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Places in Yemen where journalists were killed. A gold pin marks the location of murders. A red pin stands for overlaps.

List of journalists killed in Yemen includes nine journalists listed as confirmed since 1992 by Committee to Protect Journalists. Three media workers are also confirmed killed, as well as two more journalists still under investigation by the press freedom organization.[1]

While covering the struggles between Houthi militias and Saudi Arabian forces there have been multiple journalists who have lost their lives in 2015. Among these, many were casualties resulting of bombings by Saudi Arabian forces targeting Houthi bases.[2]

Journalists killed prior to 2011

Journalists killed since the Arab Spring Uprising in Yemen

In September 2014, Houthi rebels captured the capital of Yemen, Sana'a. This forced the Yemeni government to flee the city and relinquish their power. The two places where journalists have been killed in Yemen in 2015, are both Houthi occupied locations. There have been airstrikes and bombing by Saudi Arabian military in an attempt to weaken Houthis; however these have resulted in many deaths, including most of the above journalists.[2]

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (December 2015)
Date Name Employer Location Notes Refs
18 March 2011 Jamal al-Sharaabi Al-Masdar Sana'a He was the first journalist in Yemen to die & one of 50 who were killed by Yemeni security forces during a demonstration against ex-President Saleh in Sanaa’s Change Square [4][5]
18 March 2011 Mohamed Yahia Al-Malayia Al-Salam Sana'a The correspondent of the newspaper Al-Salam, died from the gunshot wound he received when he was hit by a sniper during the deadly attack by government forces on demonstrators in Sanaa’s Change Square with al-Sharabi [5][6]
24 September 2011 Hassan al-Wadhaf Arabic Media Agency (Al-Hurra TV) Sana'a Notes: From injuries sustained from sniper fire while reporting on protests on 18 March 2011. [5][7][8]
3 October 2011 Abdel Majid Al-Samawi TV journalist Sana'a Al-Samawi died in Sanaa Technological Hospitalone week after a sniper shot his neck on 25 September during a bombardment of the city Taiz that caused many casualties. [9]
4 October 2011 Abdel Hakim Al-Nour Mas & Hayel Saeed Anam Association Taiz Notes: From bombardment [9]
16 October 2011 Abd Al-Ghani al-Bureihi Al-Yemen TV Sana'a [10]
22 October 2011 Fuad al-Shamri Al-Saeeda TV (chief financial officer) Sana’a Notes: From sniper fire immediately following an attack on the office of the media outlet. [11]
16-Aug-2014 Abdul Rahman Hamid al-Din
6-Dec-2014 Luke Somers Luke Somers was killed as a result of a United States rescue operation and died 6 December 2014 shortly after being extracted. [12]
4-Jan-2015 Khaled al-Washli Al-Masirah TV Dhamar Washli was killed by an exploding bomb as he covered attempts to diffuse it. [13][14][15]
18-Mar-2015 Abdel Karim al-Khaiwani Freelance Sana'a Al-Khaiwani was shot outside his home in Sana'a. [16] [16]
20-Apr-2015 Mohammed Rajah Shamsan Yemen Today Sana'a Shaman was killed by a Saudi airstrike against Houthi militia in Sana'a [17]
20-Apr-2015 Monir Aklan
20-Apr-2015 Amin Yehia
20-Apr-2015 Hazzam Mohamed Zeid
20-May-2015 Abdullah Kabil
20-May-2015 Yousef Alaizry Suhail TV Dhamar Ayzari was kidnapped and held in a warehouse that was bombed the next day [18]
21 May 2015 Abdullah Qabil Yemen Youth TV, Belgees TV Dhamar Qabil was kidnapped and perished alongside Ayzari [19]
17 September 2015 Bilal Sharaf al-Deen Al-Masirah TV Sana'a Al-Deen was covering an airstrike, when he was killed by a following airstrike. [20]
17 Jan 2016 Almigdad Mohammed Ali Mojalli Freelance Jaref (Sana'a) Mojalli was covering an airstrike, when he was killed by a following airstrike. [21][22][23][24][25][26]
22-Jan-2016 Hashem al-Hamran Al-Masirah TV Dahian (Saada) Al-Hamran was covering bombing raids, when he was killed by an airstrike by the Saudi-led coalition. [27][28][29]
9-Feb-2016 Munir al-Hakimi
9-Feb-2016 Suad Hujaira
16-Feb-2016 Ahmed al-Shaibani Yemen TV, news website Yaman News Taiz Al-Shaibani was shot and killed by a sniper while covering the conflict in Taiz. [30][31][32][33][34]
21-Mar-2016 Mohammed al-Yemeni
29-May-2016 Abullah Azizan
22-Jul-2016 Abdulkarim Al-Jerbani
5-Aug-2016 Mubarak Al-Abadi
18-Nov-2016 Awab Al-Zubairi
21-Dec-2016 Mohammed al-Absi
26-May-17 Taqi Al-Din Al-Huthaifi
26-May-17 Wael Al-Absi
26-May-17 Sa’ad Al-Nadhari
22-Jan-2018 Mohammad Al-Qadasi
13-Apr-2018 Abdullah Al Qadry
2-Jun-2018 Anwar Al-Rakan
30-aug-2018 Ahmed al-Hamzi
16-Sep-2018 Omar Ezzi Mohammad
16-Sep-2018 Ali Aish Mohammad Youssef
16-Sep-2018 Jamaie Abdullah Musib
28-Jan-2019 Ziad al-Sharabi Abu Dhabi TV Mokha Al-Sharabi was one of 6 people killed by a Houthi set motorcycle bomb attack in Mokha. [35]
3-Jun-2020 Nabil Hasan al-Quaety Associated Press Aden While driving his car, Al Quaety was assassinated by an unknown gunman. [36]

Reactions

Abdel Karim al-Khaiwani “I condemn the murder of Abdul Karim Mohammed al-Khaiwani, a dedicated journalist of outstanding integrity,” the Director-General said. “His death is a loss to the people of Yemen and the quest for informed reporting and debate. Mr al-Khaiwani’s killers must be brought to trial as quickly as possible.” – Irina Bokova, Director General of UNESCO.[37]

Mohamed Shamsan “In the present conflict in Yemen, the deaths of journalist Mohammed Rajah Shamsan, and his fellow Yemen Today employees Monir Aklan, Hazzam Mohamed Zeid and Amin Yehia, is a loss for society as a whole, as civilians depend on the media to provide them with information that is vital for their safety. I call on all parties to respect fully the civilian status of media workers, in keeping with the Geneva Conventions” – Irina Bokova, Director General of UNESCO.[38]

Bilal Sharaf al-Deen “We hold the coalition responsible for the death of our colleague who died in a bombing that was targeting a residential neighborhood yesterday evening in the city of Sanaa” – International Federation of Journalists.[39]

Almigdad Mojalli “I condemn the death of Almigdad Mojalli. I call on all parties to make sure that journalists are able to carry out their work in the safest possible conditions, in keeping with the Genevan Conventions and UN Security Council Resolution 2222, which was adopted last year to improve the safety of journalists in conflict situations.” – Irina Bokova, Director General of UNESCO.[23]

Hashem al-Hamran “I condemn the killing of Hashem Al Hamran. His death highlights the imperative need to improve the security of media professionals in all circumstances. The free flow of information is important for any society. It becomes truly vital for civilians living with the hardship of conflict.” – Irina Bokova, Director General of UNESCO.[28]

Ahmed al-Shaibani “I condemn the murder of Ahmed Al-Shaibani. Targeting press workers in conflict situations is a war crime under international law. It also deprives civilians of vital information they need to cope with the difficulties of war and undermines informed public debate which is so important to help restore peace and stability.” – Irina Bokova, Director General of UNESCO.[34]

See also

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