List of journalists killed in 2017 is about the 71 journalists killed worldwide in 2017.
Seventy one journalists have been murdered or killed worldwide while reporting, covering an incident, or because of their status as a journalist. Audrey Azoulay, the Director-General of UNESCO condemned the killing of journalists worldwide.[1] She also called for an investigation into the killing of journalist Naveen Gupta in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India on 30 November.[2] Frank La Rue, the UNESCO assistant director-general for communication and information said, “On average, one journalist is murdered every four days.”[3]
The journalists and media persons who were killed or murdered in 2017
| Name of journalist | Job | Date of death | Country of origin | Country of death | Details of death |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sayed Mehdi Hosaini | Journalist | 28 December | Afghanistan | Afghanistan | Killed in an IS suicide bombing |
| Gumaro Pérez Aguilando | Journalist | 19 December | Mexico | Mexico | Shot dead at his son's Christmas pageant |
| Mohamed Ibrahim Gabow | TV anchor | 11 December | Somalia | Somalia | Killed by a car trap |
| Naveen Gupta | journalist for Hindustan | 30 November | India | India | Shot 5 times by unknown assailants |
| Sudip Dutta Bhaumik | journalist for the Daily Syandan Patrika and the local television | on 21 November | India | India | "Shot dead, allegedly by a Tripura State Rifles personnel"[4] |
| Hussain Nazari | Cameraman for the Rah-e-Farda TV station | 16 November | Afghanistan | Afghanistan | Died from injuries sustained from a suicide bomber attack |
| Ikechukwu Onubogu | Cameraman at Anambra | 12 November | Nigeria | Nigeria | Shot dead by unknown gunmen |
| Arkan Sharifi | Cameraman for Kurdistan TV | 30 October | Iraq | Iraq | Stabbed to death by 8 masked men in his own house |
| Qays Al-Qadi | Correspondent for Al-Jisr | 29 October | Syria | Syria | Killed by Syrian regime artillery fire |
| Christopher Iban Lozada | Radio broadcaster, journalist | 24 October | Philippines | Philippines | Shot to death by an unknown group of gunmen |
| Carlos Oveniel Lara Dominguez | Journalist for Canal 12 | 23 October | Honduras | Honduras | Shot at from a vehicle |
| Daphne Caruana Galizia | freelance journalist | 16 October | Malta | Malta | Killed by a remotely detonated bomb planted in her car |
| Ali Nur Siad-Ahmed | Freelance journalist, worked with Voice of America | 14 October | Somalia | Somalia | Killed by a car trap |
| Abdulkadir Mohamed Abdulle | Freelance cameraman | 14 October | Somalia | Somalia | Killed by a car trap |
| Hawker Faisal Mohammed | Reporter of the Hawar News Agency | 13 October | Syria | Syria | Killed by a suicide car bomb attack |
| Dilshan Ibash | Reporter of the Hawar News Agency | 12 October | Syria | Syria | Killed by a suicide car bomb attack |
| Haroon Khan | Broadcast journalist | 12 October | Pakistan | Pakistan | Shot 8 times from an AK-47 as a result of a property dispute |
| Amanullah Haqiar | Bodyguard of Shir Mohammad Janish, director of Tanweer TV | 12 October | Afghanistan | Afghanistan | Unknown gunmen opened fire on Janish's car injuring him and killing his bodyguard |
| Efigenia Vásquez Astudillo | Radio presenter, radio journalist | 8 October | Colombia | Colombia | Shot whilst covering a story on riot police attack on indigenous people |
| Edgar Daniel Esqueda Castro | Freelance journalist | 5 October | Mexico | Mexico | Taken away at gunpoint by supposed policemen, although Castro died from a gunshot, his body "showed signs of torture" |
| Orouba Barakat | Journalist and activist | 22 September | Turkey | Turkey | Stabbed to death by a relative after he "failed to receive a fair wage"; her and her daughter's bodies were wrapped in a carpet and sprinkled with lime to "prevent odour" |
| Hala Barakat | Journalist | 22 September | Turkey | Turkey | Stabbed to death by a relative after witnessing her mother die |
| Shantanu Bhowmick | Journalist | 20 September | India | India | Beaten to death with sticks after reporting on violent clashes between factions in Tripura, India[5] |
| Abdullahi Osman Moallim | Journalist | 13 September | Somalia | Somalia | Died of wounds sustained during a suicide bombing three days earlier |
| Carlos William Flores | Journalist | 13 September | Honduras | Honduras | Shot to death by unknown gunmen on a motorcycle |
| Gauri Lankesh | Editor and publisher of the Gauri Lankesh Patrika | 5 September | India | India | Shot to death outside her house[6] |
| Christopher Allen | Freelance journalist | 26 August | USA | South Sudan | Shot to death in an exchange of fire between the government and rebel fighters |
| Candido Rios Vazquez | Journalist | 22 August | Mexico | Mexico | Gunned down during a drive-by shooting |
| Osama Nasr al-Zoabi | Reporter, cameraman, correspondent for the Syrian Media Organization | 21 August | Syria | Syria | Killed by driving over an improvised explosive device |
| Kim Wall | Journalist | 10 August | Sweden | Denmark | Murdered by an inventor, Peter Madsen, whilst on board his submarine. Her body was dismembered and stabbed multiple times to prevent them washing up due to gas build-up |
| Leo Diaz | Journalist | 7 August | Philippines | Philippines | Shot from behind whilst riding his motorcycle |
| Rudy Alicaway | Radio host | 6 August | Philippines | Philippines | Shot from behind whilst riding his motorcycle |
| Bassel Khartabil Safadi | Open-source developer and media worker | October? | Syria | Syria | Detained and sentenced to death by the Syrian government |
| Luciano Rivera Salgado | Journalist | 31 July | Mexico | Mexico | Shot by an aggressor in a bar, possibly after defending women he believed were being harassed |
| Khaled Alkhateb | Correspondent for Russia Today | 30 July | Syria | Syria | Killed in a rocket attack by IS militants |
| Harb Hazaa al-Dulaimi | Reporter | 20 July | Iraq | Iraq | Shot to death by IS militants |
| Soudad al-Douri | Cameraman | 20 July | Iraq | Iraq | Shot to death by IS militants |
| Edwin Rivera Paz | Journalist | 9 July | Honduras | Mexico | Died from multiple gunshot wounds |
| Véronique Robert | Reporter, correspondent | 24 June | Switzerland | Iraq/France | Died from injuries sustained from a nearby landmine detonation |
| Stephan Villeneuve | Reporter | 19 June | France | Iraq | Died from injuries sustained from a landmine detonation |
| Bakhtyar Haddad | Reporter, journalist, fixer | 19 June | Iraq (Kurdistan) | Iraq | Died from injuries sustained from a landmine detonation |
| Baksheesh Elahi | Chief of K-2 Times Daily | 11 June | Pakistan | Pakistan | Shot to death outside his own house by unknown motorbike-borne gunmen |
| Kamlesh Jain | Journalist | 31 May | India | India | Shot by a hitman because of a family dispute |
| Mohammed Nazir | Media worker | 31 May | Afghanistan | Afghanistan | Killed by the May 2017 Kabul attack |
| Aziz Navin | Media worker | 31 May | Afghanistan | Afghanistan | Killed by the May 2017 Kabul attack |
| Sa’ad Al-Nadhari | Photojournalist | 26 May | Yemen | Yemen | Hit by shrapnel from a nearby exploding shell |
| Wael Al-Absi | Photojournalist | 26 May | Yemen | Yemen | Hit by shrapnel from a nearby exploding shell |
| Taqi Al-Din Al-Huthaifi | Photojournaist | 26 May | Yemen | Yemen | Hit by shrapnel from a nearby exploding shell |
| Dimitri Popkov | Reporter | 24 May | Russia | Russia | Shot 5 times in his back in his own backyard by unknown assailant |
| Salvador Adame Pardo | Reporter | 18 May | Mexico | Mexico | Kidnapped by gunmen whilst covering a protest, beaten, killed and burned |
| 4 unnamed RTA employees | Driver, other jobs | 17 May | Afghanistan | Afghanistan | Suicide bomber detonated his vest outside the TV station, 3 gunmen opened fire on people inside |
| Héctor Jonathan Rodríguez Córdoba | Reporter | 15 May | Mexico | Mexico | Shot to death in his car by a group of unknown armed men |
| Javier Arturo Valdez Cárdenas | Journalist, founder of Ríodoce | 15 May | Mexico | Mexico | Shot to death by a group of unknown gunmen |
| Alaa Kraym (Mohammed Al Qabouni) | Journalist | 4 May | Syria | Syria | Killed by a shell of undetermined origin |
| Saeed Karimian | Founder and CEO of GEM TV | 29 April | Iran | Iran | Assassinated on Ali Khamenei's order |
| Filiberto Álvarez Landeros | Journalist, radio host | 29 April | Mexico | Mexico | Shot to death as he was leaving the radio channel building |
| Yameen Rasheed | Founder and editor-in-chief of the blog The Daily Panic | 23 April | Maldives | Maldives | Stabbed to death, possibly for criticising and satirising the Maldives' government |
| Nikolay Andrushchenko | Co-founder and editor of the newspaper Novy Petersburg | 19 April | Russia | Russia | Beaten to death by strangers |
| Wai Yan Heinn | Editor of weekly Iron Rose | 16 April | Myanmar | Myanmar | Died after receiving 15 stab wounds to the abdomen |
| Famous Giobaro | Desk editor for public radio Globe FM | 16 April | Nigeria | Nigeria | Killed in his residence by unknown gunmen |
| Maximino Rodríguez Palacios | Columnist of the blog Colectivo Pericú | 14 April | Mexico | Mexico | Shot to death outside a shopping center |
| Miroslava Breach Velducea | Reporter for the national newspaper La Jornada and El Norte | 23 March | Mexico | Mexico | Shot eight times whilst in her car |
| Ricardo Monlui Cabrera | Director of the daily newspaper El Político and a columnist | 19 March | Mexico | Mexico | Shot to death whilst leaving a restaurant |
| Joaquin Briones | Columnist at the daily Remate | 19 January | Philippines | Guatemala | Shot four times in the back |
| Igor Padilla | Reporter for the TV channel HCH | 17 January | Honduras | Honduras | Shot by well-equipped attackers after receiving a call prompting him to exit the building he was filming a commercial in |
| Muhammad Jan | Reporter for the Urdu-language daily: Qudrat and Brahui language daily: Talar Quetta | 12 January | Pakistan | Pakistan | Shot by two unidentified men |
| Noorullah | Cameraman for Wolesi Jirga Television | 10 January | Afghanistan | Afghanistan | Killed by a terrorist-planted explosive |
| Farida Mustakhdi | Employee for Wolesi Jirga television, | 10 January | Afghanistan | Afghanistan | Killed by a terrorist-planted explosive |
References
- ↑ "UNESCO Condemns Killing of Journalists". UNESCO.
- ↑ "Director-General denounces killing of journalist Naveen Gupta in India". UNESCO.
- ↑ "A journalist is killed every 4 days, worldwide -UNESCO". 3 November 2017.
- ↑ "UNESCO Condemns Killing Of Tripura Journalist Sudip Datta Bhaumik". Retrieved 2018-02-05.
- ↑ "Tripura Journalist Santanu Bhowmik 'Hacked To Death' While Covering IPFT Agitation".
- ↑ "'Fearless' Indian journalist shot dead". 6 September 2017 – via www.bbc.com.
- Rashid, Omar (13 February 2016). "Journalist shot dead in UP, Akhilesh orders probe" – via www.thehindu.com.
- "Explore CPJ's database of attacks on the press". cpj.org.
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