Tuesday, May 03, 2011

Another journalist targeted in Iraq

Dar Addustour reports that Sunday there was an assassination attempt on an Al-Hurra reporter in Baghdad. The assailant used silencers and rode in a taxi. The journalists survived but it's only the latest attack on journalists. Today is World Press Freedom Day. Al Sabaah notes the day was started in 1993 by the United Nations and calls for a free and independent media throughout the world due to the importance of a free press to democracy. Speaker of Parliament Osama al-Nujaifi issued a statement of congratulations and stated the bedrock of democracy was a free press. Noting the violence they have faced in Iraq, al-Nujaifi praised their dedication in the face of such odds.

At the Committee to Protect Journalists, Danny O'Brien details "The 10 Tools of Online Oppressors."

And, from CPJ, this is a list of the deaths of journalists in Iraq since the start of the Iraq War:

Sabah al-Bazi, Al-Arabiya

March 29, 2011, in Tikrit, Iraq

Muammar Khadir Abdelwahad, Al-Ayn

March 29, 2011, in Tikrit, Iraq

Mohamed al-Hamdani, Al-Itijah

February 24, 2011, in Ramadi, Iraq

Omar Rasim al-Qaysi, Al-Anbar TV

December 12, 2010, in Ramadi, Iraq

Tahrir Kadhim Jawad, freelance

October 4, 2010, in Garma, Iraq

Safa al-Din Abdel Hamid, Al-Mosuliya

September 8, 2010, in Mosul, Iraq

Riad al-Saray, Al-Iraqiya

September 7, 2010, in Baghdad, Iraq

Sardasht Osman, freelance

May 5, 2010, in Mosul, Iraq

Orhan Hijran, Al-Rasheed

October 21, 2009, in Kirkuk, Iraq

Alaa Abdel-Wahab, Al-Baghdadia TV

May 31, 2009, in Mosul, Iraq

Suhaib Adnan, Al-Baghdadia TV

March 10, 2009, in Abu Ghraib, Iraq

Haidar Hashim Suhail, Al-Baghdadia TV

March 10, 2009, in Abu Ghraib, Iraq

Musab Mahmood al-Ezawi, Al-Sharqiya

September 13, 2008, in Mosul, Iraq

Ahmed Salim, Al-Sharqiya

September 13, 2008, in Mosul, Iraq

Ihab Mu'd, Al-Sharqiya

September 13, 2008, in Mosul, Iraq

Soran Mama Hama, Livin

July 21, 2008, in Kirkuk, Iraq

Mohieldin Al Naqeeb, Al-Iraqiya

June 17, 2008, in north of Mosul, Iraq

Haidar al-Hussein, Al-Sharq

May 22, 2008, in Buhrez, Iraq

Wissam Ali Ouda, Al-Afaq

May 21, 2008, in Baghdad, Iraq

Sarwa Abdul-Wahab, freelance

May 4, 2008, in Mosul, Iraq

Jassim al-Batat, Al-Nakhil TV and Radio

April 25, 2008, in Al-Qurna, Iraq

Shihab al-Tamimi, Iraqi Journalists Syndicate

February 27, 2008, in Baghdad, Iraq

Alaa Abdul-Karim al-Fartoosi, Al-Forat

January 29, 2008, in Balad, Iraq

Shehab Mohammad al-Hiti, Baghdad al-Youm

October 28, 2007, in Baghdad, Iraq

Salih Saif Aldin, The Washington Post

October 14, 2007, in Baghdad, Iraq

Muhannad Ghanem Ahmad al-Obaidi, Dar al-Salam

September 20, 2007, in Mosul, Iraq

Amer Malallah al-Rashidi, Al-Mosuliya

September 3, 2007, in Mosul, Iraq

Adnan al-Safi, Al-Anwar

July 27, 2007, in Baghdad, Iraq

Majeed Mohammed, Kirkuk al-Yawm and Hawal

July 16, 2007, in Kirkuk, Iraq

Mustafa Gaimayani, Kirkuk al-Yawm and Hawal

July 16, 2007, in Kirkuk, Iraq

Khalid W. Hassan, The New York Times

July 13, 2007, in Baghdad, Iraq

Namir Noor-Eldeen, Reuters

July 12, 2007, in Baghdad, Iraq

Sarmad Hamdi Shaker, Baghdad TV

June 27, 2007, in Baghdad, Iraq

Hamid Abed Sarhan, freelance

June 26, 2007, in Baghdad, Iraq

Filaih Wuday Mijthab, Al-Sabah

June 17, 2007, in Baghdad, Iraq

Aref Ali Filaih, Aswat al-Iraq

June 11, 2007, in Al-Khalis, Iraq

Sahar Hussein Ali al-Haydari, National Iraqi News Agency and Aswat al-Iraq

June 7, 2007, in Mosul, Iraq

Mohammad Hilal Karji, Baghdad TV

June 6, 2007, in Yusufiya, Iraq

Nazar Abdulwahid al-Radhi, Aswat al-Iraq and Radio Free Iraq

May 30, 2007, in Al-Amarah, Iraq

Saif Laith Yousuf, ABC News

May 17, 2007, in Baghdad, Iraq

Alaa Uldeen Aziz, ABC News

May 17, 2007, in Baghdad, Iraq

Raad Mutashar, Al-Raad

May 9, 2007, in an area outside Kirkuk, Iraq

Dmitry Chebotayev, freelance

May 6, 2007, in Diyala, Iraq

Khaled Fayyad Obaid al-Hamdani, Nahrain

April 12, 2007, in Abu Ghraib, Iraq

Othman al-Mashhadani, Al-Watan

April 6, 2007, in Baghdad, Iraq

Khamail Khalaf , Radio Free Iraq

April 5, 2007, in Baghdad, Iraq

Thaer Ahmad Jaber , Baghdad TV

April 5, 2007, in Baghdad, Iraq

Hamid al-Duleimi, Nahrain

March 17, 2007, in Baghdad, Iraq

Yussef Sabri, Biladi

March 7, 2007, in Baghdad, Iraq

Mohan Hussein al-Dhahir, Al-Mashreq

March 4, 2007, in Baghdad, Iraq

Jamal al-Zubaidi, As-Saffir and Al-Dustour

February 24, 2007, in Baghdad, Iraq

Abdulrazak Hashim Ayal al-Khakani, Jumhuriyat al-Iraq

February 5, 2007, in Baghdad, Iraq

Hussein al-Zubaidi, Al-Ahali

January 28, 2007, in Baghdad, Iraq

Falah Khalaf al-Diyali, Al-Sa'a

January 15, 2007, in Ramadi, Iraq

Ahmed Hadi Naji, Associated Press Television News

January 5, 2007, in Baghdad, Iraq

Aswan Ahmed Lutfallah, APTN

December 12, 2006, in Mosul, Iraq

Nabil Ibrahim al-Dulaimi, Radio Dijla

December 4, 2006, in Baghdad, Iraq

Luma al-Karkhi, Al-Dustour

November 15, 2006, in Baqubah, Iraq

Muhammad al-Ban, Al-Sharqiya

November 13, 2006, in Mosul, Iraq

Naqshin Hamma Rashid, Atyaf

October 29, 2006, in Baghdad, Iraq

Saed Mahdi Shlash, Rayat al-Arab

October 26, 2006, in Baghdad, Iraq

Hussein Ali, Al-Shaabiya

October 12, 2006, in Baghdad, Iraq

Ahmad Sha'ban, Al-Shaabiya

October 12, 2006, in Baghdad, Iraq

Thaker al-Shouwili, Al-Shaabiya

October 12, 2006, in Baghdad, Iraq

Noufel al-Shimari, Al-Shaabiya

October 12, 2006, in Baghdad, Iraq

Abdul-Rahim Nasrallah al-Shimari, Al-Shaabiya

October 12, 2006, in Baghdad, Iraq

Ahmed Riyadh al-Karbouli, Baghdad TV

September 18, 2006, in Ramadi, Iraq

Safa Isma'il Enad, freelance

September 13, 2006, in Baghdad, Iraq

Abdel Karim al-Rubai, Al-Sabah

September 9, 2006, in Baghdad, Iraq

Mohammad Abbas Mohammad, Al-Bayinnah al-Jadida

August 7, 2006, in Baghdad, Iraq

Ismail Amin Ali, freelance

August 7, 2006, in Baghdad, Iraq

Riyad Muhammad Ali, Talafar al-Yawm

July 30, 2006, in Mosul, Iraq

Adel Naji al-Mansouri , Al-Alam

July 29, 2006, in Baghdad, Iraq

Ibrahim Seneid, Al-Bashara

June 13, 2006, in Fallujah, Iraq

Ali Jaafar, Al-Iraqiya

May 31, 2006, in Baghdad, Iraq

Paul Douglas, CBS

May 29, 2006, in Baghdad, Iraq

James Brolan, CBS

May 29, 2006, in Baghdad, Iraq

Laith al-Dulaimi, Al-Nahrain

May 8, 2006, in south of Baghdad, Iraq

So'oud Muzahim al-Shoumari, Al-Baghdadia

April 4, 2006, in Baghdad, Iraq

Kamal Manahi Anbar, freelance

March 26, 2006, in Baghdad, Iraq

Muhsin Khudhair, Alef Ba

March 13, 2006, in Baghdad, Iraq

Amjad Hameed, Al-Iraqiya

March 11, 2006, in Baghdad, Iraq

Munsuf Abdallah al-Khaldi, Baghdad TV

March 7, 2006, in Baghdad, Iraq

Atwar Bahjat, Al-Arabiya

February 23, 2006, in Samarra, Iraq

Adnan Khairallah, Wasan Productions and Al-Arabiya

February 23, 2006, in Samarra, Iraq

Khaled Mahmoud al-Falahi, Wasan Productions and Al-Arabiya

February 23, 2006, in Samarra, Iraq

Mahmoud Za'al, Baghdad TV

January 25, 2006, in Ramadi, Iraq

Ahmed Hussein Al-Maliki, Talafar al-Yawm

November 7, 2005, in Mosul, Iraq

Mohammed Haroon, Al-Kadiya

October 19, 2005, in Baghdad, Iraq

Firas Maadidi, As-Saffir and Al-Masar

September 20, 2005, in Mosul, Iraq

Fakher Haider, The New York Times

September 19, 2005, in Basra, Iraq

Hind Ismail, As-Saffir

September 17, 2005, in Mosul, Iraq

Waleed Khaled, Reuters

August 28, 2005, in Baghdad, Iraq

Rafed Mahmoud Said al-Anbagy, Diyala TV and Radio

August 27, 2005, in Baaquba, Iraq

Steven Vincent, freelance

August 3, 2005, in Basra, Iraq

Adnan al-Bayati, TG3

July 23, 2005, in Baghdad, Iraq

Khaled al-Attar, Al-Iraqiya

July 1, 2005, in Mosul, Iraq

Ahmed Wael Bakri, Al-Sharqiyah

June 28, 2005, in Baghdad, Iraq

Maha Ibrahim, Baghdad TV

June 25, 2005, in Baghdad, Iraq

Jerges Mahmood Mohamad Suleiman, Nineveh TV

May 31, 2005, in Mosul, Iraq

Ahmed Adam, Al-Mada

May 15, 2005, in Latifiyah, Iraq

Najem Abed Khudair, Al-Mada

May 15, 2005, in Latifiyah, Iraq

Saleh Ibrahim, Associated Press Television News

April 23, 2005, in Mosul, Iraq

Ahmed al-Rubai'i, Al-Sabah

mid-April, 2005, in Baghdad, Iraq

Saman Abdullah Izzedine, Kirkuk TV

April 15, 2005, in Kirkuk, Iraq

Fadhil Hazem Fadhil, Al-Hurriya

April 14, 2005, in Baghdad, Iraq

Ali Ibrahim Issa, Al-Hurriya

April 14, 2005, in Baghdad, Iraq

Ahmed Jabbar Hashim, Al-Sabah

April 1, 2005, in Baghdad, Iraq

Hussam Sarsam, Kurdistan TV

March 14, 2005, in Mosul, Iraq

Raeda Wazzan, Al-Iraqiya

February 25, 2005, in Mosul, Iraq

Wadallah Sarhan, Akhbar al-Mosul

November, 2004, in Mosul, Iraq

Dhia Najim, freelance

November 1, 2004, in Ramadi, Iraq

Dina Mohammed Hassan, Al-Hurriya

October 14, 2004, in 2004 Baghdad, Iraq

Karam Hussein, European Pressphoto Agency

October 14, 2004, in Mosul, Iraq

Mazen al-Tumeizi, Al-Arabiya

September 12, 2004, in Baghdad, Iraq

Enzo Baldoni, freelance

August 26, 2004, in an area near Najaf, Iraq

Mahmoud Hamid Abbas, Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen

August 15, 2004, in Fallujah, Iraq

Shinsuke Hashida, freelance

May 27, 2004, in near Mahmoudiya, Iraq

Kotaro Ogawa, freelance

May 27, 2004, in an area near Mahmoudiya , Iraq

Rashid Hamid Wali, Al-Jazeera

May 21, 2004, in Karbala, Iraq

Waldemar Milewicz, TVP

May 7, 2004, in Mahmoudiya, Iraq

Mounir Bouamrane, TVP

May 7, 2004, in Mahmoudiya, Iraq

Asaad Kadhim, Al-Iraqiya TV

April 19, 2004, in near Samara, Iraq

Burhan Mohamed Mazhour, ABC

March 26, 2004, in Fallujah, Iraq

Ali al-Khatib, Al-Arabiya

March 19, 2004, in Baghdad, Iraq

Ali Abdel Aziz, Al-Arabiya

March 18, 2004, in Baghdad, Iraq

Nadia Nasrat, Iraq Media Network/Diyala TV

March 18, 2004, in Baqouba, Iraq

Abdel Sattar Abdel Karim, Al Ta'akhy

February 1, 2004, in Arbil, Iraq

Semko Karim Mohyideen, freelance

February 1, 2004, in Arbil, Iraq

Gharib Mohamed Salih, Kurdistan TV

February 1, 2004, in Arbil, Iraq

Ayoub Mohamed, Kurdistan TV

February 1, 2004, in Arbil, Iraq

Haymin Mohamed Salih, Qulan TV

February 1, 2004, in Arbil, Iraq

Safir Nader, Qulan TV

February 1, 2004, in Arbil, Iraq

Duraid Isa Mohammed, CNN

January 27, 2004, in the outskirts of Baghdad, Iraq

Ahmed Shawkat, Bilah Ittijah

October 28, 2003, in Mosul, Iraq

Ahmad Kareem, Kurdistan TV

August 25, 2003, in Mosul, Iraq

Mazen Dana, Reuters

August 17, 2003, in outside Baghdad, Iraq

Jeremy Little, NBC News

July 6, 2003, in Fallujah, Iraq

Richard Wild, freelance

July 5, 2003, in Baghdad, Iraq

Taras Protsyuk, Reuters

April 8, 2003, in Baghdad, Iraq

José Couso, Telecinco

April 8, 2003, in Baghdad, Iraq

Tareq Ayyoub, Al-Jazeera

April 8, 2003, in Baghdad, Iraq

Christian Liebig, Focus

April 7, 2003, in outside Baghdad, Iraq

Julio Anguita Parrado, El Mundo

April 7, 2003, in outside Baghdad, Iraq

Michael Kelly, Atlantic Monthly and The Washington Post

April 3, 2003, in outside of Baghdad, Iraq

Kaveh Golestan, freelance

April 2, 2003, in Kifri, Iraq

Paul Moran, freelance

March 22, 2003, in Gerdigo, Iraq

Terry Lloyd, ITV News

March 22, 2003, in near Al-Zubayr, Iraq

Amira Hatem, Al-Arabiya

July 26, 2010, in Baghdad, Iraq

Mohamed Abd al-Kareem Hadi al-Bayati, Al-Arabiya

July 26, 2010, in Baghdad, Iraq

Aysar Mahmoud Hamid Zankana, Al-Arabiya

July 26, 2010, in Baghdad, Iraq

Qaydar Sulaiman, Al-Sharqiya

September 13, 2008, in Mosul, Iraq

Alaa Aasi, Al-Forat

January 29, 2008, in Balad, Iraq

Abdullah [full name unavailable], freelance

October 22, 2007, in Baghdad, Iraq

Khaled Mohammad Nofan, Al-Watan

October 14, 2007, in an area southwest of Kirkuk, Iraq

Jassem Mohammad Nofan, Al-Watan

October 14, 2007, in an area southwest of Kirkuk, Iraq

Ziad Tarek al-Dibo, Al-Watan

October 14, 2007, in southwest of Kirkuk, Iraq

Saeed Chmagh, Reuters

July 12, 2007, in Baghdad, Iraq

Ali Watan Rozouk al-Hassani, Al-Samawah

July 6, 2007, in Al-Samawah, Iraq

Imad Abdul-Razzaq al-Obaid, Al-Raad

May 7, 2007, in an area outside Kirkuk, Iraq

Adel al-Badri, Radio Dijla

May 3, 2007, in Baghdad, Iraq

Hussein Nizar, Baghdad TV

April 6, 2007, in Baghdad , Iraq

Azhar Abdullah al-Maliki , Iraq Media Network

February 7, 2007, in Baghdad, Iraq

Sabah Salman, Iraq Media Network

February 7, 2007, in Baghdad, Iraq

Nabras Mohammed Hadi, Iraq Media Network

February 7, 2007, in Baghdad, Iraq

Anis Qassem, Atyaf (Iraqi Media Network)

October 29, 2006, in Baghdad, Iraq

Ali Hlayel, Atyaf (Iraqi Media Network)

October 13, 2006, in Baghdad, Iraq

Maher, Al-Shaabiya

October 12, 2006, in Baghdad, Iraq

Sami Nasrallahal-Shimari , Al-Shaabiya

October 12, 2006, in Baghdad, Iraq

Unidentified, Al-Shaabiya

October 12, 2006, in Baghdad, Iraq

Hassan [full name unavailable], Al-Shaabiya

October 12, 2006, in Baghdad, Iraq

Ahmad [full name unavailable], Al-Shaabiya

October 12, 2006, in Baghdad, Iraq

Ali Jabber, Al-Shaabiya

October 12, 2006, in Bahgdad, Iraq

Jassem Hamad Ibrahim, Al-Iraqiya

October 4, 2006, in Mosul, Iraq

Unidentified, Al-Sabah

August 27, 2006, in Baghdad, Iraq

Muazaz Ahmed Barood, Al-Nahrain

May 8, 2006, in between Baghdad and Mada'in, Iraq

Isma'il Muhammad Khalal, Al-Sabah

May 7, 2006, in Baghdad, Iraq

Anwar Turki, Al-Iraqiya

March 11, 2006, in Baghdad, Iraq

Mohammad Siddik, Voice of America

February 17, 2006, in Baghdad, Iraq

Allan Enwiyah, freelance

January 7, 2006, in Baghdad, Iraq

Ahlam Youssef, Al-Iraqiya

September 21, 2005, in Mosul, Iraq

Laiq Ibrahim Nowruz al-Kakaie, Kurdistan TV

March 10, 2005, in Kirkuk, Iraq

Unidentified, Al-Hurra

February 25, 2005, in Iskandiriyah, Iraq

Ahmed Jassem, Nineveh Television

October 7, 2004, in Mosul, Iraq

Ismail Taher Mohsin, The Associated Press

September 2, 2004, in Baghdad, Iraq

Unidentified , Freelance

August 28, 2004, in in an area outside Baghdad, Iraq

Mahmood Daoud, Al-Sabah al-Jedid

May 29, 2004, in Baghdad, Iraq

Samya Abdel Jabar, Al-Sabah al-Jedid

May 29, 2004, in Baghdad, Iraq

Mohamed Najmedin, freelance

May 27, 2004, in Mahmoudiyya, Iraq

Hussein Saleh, Al-Iraqiya TV

April 19, 2004, in Near Samara, Iraq

Omar Kamal, Time

March 26, 2004, in Baghdad, Iraq

Muhammad Ahmad Sarham, Iraq Media Network

March 18, 2004, in Baqouba, Iraq

Najeed Rashid, Iraq Media Network

March 18, 2004, in Baqouba, Iraq

Selwan Abdelghani Medhi al-Niem, Voice of America

March 5, 2004, in Baghdad, Iraq

Yasser Khatab, CNN

January 27, 2004, in Outside Baghdad, Iraq

Nabil Hussein, Al-Arabiya

October 30, 2003, in Baghdad, Iraq

Alahin Hussein, Al-Arabiya

October 30, 2003, in Baghdad, DubaiIraq

Ali Adnan, Al-Arabiya

October 30, 2003, in Baghdad, Iraq

Ramziya Moushee, Al-Arabiya

October 30, 2003, in Baghdad, Iraq

Hassan Alwan, Al-Arabiya

October 30, 2003, in Baghdad, Iraq

Kamaran Abdurazaq Muhamed, BBC

April 6, 2003, in an area near Mosul, Iraq

Hussein Othman, ITV News

March 22, 2003, in Iman Anas, Iraq

Taha Hameed, Al-Massar TV

April 8, 2011, in Baghdad, Iraq

Hilal al-Ahmadi, Freelance

February 17, 2011, in Mosul, Iraq

Mazen Mardan al-Baghdadi, Al-Mosuliya

November 21, 2010, in Mosul, Iraq

Dyar Abas Ahmed, Eye Iraq

October 10, 2008, in Kirkuk, Iraq

Qassim Abdul Hussein al-Iqabi, Al-Muwatin

March 13, 2008, in Baghdad, Iraq

Hisham Mijawet Hamdan, Young Journalists Association

February 12, 2008, in Baghdad, Iraq

Ali Shafeya al-Moussawi,, Alive in Baghdad

December 15, 2007, in Baghdad, Iraq

Jawad al-Daami, Al-Baghdadia

September 23, 2007, in Baghdad, Iraq

Saif Fakhry, Associated Press Television News

May 31, 2007, in Baghdad, Iraq

Mahmoud Hassib al-Qassab, Al-Hawadith

May 28, 2007, in Kirkuk, Iraq

Abdul Rahman al-Issawi, National Iraqi News Agency

May 28, 2007, in Amiriyat al-Fallujah, Iraq

Ali Khalil, Azzaman

May 20, 2007, in Baghdad, Iraq

Hussein al-Jabouri, As-Saffir

March 16, 2007, in Baghdad, Iraq

Yasin al-Dulaimi, Radio Al-Mustaqbal

December 26, 2006, in Baghdad, Iraq

Ahmad al-Rashid, Al-Sharqiya

November 3, 2006, in Baghdad, Iraq

Raed Qays, Sawt al-Iraq

October 13, 2006, in Baghdad, Iraq

Azad Muhammad Hussein, Radio Dar Al-Salam

October 10, 2006, in Baghdad, Iraq

Hadi Anawi al-Joubouri, freelance

September 12, 2006, in Diyala, Iraq

Osama Qadir, freelance

June 29, 2006, in Baghdad, Iraq

Alaa Hassan, Inter Press Service

June 28, 2006, in Baghdad, Iraq

Abdel Majid al-Mehmedawi, freelance

May 5, 2006, in Baghdad, Iraq

Abdul-Hussein Khazal, Al-Hurra

February 9, 2005, in Basra, Iraq

Liqaa Abdul Razzak, Al-Sharqiya TV

October 27, 2004, in Baghdad, Iraq

Sahar Saad Eddine al-Nuaimi , freelance

June 1, 2004, in Kirkuk, Iraq

"Media workers" are counted here as journalists.



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