghdad, IraqAswan Ahmed Lutfallah, APTN
December 12, 2006, in Mosul, IraqNabil Ibrahim al-Dulaimi, Radio Dijla
December 4, 2006, in Baghdad, IraqLuma al-Karkhi, Al-Dustour
November 15, 2006, in Baqubah, IraqMuhammad al-Ban, Al-Sharqiya
November 13, 2006, in Mosul, IraqNaqshin Hamma Rashid, Atyaf
October 29, 2006, in Baghdad, IraqSaed Mahdi Shlash, Rayat al-Arab
October 26, 2006, in Baghdad, IraqHussein Ali, Al-Shaabiya
October 12, 2006, in Baghdad, IraqAhmad Sha'ban, Al-Shaabiya
October 12, 2006, in Baghdad, IraqThaker al-Shouwili, Al-Shaabiya
October 12, 2006, in Baghdad, IraqNoufel al-Shimari, Al-Shaabiya
October 12, 2006, in Baghdad, IraqAbdul-Rahim Nasrallah al-Shimari, Al-Shaabiya
October 12, 2006, in Baghdad, IraqAhmed Riyadh al-Karbouli, Baghdad TV
September 18, 2006, in Ramadi, IraqSafa Isma'il Enad, freelance
September 13, 2006, in Baghdad, IraqAbdel Karim al-Rubai, Al-Sabah
September 9, 2006, in Baghdad, IraqMohammad Abbas Mohammad, Al-Bayinnah al-Jadida
August 7, 2006, in Baghdad, IraqIsmail Amin Ali, freelance
August 7, 2006, in Baghdad, IraqRiyad Muhammad Ali, Talafar al-Yawm
July 30, 2006, in Mosul, IraqAdel Naji al-Mansouri , Al-Alam
July 29, 2006, in Baghdad, IraqIbrahim Seneid, Al-Bashara
June 13, 2006, in Fallujah, IraqAli Jaafar, Al-Iraqiya
May 31, 2006, in Baghdad, IraqPaul Douglas, CBS
May 29, 2006, in Baghdad, IraqJames Brolan, CBS
May 29, 2006, in Baghdad, IraqLaith al-Dulaimi, Al-Nahrain
May 8, 2006, in south of Baghdad, IraqSo'oud Muzahim al-Shoumari, Al-Baghdadia
April 4, 2006, in Baghdad, IraqKamal Manahi Anbar, freelance
March 26, 2006, in Baghdad, IraqMuhsin Khudhair, Alef Ba
March 13, 2006, in Baghdad, IraqAmjad Hameed, Al-Iraqiya
March 11, 2006, in Baghdad, IraqMunsuf Abdallah al-Khaldi, Baghdad TV
March 7, 2006, in Baghdad, IraqAtwar Bahjat, Al-Arabiya
February 23, 2006, in Samarra, IraqAdnan Khairallah, Wasan Productions and Al-Arabiya
February 23, 2006, in Samarra, IraqKhaled Mahmoud al-Falahi, Wasan Productions and Al-Arabiya
February 23, 2006, in Samarra, IraqMahmoud Za'al, Baghdad TV
January 25, 2006, in Ramadi, IraqAhmed Hussein Al-Maliki, Talafar al-Yawm
November 7, 2005, in Mosul, IraqMohammed Haroon, Al-Kadiya
October 19, 2005, in Baghdad, IraqFiras Maadidi, As-Saffir and Al-Masar
September 20, 2005, in Mosul, IraqFakher Haider, The New York Times
September 19, 2005, in Basra, IraqHind Ismail, As-Saffir
September 17, 2005, in Mosul, IraqWaleed Khaled, Reuters
August 28, 2005, in Baghdad, IraqRafed Mahmoud Said al-Anbagy, Diyala TV and Radio
August 27, 2005, in Baaquba, IraqSteven Vincent, freelance
August 3, 2005, in Basra, IraqAdnan al-Bayati, TG3
July 23, 2005, in Baghdad, IraqKhaled al-Attar, Al-Iraqiya
July 1, 2005, in Mosul, IraqAhmed Wael Bakri, Al-Sharqiyah
June 28, 2005, in Baghdad, IraqMaha Ibrahim, Baghdad TV
June 25, 2005, in Baghdad, IraqJerges Mahmood Mohamad Suleiman, Nineveh TV
May 31, 2005, in Mosul, IraqAhmed Adam, Al-Mada
May 15, 2005, in Latifiyah, IraqNajem Abed Khudair, Al-Mada
May 15, 2005, in Latifiyah, IraqSaleh Ibrahim, Associated Press Television News
April 23, 2005, in Mosul, IraqAhmed al-Rubai'i, Al-Sabah
mid-April, 2005, in Baghdad, IraqSaman Abdullah Izzedine, Kirkuk TV
April 15, 2005, in Kirkuk, IraqFadhil Hazem Fadhil, Al-Hurriya
April 14, 2005, in Baghdad, IraqAli Ibrahim Issa, Al-Hurriya
April 14, 2005, in Baghdad, IraqAhmed Jabbar Hashim, Al-Sabah
April 1, 2005, in Baghdad, IraqHussam Sarsam, Kurdistan TV
March 14, 2005, in Mosul, IraqRaeda Wazzan, Al-Iraqiya
February 25, 2005, in Mosul, IraqWadallah Sarhan, Akhbar al-Mosul
November, 2004, in Mosul, IraqDhia Najim, freelance
November 1, 2004, in Ramadi, IraqDina Mohammed Hassan, Al-Hurriya
October 14, 2004, in 2004 Baghdad, IraqKaram Hussein, European Pressphoto Agency
October 14, 2004, in Mosul, IraqMazen al-Tumeizi, Al-Arabiya
September 12, 2004, in Baghdad, IraqEnzo Baldoni, freelance
August 26, 2004, in an area near Najaf, IraqMahmoud Hamid Abbas, Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen
August 15, 2004, in Fallujah, IraqShinsuke Hashida, freelance
May 27, 2004, in near Mahmoudiya, IraqKotaro Ogawa, freelance
May 27, 2004, in an area near Mahmoudiya , IraqRashid Hamid Wali, Al-Jazeera
May 21, 2004, in Karbala, IraqWaldemar Milewicz, TVP
May 7, 2004, in Mahmoudiya, IraqMounir Bouamrane, TVP
May 7, 2004, in Mahmoudiya, IraqAsaad Kadhim, Al-Iraqiya TV
April 19, 2004, in near Samara, IraqBurhan Mohamed Mazhour, ABC
March 26, 2004, in Fallujah, IraqAli al-Khatib, Al-Arabiya
March 19, 2004, in Baghdad, IraqAli Abdel Aziz, Al-Arabiya
March 18, 2004, in Baghdad, IraqNadia Nasrat, Iraq Media Network/Diyala TV
March 18, 2004, in Baqouba, IraqAbdel Sattar Abdel Karim, Al Ta'akhy
February 1, 2004, in Arbil, IraqSemko Karim Mohyideen, freelance
February 1, 2004, in Arbil, IraqGharib Mohamed Salih, Kurdistan TV
February 1, 2004, in Arbil, IraqAyoub Mohamed, Kurdistan TV
February 1, 2004, in Arbil, IraqHaymin Mohamed Salih, Qulan TV
February 1, 2004, in Arbil, IraqSafir Nader, Qulan TV
February 1, 2004, in Arbil, IraqDuraid Isa Mohammed, CNN
January 27, 2004, in the outskirts of Baghdad, IraqAhmed Shawkat, Bilah Ittijah
October 28, 2003, in Mosul, IraqAhmad Kareem, Kurdistan TV
August 25, 2003, in Mosul, IraqMazen Dana, Reuters
August 17, 2003, in outside Baghdad, IraqJeremy Little, NBC News
July 6, 2003, in Fallujah, IraqRichard Wild, freelance
July 5, 2003, in Baghdad, IraqTaras Protsyuk, Reuters
April 8, 2003, in Baghdad, IraqJosé Couso, Telecinco
April 8, 2003, in Baghdad, IraqTareq Ayyoub, Al-Jazeera
April 8, 2003, in Baghdad, IraqChristian Liebig, Focus
April 7, 2003, in outside Baghdad, IraqJulio Anguita Parrado, El Mundo
April 7, 2003, in outside Baghdad, IraqMichael Kelly, Atlantic Monthly and The Washington Post
April 3, 2003, in outside of Baghdad, IraqKaveh Golestan, freelance
April 2, 2003, in Kifri, IraqPaul Moran, freelance
March 22, 2003, in Gerdigo, IraqTerry Lloyd, ITV News
March 22, 2003, in near Al-Zubayr, IraqLissy Schmidt, Agence France-Presse, Frankfurter Rundschau, Der Tagesspiegel
April 3, 1994, in Sulaymaniyah, Iraq54 Media Workers Killed in Iraq
Terminology explainedAmira Hatem, Al-Arabiya
July 26, 2010, in Baghdad, IraqMohamed Abd al-Kareem Hadi al-Bayati, Al-Arabiya
July 26, 2010, in Baghdad, IraqAysar Mahmoud Hamid Zankana, Al-Arabiya
July 26, 2010, in Baghdad, IraqQaydar Sulaiman, Al-Sharqiya
September 13, 2008, in Mosul, IraqAlaa Aasi, Al-Forat
January 29, 2008, in Balad, IraqAbdullah [full name unavailable], freelance
October 22, 2007, in Baghdad, IraqKhaled Mohammad Nofan, Al-Watan
October 14, 2007, in an area southwest of Kirkuk, IraqJassem Mohammad Nofan, Al-Watan
October 14, 2007, in an area southwest of Kirkuk, IraqZiad Tarek al-Dibo, Al-Watan
October 14, 2007, in southwest of Kirkuk, IraqSaeed Chmagh, Reuters
July 12, 2007, in Baghdad, IraqAli Watan Rozouk al-Hassani, Al-Samawah
July 6, 2007, in Al-Samawah, IraqImad Abdul-Razzaq al-Obaid, Al-Raad
May 7, 2007, in an area outside Kirkuk, IraqAdel al-Badri, Radio Dijla
May 3, 2007, in Baghdad, IraqHussein Nizar, Baghdad TV
April 6, 2007, in Baghdad , IraqAzhar Abdullah al-Maliki , Iraq Media Network
February 7, 2007, in Baghdad, IraqSabah Salman, Iraq Media Network
February 7, 2007, in Baghdad, IraqNabras Mohammed Hadi, Iraq Media Network
February 7, 2007, in Baghdad, IraqAnis Qassem, Atyaf (Iraqi Media Network)
October 29, 2006, in Baghdad, IraqAli Hlayel, Atyaf (Iraqi Media Network)
October 13, 2006, in Baghdad, IraqMaher, Al-Shaabiya
October 12, 2006, in Baghdad, IraqSami Nasrallahal-Shimari , Al-Shaabiya
October 12, 2006, in Baghdad, IraqUnidentified, Al-Shaabiya
October 12, 2006, in Baghdad, IraqHassan [full name unavailable], Al-Shaabiya
October 12, 2006, in Baghdad, IraqAhmad [full name unavailable], Al-Shaabiya
October 12, 2006, in Baghdad, IraqAli Jabber, Al-Shaabiya
October 12, 2006, in Bahgdad, IraqJassem Hamad Ibrahim, Al-Iraqiya
October 4, 2006, in Mosul, IraqUnidentified, Al-Sabah
August 27, 2006, in Baghdad, IraqMuazaz Ahmed Barood, Al-Nahrain
May 8, 2006, in between Baghdad and Mada'in, IraqIsma'il Muhammad Khalal, Al-Sabah
May 7, 2006, in Baghdad, IraqAnwar Turki, Al-Iraqiya
March 11, 2006, in Baghdad, IraqMohammad Siddik, Voice of America
February 17, 2006, in Baghdad, IraqAllan Enwiyah, freelance
January 7, 2006, in Baghdad, IraqAhlam Youssef, Al-Iraqiya
September 21, 2005, in Mosul, IraqLaiq Ibrahim Nowruz al-Kakaie, Kurdistan TV
March 10, 2005, in Kirkuk, IraqUnidentified, Al-Hurra
February 25, 2005, in Iskandiriyah, IraqAhmed Jassem, Nineveh Television
October 7, 2004, in Mosul, IraqIsmail Taher Mohsin, The Associated Press
September 2, 2004, in Baghdad, IraqUnidentified , Freelance
August 28, 2004, in in an area outside Baghdad, IraqMahmood Daoud, Al-Sabah al-Jedid
May 29, 2004, in Baghdad, IraqSamya Abdel Jabar, Al-Sabah al-Jedid
May 29, 2004, in Baghdad, IraqMohamed Najmedin, freelance
May 27, 2004, in Mahmoudiyya, IraqHussein Saleh, Al-Iraqiya TV
April 19, 2004, in Near Samara, IraqOmar Kamal, Time
March 26, 2004, in Baghdad, IraqMuhammad Ahmad Sarham, Iraq Media Network
March 18, 2004, in Baqouba, IraqNajeed Rashid, Iraq Media Network
March 18, 2004, in Baqouba, IraqSelwan Abdelghani Medhi al-Niem, Voice of America
March 5, 2004, in Baghdad, IraqYasser Khatab, CNN
January 27, 2004, in Outside Baghdad, IraqNabil Hussein, Al-Arabiya
October 30, 2003, in Baghdad, IraqAlahin Hussein, Al-Arabiya
October 30, 2003, in Baghdad, DubaiIraqAli Adnan, Al-Arabiya
October 30, 2003, in Baghdad, IraqRamziya Moushee, Al-Arabiya
October 30, 2003, in Baghdad, IraqHassan Alwan, Al-Arabiya
October 30, 2003, in Baghdad, IraqKamaran Abdurazaq Muhamed, BBC
April 6, 2003, in an area near Mosul, IraqHussein Othman, ITV News
March 22, 2003, in Iman Anas, Iraq27 Journalists Killed in Iraq/Motive Unconfirmed
Terminology explainedSamir al-Sheikh Ali, Al-Jamahir al-Baghdadiya
November 17, 2012, in Baghdad, IraqGhazwan Anas, Sama Mosul
July 31, 2012, in Mosul, IraqKamiran Salaheddin, Salaheddin Channel
April 2, 2012, in Tikrit, IraqTaha Hameed, Al-Massar TV
April 8, 2011, in Baghdad, IraqHilal al-Ahmadi, Freelance
February 17, 2011, in Mosul, IraqMazen Mardan al-Baghdadi, Al-Mosuliya
November 21, 2010, in Mosul, IraqDyar Abas Ahmed, Eye Iraq
October 10, 2008, in Kirkuk, IraqQassim Abdul Hussein al-Iqabi, Al-Muwatin
March 13, 2008, in Baghdad, IraqHisham Mijawet Hamdan, Young Journalists Association
February 12, 2008, in Baghdad, IraqAli Shafeya al-Moussawi,, Alive in Baghdad
December 15, 2007, in Baghdad, IraqJawad al-Daami, Al-Baghdadia
September 23, 2007, in Baghdad, IraqSaif Fakhry, Associated Press Television News
May 31, 2007, in Baghdad, IraqMahmoud Hassib al-Qassab, Al-Hawadith
May 28, 2007, in Kirkuk, IraqAbdul Rahman al-Issawi, National Iraqi News Agency
May 28, 2007, in Amiriyat al-Fallujah, IraqAli Khalil, Azzaman
May 20, 2007, in Baghdad, IraqHussein al-Jabouri, As-Saffir
March 16, 2007, in Baghdad, IraqYasin al-Dulaimi, Radio Al-Mustaqbal
December 26, 2006, in Baghdad, IraqAhmad al-Rashid, Al-Sharqiya
November 3, 2006, in Baghdad, IraqRaed Qays, Sawt al-Iraq
October 13, 2006, in Baghdad, IraqAzad Muhammad Hussein, Radio Dar Al-Salam
October 10, 2006, in Baghdad, IraqHadi Anawi al-Joubouri, freelance
September 12, 2006, in Diyala, IraqOsama Qadir, freelance
June 29, 2006, in Baghdad, IraqAlaa Hassan, Inter Press Service
June 28, 2006, in Baghdad, IraqAbdel Majid al-Mehmedawi, freelance
May 5, 2006, in Baghdad, IraqAbdul-Hussein Khazal, Al-Hurra
February 9, 2005, in Basra, IraqLiqaa Abdul Razzak, Al-Sharqiya TV
October 27, 2004, in Baghdad, IraqSahar Saad Eddine al-Nuaimi , freelance
June 1, 2004, in Kirkuk, IraqCPJ’s Global Campaign Against Impunity is underwritten by
