Assassinated Journalists in 2006
Summary
Total condemnations: 83 cases
Local journalists killed: 77
Foreign journalists killed: 6
Female journalists killed: 4
Male journalists killed: 79
Journalists killed in Africa: 3
Journalists killed in Arab Region: 44
Journalists killed in Asia and the Pacific: 21
Journalists killed in Central and Eastern Europe: 3
Journalists killed in LAC: 12
Journalists killed in Western Europe and North America: 0
Godwin Agbroko
(Nigerian)
Head of editorial board of the daily This Day
Killed on 22 December 2006 in Nigeria
Ponciano Grande
(Filipino)
Broadcaster and former columnist from Nueva Ecija
Killed on 7 December 2006 in Philippines
[UNESCO Statement] | [Response from Member State]
Fadhila Abdelkarim
(Iraqi)
Administrative staff worker of TV station Nainawa
Killed on 26 November 2006 in Iraq
Raad Jaafar Hamadi
(Iraqi)
Journalist with the daily Al Sabah
Killed on 22 November 2006 in Iraq
Luma Mohammad Reyad
(Iraqi)
Reporter for the Al Dustoor newspaper
Killed on 17 November 2006 in Iraq
Fadia Mohammed Abid
(Iraqi)
Journalist for local daily newspaper Al-Masar
Killed on 15 November 2006 in Iraq
Muhammad al-Ban
(Iraqi)
Reporter and cameraman for Al-Sharqiya TV
Killed on 13 November 2006 in Iraq
Aswan Lutfallah
(Iraqi)
Cameraman for the Associated Press (AP) news agency
Killed on 13 November 2006 in Iraq
Misael Tamayo Hernández
(Mexican)
Editor of the regional daily newspaper El Despertar de la Costa
Killed on 10 November 2006 in Mexico
Brad Will
(American)
Cameraman for the international agency Indymedia
Killed on 27 October 2006 in Mexico
[UNESCO Statement] [Member State's Response 2015]
Saed Mahdi Shalash
(Iraqi)
Journalist for Rayat Al Arab newspaper
Killed on 26 October 2006 in Iraq
Raed Qaies
(Iraqi)
Journalist for for radio stations Sawt Al Iraq and Somer Radio
Killed on 14 October 2006 in Iraq
Abdul-Rahim Nasrallah al-Shimari
(Iraqi)
General Director of Shaabiya television station
Killed on 12 October 2006 in Iraq
[UNESCO Statement]
Ali Jabber
(Iraqi)
Bodyguard of Abdul-Rahim Nasrallah al-Shimari
Killed on 12 October 2006 in Iraq
[UNESCO Statement]
Noufel al-Shimari
(Iraqi)
Deputy General Manager of Shaabiya television station
Killed on 12 October 2006 in Iraq
[UNESCO Statement]
Thaker al-Shouwili
(Iraqi)
Presenter at Shaabiya television station
Killed on 12 October 2006 in Iraq
[UNESCO Statement]
Ahmad Sha’ban
(Iraqi)
Presenter at Shaabiya television station
Killed on 12 October 2006 in Iraq
[UNESCO Statement]
Sami Nasrallah al-Shimari
(Iraqi)
Administrative Manager of Shaabiya television station
Killed on 12 October 2006 in Iraq
[UNESCO Statement]
Hussein Ali
(Iraqi)
Video mixer at Shaabiya television station
Killed on 12 October 2006 in Iraq
[UNESCO Statement]
Anna Politkovskaya
(Russian)
Journalist for "Novaya Gazeta"
Killed on 7 October 2006 in Russian Federation
Christian Struwe
(German)
Journalist for the German network Deutsche Welle
Killed on 6 October 2006 in Afghanistan
Karen Fischer
(German)
Journalist for the German network Deutsche Welle
Killed on 6 October 2006 in Afghanistan
Jassem Hamad Ibrahim
(Iraqi)
Driver for Al-Iraqiya television
Killed on 4 October 2006 in Iraq
Azad Muhammad Hussein
(Iraqi)
Reporter for Radio Dar Al-Salam
Killed on 3 October 2006 in Iraq
Ogulsapar Muradova
(Turkmen)
Former correspondent of US radio stations Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty
Killed on 14 September 2006 in Turkmenistan
[UNESCO Statement] | [Response from Member State] (in French)
Bellal Hossain Dafadar
(Bengali)
Correspondent of the Khulna-based daily newspaper Janabani
Killed on 14 September 2006 in Bangladesh
Safa Isma’il Enad
(Iraqi)
Freelance photographer
Killed on 12 September 2006 in Iraq
Hadi Anawi al-Joubouri
(Iraqi)
Journalist and representative of the Iraqi Journalists Syndicate in the eastern province of Diyala
Killed on 12 September 2006 in Iraq
Abdel Karim al-Rubai
(Iraqi)
Editor for the daily newspaper Al-Sabah
Killed on 9 September 2006 in Iraq
Mohammed Taha Mohammed Ahmed
(Sudanese)
Editor-in-chief of the privately-owned daily Al-Wifaq
Killed on 5 September 2006 in Sudan
Jesús Flores Rojas
(Venezuelan)
Coordinator of the correspondents' office of the El Tigre newspaper Región
Killed on 23 August 2006 in Venezuela
Atilano Segundo Pérez Barrios
(Colombian)
Radio commentator, Radio Vigía de Todelar
Killed on 22 August 2006 in Colombia
Sinnathamby Sivamaharajah
(Sri Lankan)
Managing Director of Namathu Eelanad
Killed on 20 August 2006 in Sri Lanka
[UNESCO Statement] [Response From Member State]
Milton Fabián Sánchez
(Colombian)
Journalist with the radio station Yumbo Estéreo
Killed on 9 August 2006 in Colombia
Enrique Perea Quintanilla
(Mexican)
Editor of Dos Caras, Una Verdad
Killed on 9 August 2006 in Mexico
[UNESCO Statement]
Mohammad Abbas Mohammad
(Iraqi)
Editor for the Al-Bayinnah Al-Jadida newspaper
Killed on 7 August 2006 in Iraq
Ismail Amin Ali
(Iraqi)
Freelance journalist
Killed on 7 August 2006 in Iraq
Riyad Muhammad Ali
(Iraqi)
Reporter for the local weekly Talafar al-Yawm
Killed on 30 July 2006 in Iraq
Adel Najee al-Mansouri
(Iraqi)
Correspondent of Iranian satellite channel Al-Alam
Killed on 29 July 2006 in Iraq
[UNESCO Statement]
Yevgeny Gerasimenko
(Russian)
Correspondent for the independent weekly Saratovsky Rasklad
Killed on 26 July 2006 in Russian Federation
Ajuricaba Monassa de Paula
(Brazilian)
Freelance journalist
Killed on 24 July 2006 in Brazil
[UNESCO Statement] | [Response from Member State]
Layal Nagib
(Lebanese)
Freelance photographer for the Lebanese magazine Al-Jaras and Agence France-Presse
Killed on 23 July 2006 in Lebanon
Suleiman al-Chidiac
(Lebanese)
TV Technician and head of a Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation (LBC) transmission facility at Fatqa
Killed on 22 July 2006 in Lebanon
Abdul Qodus
(Afghan)
Cameraman for the privately-owned TV station Aryana
Killed on 22 July 2006 in Afghanistan
Xiao Guopeng
(Chinese)
Reporter for newspaper Anshun
Killed on 18 July 2006 in China
Armando Pace
(Filipino)
Radio broadcaster who hosted programmes on Radyo Ukay dxDS in Digos
Killed on 18 July 2006 in Philippines
[UNESCO Statement] | [Response from Member State]
Bapuwa Mwamba
(Congolese)
Journalist for several Kinshasa newspapers, among them the opposition daily Le Phare
Killed on 8 July 2006 in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Alaa Hassan
(Iraqi)
Journalist for Inter Press Service (IPS)
Killed on 7 July 2006 in Iraq
Sampath Lakmal de Silva
(Sri Lankan)
Freelancer
Killed on 1 July 2006 in Sri Lanka
[UNESCO Statement] [Response From Member State]
Martin Adler
(Swedish)
Television reporter and photographer. Journalist for British television broadcaster Channel 4 and for the Swedish daily Aftonbladet.
Killed on 23 June 2006 in Somalia
Hayatullah Khan
(Pakistani)
Photographer with Urdu-language daily Ausaf and the European Pressphoto Agency
Killed on 16 June 2006 in Pakistan
Aran Narayan Dekate
(Indian)
Journalist for daily Tarun Bharat
Killed on 10 June 2006 in India
Ali Jaafar
(Iraqi)
Sports correspondent and anchor with Iraq’s state television channel Al-Iraqiya
Killed on 31 May 2006 in Iraq
Paul Douglas
(British)
CBS cameraman
Killed on 29 May 2006 in Iraq
James Brolan
(British)
Soundman for CBS
Killed on 29 May 2006 in Iraq
Munir Ahmed Sangi
(Pakistani)
Pakistani cameraman for Sindhi-language Kawish Television Network (KTN)
Killed on 29 May 2006 in Pakistan
Herliyanto
(Indonesian)
Freelance journalist
Killed on 22 May 2006 in Indonesia
[UNESCO Statement] | [Member State's Response 2014 | 2015]
Fernando “Dong” Batul
(Filipino)
Radio journalist in the Palawan-based radio DYPR
Killed on 22 May 2006 in Philippines
[UNESCO Statement] | [Response from Member State]
Albert Orsolino
(Filipino)
Photographer for the daily Saksi Ngzayon
Killed on 16 May 2006 in Philippines
[UNESCO Statement] | [Response from Member State]
Ahmed Kadhem
(Iraqi)
Journalist for the Al Adaalah newspaper
Killed on 10 May 2006 in Iraq
Muazaz Ahmed
(Iraqi)
Technician at Nahrein television
Killed on 8 May 2006 in Iraq
Laith Mashaan
(Iraqi)
Journalist at Nahrein television
Killed on 8 May 2006 in Iraq
Abed Shaker al Demaimi
(Iraqi)
A photographer for al Jumhureyya, al Qadeseyya and occasionally for Reuters
Killed on 7 May 2006 in Iraq
Mohammed Khamaf
(Iraqi)
Worker in printshop of the Al-Sahah newspaper
Killed on 7 May 2006 in Iraq
Saud M’Zahim Al-Hedaithi
(Iraqi)
Worker at Baghdadiyah TV
Killed on 5 May 2006 in Iraq
Saad Shammari
(Iraqi)
A presenter on Al-Iraqiyah television
Killed on 5 May 2006 in Iraq
Rajaratnam Ranjith
(Sri Lankan)
Employee, Uthyan Newspaper in Jaffna
Killed on 2 May 2006 in Sri Lanka
[UNESCO Statement] [Response From Member State]
Bastian George Sagayathas (Suresh)
(Sri Lankan)
Marketing Manager, Uthyan Newspaper in Jaffna
Killed on 2 May 2006 in Sri Lanka
[UNESCO Statement] [Response From Member State]
Gustavo Rojas Gabalo
(Colombian)
Journalist for radio Panzenú
Killed on 29 March 2006 in Colombia
Jaime Arturo Overa Bravo
(Mexican)
Freelance photographer and former correspondent for the Morelia-based daily La Voz de Michoacán
Killed on 14 March 2006 in Mexico
Muhsin Khudhair
(Iraqi)
Editor-in-chief of the magazine Alef Ba
Killed on 13 March 2006 in Iraq
Munsuf Abdallah al-Khaldi
(Iraqi)
Présentateur de TV Baghdad
Killed on 13 March 2006 in Iraq
Ilya Zimin
(Russian)
Reporter for NTV television
Killed on 26 February 2006 in Russian Federation
Khaled Mohsen
(Iraqi)
Television crew member of Al Arabiya television
Killed on 22 February 2006 in Iraq
Atwar Bahjat
(Iraqi)
Television crew member of Al Arabiya television
Killed on 22 February 2006 in Iraq
Adnan Khairallah
(Iraqi)
Television crew member of Al Arabiya television
Killed on 22 February 2006 in Iraq
Saúl Suárez Sandoval
(Ecuadorian)
Freelance photographer who contributed to the dailies La Hora Durandeña and La Prensa de Durán
Killed on 14 February 2006 in Ecuador
[UNESCO Statement] [Member State's Response 2015]
José Luis León Desiderio
(Ecuadorian)
Presenter on Radio Minutera
Killed on 13 February 2006 in Ecuador
[UNESCO Statement] [Member State's Response 2015]
Ronald Waddell
(Guyanese)
Television journalist for HBTV Channel 9
Killed on 30 January 2006 in Guyana
Mahmoud Za’al
(Iraqi)
Journalist for TV Baghdad
Killed on 23 January 2006 in Iraq
Graciano Aquino
(Filipino)
Columnist for the local newspaper Central Luzon Forum and former radio newsman
Killed on 21 January 2006 in Philippines
[UNESCO Statement] | [Response from Member State]
Rolly Cañete
(Filipino)
Journalist for radio DXPA and DXBZ
Killed on 20 January 2006 in Philippines
[UNESCO Statement] | [Response from Member State]
Prahlad Goala
(Indian)
Reporter
Killed on 6 January 2006 in India