Assassinated Journalists in 2008
Summary
Total condemnations: 48 cases
Local journalists killed: 46
Foreign journalists killed: 2
Female journalists killed: 2
Male journalists killed: 46
Journalists killed in Africa: 4
Journalists killed in Arab Region: 12
Journalists killed in Asia and the Pacific: 17
Journalists killed in Central and Eastern Europe: 11
Journalists killed in LAC: 4
Journalists killed in Western Europe and North America: 0
Vikas Ranjan
(Indian)
Correspondent for daily newspaper Hindustan
Killed on 26 November 2008 in India
Jagajit Saikia
(Indian)
Correspondent for Amar Asom
Killed on 22 November 2008 in India
Didace Namujimbo
(Congolese)
Journalist for Radio Okapi
Killed on 21 November 2008 in Democratic Republic of Congo
Aresio Padrigao
(Filipino)
dxRS Radyo Natin (Our Radio) journalist
Killed on 17 November 2008 in Philippines
[UNESCO Statement] | [Response from Member State]
Armando Rodríguez (José Armando Rodriguez Carreón)
(Mexican)
Crime reporter for El Diario
Killed on 13 November 2008 in Mexico
[UNESCO Statement] [Member State's Response 2015]
Qari Mohammad Shoaib
(Pakistani)
Journalist for Azadi and Khabar Kar newspapers
Killed on 8 November 2008 in Pakistan
Abdul Razzak Johra
(Pakistani)
Journalist for Royal TV network
Killed on 3 November 2008 in Pakistan
Ivo Pukanic
(Croatian)
Co-founder of the weekly Nacional and 1999 Journalist of the Year
Killed on 23 October 2008 in Croatia
[UNESCO Statement] | [Response from Member State]
Niko Franjic
(Croatian)
Marketing director of the weekly newspaper Nacional
Killed on 23 October 2008 in Croatia
[UNESCO Statement] | [Response from Member State]
Dyar Abas Ahmed
(Iraqi)
Reporter for the independent online news site Eye Iraq
Killed on 10 October 2008 in Iraq
Rashmi Mohamed
(Sri Lankan)
Correspondent of Sirasa TV
Killed on 6 October 2008 in Sri Lanka
[UNESCO Statement] [Response From Member State]
Wallop Bounsampop
(Thai)
Editor of Den Siam
Killed on 5 October 2008 in Thailand
Jaruek Rangcharoen
(Thai)
Reporter for the Matichon newspaper
Killed on 27 September 2008 in Thailand
Alejandro Xenón Fonseca Estrada
(Mexican)
Journalist for radio station EXA FM
Killed on 23 September 2008 in Mexico
Ahmed Salim
(Iraqi)
Cameraman for al-Sharqiya television
Killed on 13 September 2008 in Iraq
Ihab Mu'd
(Iraqi)
Cameraman for al-Sharqiya television
Killed on 13 September 2008 in Iraq
Qaydar Sulaiman
(Iraqi)
Media worker of al-Sharqiya television
Killed on 13 September 2008 in Iraq
Musab Mahmood al-Ezawi
(Iraqi)
Journalist for al-Sharqiya Television
Killed on 13 September 2008 in Iraq
Abdullah Alishaev
(Russian)
Reporter for local television station TV-Chirkei
Killed on 3 September 2008 in Russian Federation
Magomet Yevloev
(Russian)
Former editor in chief of www.ingushetiya.ru
Killed on 31 August 2008 in Russian Federation
Paul Abayomi Ogundeji
(Nigerian)
Member of the editorial board, newspaper This Day
Killed on 17 August 2008 in Nigeria
Javed Ahmed Mir
(Indian)
Local television cameraman
Killed on 13 August 2008 in India
Grigol Chikhladze
(Georgian)
Journalist, Russian Newsweek
Killed on 10 August 2008 in Georgia
[UNESCO Statement] [Member State's Response]
Alexander Klimchuk
(Georgian)
Journalist, ITAR-TASS
Killed on 10 August 2008 in Georgia
[UNESCO Statement] [Member State's Response]
Martin Roxas
(Filipino)
Radio broadcaster and programme director, dyKR-Radio Mindanao Network (RMN)
Killed on 7 August 2008 in Philippines
[UNESCO Statement] | [Response from Member State]
Soran Mama Hama
(Iraqi)
Journalist, Leven
Killed on 21 July 2008 in Iraq
Robert Sison
(Filipino)
Correspondent, Regional Bulletin
Killed on 30 June 2008 in Philippines
[UNESCO Statement] | [Response from Member State]
Muhieddin Abdul Hamid
(Iraqi)
Presenter, Al-Iraqiya
Killed on 17 June 2008 in Iraq
Nasteh Dahir Farah
(Somalian)
Reporter, BBC and Vice President of the National Union of Somali Journalists
Killed on 7 June 2008 in Somalia
Abdul Samad Rohani
(Afghan)
Reporter, BBC World Service
Killed on 7 June 2008 in Afghanistan
Mohammed Ibrahim
(Pakistani)
Journalist, Express TV, Daily Express
Killed on 22 May 2008 in Pakistan
Haidar Hashem Al-Husseini
(Iraqi)
Reporter, Al-Sharq
Killed on 21 May 2008 in Iraq
Wissam Ali Ouda
(Iraqi)
Cameraman, Afaq TV
Killed on 21 May 2008 in Iraq
Ashok Sodhi
(Indian)
Photojournalist, Daily Excelsior
Killed on 11 May 2008 in India
Fadel Shanaa
(Palestinian)
Cameraman, Reuters
Killed on 16 April 2008 in Palestine
Teresa Bautista Merino
(Mexican)
Radio announcer, La Voz que Rompe el Silencio
Killed on 7 April 2008 in Mexico
[UNESCO Statement] [Member State's Response 2015]
Felicitas Martínez Sánchez
(Mexican)
Radio announcer, La Voz que Rompe el Silencio
Killed on 7 April 2008 in Mexico
Ilyas Shurpayev
(Russian)
Reporter, Channel One
Killed on 21 March 2008 in Russian Federation
Gadzhi Abashilov
(Russe)
Directuer du Dagestan's state TV et Radio Broadcasting Company
Assassiné le 21 mars 2008 en Fédération de Russie
Shihab al-Tamimi
(Iraqi)
President, Iraqi Syndicate of Journalists
Killed on 27 February 2008 in Iraq
Hisham Mijawet Hamdan
(Iraqi)
Journalist, Al-Siyassa wal-Karar
Killed on 10 February 2008 in Iraq
Abdus Samad Chishti Mujahid
(Pakistani)
Photographer and columnist, Akhbar-e-Jehan
Killed on 9 February 2008 in Pakistan
Hassan Kafi Hared
(Somalian)
Reporter, Somali National News Agency
Killed on 28 January 2008 in Somalia
Carsten Thomassen
(Norwegian)
Reporter, Dagbladet
Killed on 14 January 2008 in Afghanistan
[UNESCO Statement]
Pushkar Bahadur Shrestha
(Nepalese)
Publisher, Highway Weekly, New Season
Killed on 12 January 2008 in Nepal