Assassinated Journalists in 2004
Deyda Hydara
(Gambia)
Managing editor and co-owner of Gambia’ independent newspaper The Point
Killed on 16 December 2004 in Gambia
Stephen Omais
(Philippines)
Staff writer for of the bimonthly community paper Guru Press
Killed on 3 December 2004 in Philippines
Allan Dizon
(Philippines)
Photojournalist for the daily The Freeman and the tabloid Banat News
Killed on 27 November 2004 in Philippines
Herson Hinolan
(Philippines)
Manager and commentator of Bombo Radiyo radio station
Killed on 13 November 2004 in Philippines
Gene Boyd Lumawag
(Philippines)
Photographer with the MindaNews news service
Killed on 12 November 2004 in Philippines
Maria José Bravo
(Nicaragua)
Correspondent of La Prensa daily
Killed on 9 November 2004 in Nicaragua
Antoine Massé
(Côte d'Ivoire)
Correspondent for the private daily Le Courrier d'Abidjan
Killed on 7 November 2004 in Côte d'Ivoire
Theo Van Gogh
(Netherlands)
Dutch television journalist and Filmaker
Killed on 4 November 2004 in the Netherlands
Dhia Najim
(Iraq)
Freelancer for Reuters and The Associated Press
Killed on 1 November 2004 in Iraq
Hassan Alwan
(Iraq)
Al-Arabiya
Killed on 31 October 2004 in Iraq
Ali Adnan
(Iraq)
Al-Arabiya
Killed on 31 October 2004 in Iraq
Ramziya Moushee
(Iraq)
Al-Arabiya
Killed on 31 October 2004 in Iraq
Alahin Hussein
(Iraq)
Al-Arabiya
Killed on 31 October 2004 in Iraq
Nabil Hussein
(Iraq)
Al-Arabiya
Killed on 31 October 2004 in Iraq
Likaa Abdel-Razak
(Iraq)
Journalist for Al-Charkia television
Killed on 27 October 2004 in Iraq
Veronika Cherkasova
(Belarus)
journalist for the independent Belarus newspaper Solidarnost
Killed on 25 October 2004 in Belarus
Shahid Anwar
(Bangladesh)
Assistant editor of the Daily Asian Express
Killed on 24 October 2004 in Bangladesh
Eldy Gabinales
(Philippines)
Philippines radio commentator
Killed on 19 October 2004 in Philippines
Dina Mohammed Hassan
(Iraq)
Correspondent for Al-Hurriya TV
Killed on 14 October 2004 in Iraq
Karam Hussein
(Iraq)
European Pressphoto Agency photographer
Killed on 14 October 2004 in Iraq
Dipankar Chakrabarty
(Bangladesh)
Editor of the daily newspaper Durjoy Bangla
Killed on 2 October 2004 in Bangladesh
Juan Andújar
(Dominican Republic)
Correspondent with the Santo-Domingo-based daily Listín Diario
Killed on 14 September 2004 in Dominican Republic
Hossain Kamal
(Bangladesh)
Daily newspaper "Ajker Kagoj"
Killed on 22 August 2004 in Bangladesh
Iyer Balanadarajah
(Sri Lanka)
Weekly newspaper "Thinamurasu"
Killed on 20 August 2004 in Sri Lanka
Noel Villarante
(Philippines)
DZJV Radio
Killed on 19 August 2004 in Philippines
Dakendra Raj Thapa
(Nepal)
Radio Nepal
Killed on 11 August 2004 in Nepal
Enzo Baldoni
(Italy)
Freelancer
Killed on 8 August 2004 in Iraq
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Roger Mariano
(Philippines)
DZJC-Aksyon Radio
Killed on 31 July 2004 in Philippines
Paul Klebnikov
(United States)
Forbes Magazine
Killed on 9 July 2004 in Russia
Humayun Kabir Balu
(Bangladesh)
Regional daily "Dainik Janmabhumi"
Killed on 24 June 2004 in Bangladesh
Francisco Javier Ortiz Franco
(Mexico)
Zeta
Killed on 22 June 2004 in Mexico
Ely Binoya
(Philippines)
Radio Natin
Killed on 17 June 2004 in Philippines
Simon Cumbers
(Ireland) BBC Killed on 7 June 2004 in Saudi Arabia
Nadia Nasrat
(Iraq)
Diyala TV
Killed on 18 March 2004 in Iraq
Ali Al-Khatib
(Iraq)
Al-Arabiya Television
Killed on 18 March 2004 in Iraq
Ricardo Ortega
(Spain)
"Antena 3" Television
Killed on 7 March 2004 in Haiti
Khalil Al-Zaben
(Palestine)
"An-Nashra" Magazine
Killed on 1 March 2004 in Palestine
Antonio de la Torre Echeandía
(Peru)
Freelancer
Killed on 14 February 2004 in Peru
Ruel Endrinal
(Philippines)
Freelancer
Killed on 11 February 2004 in Philippines
Carlos Guadamuz
(Nicaragua)
Freelancer
Killed on 10 February 2004 in Nicaragua
Oscar Alberto Polanco-Herrera
(Colombia)
Canal Noticias Cartago Television Channel
Killed on 10 February 2004 in Colombia
Mohammed Duraid Isa
(Iraq)
Cable News Network
Killed on 2 February 2004 in Iraq
Sajid Tanoli
(Pakistan)
Daily Newspaper "Shumaal"
Killed on 29 January 2004 in Pakistan
Manik Shaha
(Bangladesh)
Daily "New Age" newspaper
BBC’s Bengali-language service
Killed on 20 January 2004 in Bangladesh