Assassinated Journalists in 2010
Sun Hongjie
(China)
Senior reporter for the Beijiang Chenbao newspaper
Killed on 28 December 2010 in China
Muhammad Khan Sasoli
(Pakistan)
Correspondent of Royal TV and the INP news agency in Khuzdhar and president of the town’s press club
Killed on 14 December 2010 in Pakistan
Omar Rasim al-Qaysi
(Iraq)
Journalist working for the satellite television channel Al-Anbar TV
Killed on 12 December 2010 in Iraq
Abdul Wahab
(Pakistan)
Journalist for Express News
Killed on 6 December 2010 in Pakistan
Altaf Chandio
(Pakistan)
President of the Mirpur Khas press club and bureau chief of the private Sindhi language channel, AWAZ (voice)
Killed on 6 December 2010 in Pakistan
Pervez Khan
(Pakistan)
Journalist for WAQT TV
Killed on 6 December 2010 in Pakistan
Mazen Mardan al-Baghdadi
(Iraq)
Reporter for Al-Mosuliya television
Killed on 21 November 2010 in Iraq
Abdul Hameed Hayatan Hayatan
(Pakistan)
Journalist for the Urdu-language Daily Intikhab
Killed on 18 November 2010 in Pakistan
Francisco Gomes de Medeiros
(Brazil)
Head of the news division of Radio Caicó FM
Killed on 18 October 2010 in Brazil
Tahrir Kadhim Jawad
(Iraq)
Freelance cameraman
Killed on 4 October 2010 in Iraq
Luis Carlos Santiago Orozco
(Mexico)
Photographer and journalist for El Diario
Killed on 16 September 2010 in Mexico
Mujeebur Rehman
(Pakistan)
Senior correspondent for the newspaper Daily Pakistan
Killed on 16 September 2010 in Pakistan
Misri Khan Orakzai
(Pakistan)
Correspondent in Hangdu for several newspapers
Killed on 14 September 2010 in Pakistan
Dickson Ssentongo
(Uganda)
News presenter at Radio Prime
Killed on 13 September 2010 in Uganda
Paul Kiggundu
(Uganda)
Correspondent of Top Radio and several TV stations in Uganda
Killed on 10 September 2010 in Uganda
Safaa al-Khayat
Journalist for Al-Mosuliyah television
Killed on 8 September 2010 in Iraq
[UNESCO Statement]
Riad al-Saray
(Iraq)
Journalist for al-Iraqiya TV,
Killed on 7 September 2010 in Iraq
Sayed Hamid Noori
(Afghanistan)
Former news anchor of Radio Television Afghanistan (RTA)
Killed on 5 September 2010 in Afghanistan
Alberto Graves Chakussanga
(Angola)
Journalist on private Radio Despertar
Killed on 5 September 2010 in Angola
Barkhad Awale Adan
(Somalia)
Director of Hurma Radio
Killed on 24 August 2010 in Somalia
Israel Zelaya Diaz
(Honduras)
Radio journalist
Killed on 24 August 2010 in Honduras
Ridwan Salamun
(Indonesia)
Television journalist
Killed on 21 August 2010 in Indonesia
Magomedvagif Sultanmagomedov
(Russian Federation)
Editor-in-chief of the television station Makhachkala-TV
Killed on 11 August 2010 in Russian Federation
Assaf Abu Rahal
(Lebanon)
Journalist for the daily Al-Akhbar
Killed on 3 August 2010 in Lebanon
Devi Prasad Dhital
(Nepal)
Chairman of the community radio station Tulsipur FM
Killed on 22 July 2010 in Nepal
Vijay Pratap Singh
(India)
Senior reporter for the Indian Express
Killed on 20 July 2010 in India
Socrates Giolias
(Greece)
Journalist and director of the radio station Thema 98.9 FM
Killed on 19 July 2010 in Greece
Guillermo Alcaraz Trejo
(Mexico)
Former cameraman and employee of the Chihuahua State Commission for Human Rights
Killed on 10 July 2010 in Mexico
Marco Aurelio Martínez Tijerina
(Mexico)
Radio journalist for the regional station XEDD Radio La Tremenda
Killed on 10 July 2010 in Mexico
Hugo Alfredo Olivera Cartas
(Mexico)
Founder of the local press agency ADN and correspondent for the national agency Quadratin
Killed on 6 July 2010 in Mexico
Hem Chandra Pandey
(India)
Journalist for several Hindi-language newspapers
Killed on 1 July 2010 in India
María Elvira Hernández Galeana
(Mexico)
Freelance journalist
Killed on 28 June 2010 in Mexico
Juan Francisco Rodríguez Ríos
(Mexico)
Correspondent for the newspaper El Sol de Acapulco
Killed on 28 June 2010 in Mexico
Faiz Mohammad Khan Sasoli
(Pakistan)
Former president of the Khuzdar Press Club
Killed on 27 June 2010 in Pakistan
Jean-Léonard Rugambage
(Rwanda)
Deputy editor-in-chief of the Rwandan fortnightly Umuvugizi and Rwanda's correspondent for Journaliste en Danger
Killed on 24 June 2010 in Rwanda
[UNESCO Statement]
Nestor Bedolido
(Philippines)
Reporter for the Kastigador newspaper
Killed on 19 June 2010 in Philippines
Luis Arturo Mondragón Morazán
(Honduras)
Owner and news director of Canal 19
Killed on 14 June 2010 in Honduras
Cevdet Kılıçlar
(Turkey)
Killed on 1 June 2010 in the Palestinian Authority
Ejazul Haq
(Pakistan)
Employee of City-42 television
Killed on 28 May 2010 in Pakistan
[UNESCO Statement] (in French)
Fabio Polenghi
(Italy)
Photographer for presitigious magazines
Killed on 18 May 2010 in Thailand
Sayid Ibragimov
(Dagastan, Russian Federation)
Director of the local television station TBS
Killed on 13 May 2010 in Dagastan
Ghulam Rasool Birhamani
(Pakistan)
Reporter for the daily Sindhu Hyderabad
Killed on 10 May 2010 in Pakistan
Sardasht Osman
(Iraq)
Reporter for Ashtiname and a regular contributor to independent news websites Sbei, Awene, Hawlati, and Lvinpress.
Killed on 6 May 2010 in Iraq
Sheikh Nur Abkey
(Somalia)
Journalist at the state-run Radio Mogadishu
Killed on 4 May 2010 in Somalia
Ngota Ngota Germain
(Cameroon)
Editor of the weekly Cameroun Express
Killed on 29 April 2010 in Cameroon
[UNESCO Statement]
Jorge Alberto Orellana
(Honduras)
Journalist of commercial local TV channel Televisiòn de Honduras
Killed on 20 April 2010 in Honduras
Luis Antonio Chévez Hernández
(Honduras)
Presenter with Radio W105
Killed on 13 April 2010 in Honduras
Winnai Ditthajorn
(Thailand)
Freelance photographer for Australia’s ABC News
Killed on 10 April 2010 in Thailand
Hiroyuki Muramoto
(Japan)
Cameraman for Reuters
Killed on 10 April 2010 in Japan
Patient Chebeya Bankome
(Democratic Republic of Congo)
Reporter and freelance cameraman
Killed on 5 April 2010 in Democratic Republic of Congo
José Bayardo Mairena
(Honduras)
Radio journalist for the radio stations Excélsior and Super 10
Killed on 26 March 2010 in Honduras
Manuel Juárez
(Honduras)
Radio journalist for the radio stations Excélsior and Super 10.
Killed on 26 March 2010 in Honduras
Nahúm Palacios Arteaga
(Honduras)
News director for television channel Canal 5 in Aguán
Killed on 14 March 2010 in Honduras
Evaristo Pacheco Solis
(Mexico)
Reporter with the weekly Visión Informativa
Killed on 12 March 2010 in Mexico
Arun Singhaniya
(Nepal)
Chairman of Janakpur Today Publications, which publishes Janakpur Today and operates Radio Today
Killed on 1 March 2010 in Nepal
Joseph Hernandez Ochoa
(Honduras)
Host of the “Encuentros” programme broadcast of Canal 51 television
Killed on 1 March 2010 in Honduras
Ashiq Ali Mangi
(Pakistan)
Reporter for the private television channel Mehran TV
Killed on 17 February 2010 in Pakistan
Jamim Shah
(Nepal)
Head of satellite TV station Channel Nepal and cable TV company Space Time Network
Killed on 7 February 2010 in Nepal
José Luis Romero
(Mexico)
Crime reporter for Radio Linea Directa
Killed on 16 January 2010 in Mexico
Rupert Hamer
(United Kingdom)
Defence correspondent of the British daily Sunday Mirror
Killed on 9 January 2010 in Afghanistan
Bobi Tsankov
(Bulgaria)
Journalist for the newspaper Weekend
Killed on 5 January 2010 in Bulgaria