Assassinated Journalists in 2012
Alfredo Villatoro
(Honduras)
Presenter at the HRN radio station
Killed on 15 May 2012 in Honduras
Amon Thembo Wa’Mupaghasya
(Uganda)
Independent TV director
Killed on 12 May 2012 in Uganda
Tariq Kamal
(Pakistan)
Reporter with a Sindhi language daily published in Karachi
Killed on 9 May 2012 in Pakistan
Eric Martínez Ávila
(Honduras)
Spokesman for Kukulcán
Killed on 7 May 2012 in Honduras
Abdul Ghani Kaakeh
(Syria)
Citizen-journalist
Killed on 4 May 2012 in Syria
Gabriel Huge
(Mexico)
Photographer formerly from the daily Notiver
Killed on 3 May 2012 in Mexico
Guillermo Luna Varela
(Mexico)
Formerly of Veracruznews
Killed on 3 May 2012 in Mexico
Esteban Rodriguez
(Mexico)
Retired photographer
Killed on 3 May 2012 in Mexico
Irasema Becerra
(Mexico)
Journalist
Killed on 3 May 2012 in Mexico
Farhan James Abdulle
(Somalia)
Reporter for Radio Daljir – Galkayo branch
Killed on 2 May 2012 in Somalia
Regina Martinez
(Mexico)
Correspondent for the weekly magazine Proceso
Killed on 28 April 2012 in Mexico
Décio Sá
(Brazil)
Bloger on Blog do Décio and writter for the local O Estado do Maranhão newspaper
Killed on 23 April 2012 in Brazil
Noel Alexander Valladares
(Honduras)
Television presenter for Maya TV
Killed on 23 April 2012 in Honduras
Murtaza Razvi
(Pakistan)
Columnist and political analyst with the national English language daily Dawn
Killed on 19 April 2012 in Pakistan
Ali Shaaban
(Lebanon)
Cameraman for the Lebanese television company Al-Jadeed
Killed on 10 April 2012 in Lebanon
Mahad Salad Adan
(Somalia)
Correspondent of the Shabelle Media Network
Killed on 5 April 2012 in Somalia
Yadav Poudel
(Nepal)
Correspondent for Avenues TV and for the Rajdhani daily newspaper
Killed on 4 April 2012 in Nepal
Kamiran Salaheddin
(Iraq)
TV journalist
Killed on 2 April 2012 in Iraq
Ahmed Ismael Hassan AlSamadi
(Bahrain)
Citizen journalist and photographer
Killed on 31 March 2012 in Bahrain
Jawan Mohammed Qatna
(Syria)
Photographer for the Free Derbassiyeh Coordination Committee
Killed on 26 March 2012 in Syria
Naseem Intriri
(United Kingdom of Great Britain)
British freelance journalist
Killed on 26 March 2012 in Syria
Walid Bledi
(United Kingdom of Great Britain)
British freelance journalist
Killed on 26 March 2012 in Syria
Ali Ahmed Abdi
(Somalia)
Reporter for Radio Galkayo
Killed on 4 March 2012 in Somalia
Abukar Hassan Mohamoud
(Somalia)
Director of Radio Somaliweyn
Killed on 28 February 2012 in Somalia
Chandrika Rai
(India)
Freelance journalist
Killed on 18 February 2012 in India
Remi Ochlik
(France)
French freelance photographer.
Killed on 22 February 2012 in Syria
Marie Colvin
(France)
War reporter for The Sunday Times (UK).
Killed on 22 February 2012 in Syria
Mario Randolfo Marques Lopes
(Brazil)
Editor-in-chief of the Vassouras na Net website.
Killed on 12 February 2012 in Brazil
Paulo Roberto Cardoso Rodrigues
(Brazil)
Editor of the local daily Jornal Da Praça and the news website Mercosul News.
Killed on 12 February 2012 in Brazil
Mazhar Tayyara
(Syria)
Freelanced for a range of news media organizations including Agence France-Presse (AFP) and The Guardian (UK).
Killed on 7 February 2012 in Syria
Mukarram Khan Aatif
(Pakistan)
Correspondent for privately owned TV station Dunya News and worker for the Pashto-language channel Deewa Radio
Killed on 17 January 2012 in Pakistan
Hassan Osman Abdi
(Somalia)
Journalist and director for Shabelle Media Network
Killed on 28 January 2012 in Somalia
Wisut Tangwitthayaporn
(Thailand)
Owner of the Inside Phuket newspaper and editor of Phuket E-news
Killed on 12 January 2012 in Thailand
Gilles Jacquier
(France)
Reporter for French public television France 2
Killed on 11 January 2012 in Syria
Christopher Guarin
(Philippines)
Presenter on Radio Mindanao Network and Editor of Tarak News Nationwide
Killed on 5 January 2012 in Philippines
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Shoukri Ahmed Ratib Abu Bourghoul
(Syria)
Journalist on radio Damas
Killed on 2 January 2012 in Syria