Statistical Analysis
- Beats Covered by Victims
- Job
- Medium
- Gender
- Suspected Source of Fire
- Local / Foreign
- Type of Death
- Freelance
- Impunity
- Murder Victims
Beats Covered by Victims * |
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4% | Business |
22% | Corruption |
19% | Crime |
29% | Culture |
39% | Human Rights |
68% | Politics |
3% | Sports |
46% | War |
All figures are rounded to the nearest full percentage point. * May add up to more than 100 percent because more than one category applies in some cases.
Deadliest Countries in 2015
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69 Journalists Killed in 2015/Motive Confirmed
Zakaria Ibrahim, Al-Jazeera
December 7, 2015, in Taldou, Homs province, Syria
Hindia Haji Mohamed, Radio Mogadishu, Somali National TV
December 3, 2015, in Mogadishu, Somalia
Guillaume Barreau-Decherf, Freelance
November 13, 2015, in Paris, France
Ítalo Eduardo Diniz Barros, Blog Ítalo Diniz
November 13, 2015, in Governador Nunes Freire, Brazil
Israel Gonçalves Silva, Rádio Itaenga FM
November 10, 2015, in Lagoa de Itaenga, Brazil
Ahmed Abu al-Hamza, SMART News Agency, Hama Media Center
November 6, 2015, in Sukayk, Hama province, Syria
Batoul Mokhles al-Warrar, Noor al-Sham; Radio Damascus
November 3, 2015, in Damascus, Syria
Zaman Mehsud, Daily Ummat, Daily Nai Baat
November 3, 2015, in Tank, Pakistan
Mustaf Abdi Noor , Freelance
November 1, 2015, in Mogadishu, Somalia
Faisal Arefin Dipan, Jagriti Prokashoni
October 31, 2015, in Dhaka , Bangladesh
Fares Hamadi, Eye on the Homeland
October 30, 2015, in Urfa, Turkey
Ibrahim Abd al-Qader, Eye on the Homeland, Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently
October 30, 2015, in Urfa, Turkey
Jomaa Al-Ahmad (Abu al-Nour al-Halabi), Shahba Press Agency
October 27, 2015, in Aleppo, Syria
Wasem Aledel, Maarat Media Center
October 23, 2015, in Binin, Idlib province , Syria
Obada Ghazal, SMART News Agency
September 26, 2015, in Taftanaz, Idlib province, Syria
Bilal Sharaf al-Deen, Al-Masirah TV
September 17, 2015, in Sana’a, Yemen
Yahya Abdul Hamid, Radio Rasheed
September 12, 2015, in Mosul, Iraq
George Abanga, Success FM, Peace FM
September 10, 2015, in Sankore, Ghana
Flor Alba Núñez Vargas, Red Noticias and La Preferida Estereo
September 10, 2015, in Pitalito, Colombia
Adam Ward, WDBJ7
August 26, 2015, in Smith Mountain Lake, Virginia, USA
Alison Parker, WDBJ7
August 26, 2015, in Smith Mountain Lake, Virginia, USA
Niloy Neel, Freelance
August 7, 2015, in Dhaka, Bangladesh
Gleydson Carvalho, Radio Liberdade FM 90.3
August 6, 2015, in Camocim, Brazil
Rubén Espinosa Becerril, Proceso, AVC Noticias, Cuartoscuro
July 31, 2015, in Mexico City, Mexico
Thaer al-Ajlani, Sham FM; al-Watan
July 27, 2015, in Damascus, Syria
Jalaa al-Abadi, Nineveh Reporters Network
July 15, 2015, in Mosul, Iraq
Filadelfo Sánchez Sarmiento, La Favorita 103.3FM La Voz de la Sierra Sur
July 2, 2015, in Miahuatlán de Porfirio Díaz, Mexico
Mohammed al-Asfar, Al-Jazeera
June 26, 2015, in Daraa, Syria
Łukasz Masiak, Nasza Mława, Nasza Mława
June 14, 2015, in Mława, Poland
Jagendra Singh, Freelance
June 8, 2015, in Shahjahanpur district, Uttar Pradesh, India
Ammar al-Shami, Qasioun News
May 31, 2015, in Marj al-Sultan, Eastern Ghouta, Syria
Djalma Santos da Conceição, RCA FM
May 22 or 23, 2015, in Conceição da Feira, Brazil
Abdullah Qabil, Yemen Youth TV, Belqees TV
May 21, 2015, in Dhamar, Yemen
Youssef al-Ayzari, Suhail TV
May 21, 2015, in Dhamar, Yemen
Evany José Metzker, Coruja do Vale
May 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, or 18, 2015, in Padre Paraíso, Brazil
Ananta Bijoy Das, Freelance
May 12, 2015, in Sylhet, Bangladesh
Armando Saldaña Morales, La Ke Buena 100.9 FM
May 2,3 or 4, 2015, in Oaxaca, Mexico
Firas al-Baher, Nineveh al-Ghad
May 1, 2015, in Mosul, Iraq
John Kituyi, Mirror Weekly
April 30, 2015, in Eldoret, Kenya
Daud Ali Omar, Radio Baidoa
April 29, 2015, in Baidoa, Somalia
Thaer Al-Ali, Rai al-Nas
April 26, 2015, in Mosul, Iraq
Muftah al-Qatrani, Al-Anwar
April 22, 2015, in Benghazi, Libya , Libya
Mohamed Shamsan, Yemen Today
April 20, 2015, in Sana’a, Yemen
Humam Najjar (Abu Yazan al-Halabi), Aleppo Today
April 16, 2015, in Aleppo, Syria
Soleil Balanga, Radio Monkoto Soso Aleli
April 16, 2015, in Monkoto, Equateur Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Jamal Khalifeh, Freelance
April 1, 2015, in Yarmouk, Damascus, Syria
Washiqur Rahman Babu, Freelance
March 30, 2015, in Dhaka, Bangladesh
Fadel al-Hadidi, Mosul al-Youm; Sada al-Iraq
Unknown, in Mosul, Iraq
Danilo López, Prensa Libre
March 10, 2015, in Mazatenango, Guatemala
Noureddine Hashim, Al Etihad Press
March 8, 2015, in Damascus, Syria
Gerardo Ceferino Servían, Ciudad Nueva FM
March 5, 2015, in Ponta Porã, Brazil
Serhiy Nikolayev, Segodnya
February 28, 2015, in Peski, Ukraine
Avijit Roy, Freelance
February 26, 2015, in Dhaka, Bangladesh
Kenji Goto, Freelance
January 2015, in Unknown, Syria
Randa George, Raja FM
January 25, 2015, in Western Bahr al Ghazal state, South Sudan
Dalia Marko, Raja FM
January 25, 2015, in Western Bahr al Ghazal state, South Sudan
Musa Mohamed, Raja FM
January 25, 2015, in Western Bahr al Ghazal state, South Sudan
Boutros Martin, South Sudan Television
January 25, 2015, in Western Bahr al Ghazal state, South Sudan
Adam Juma, Raja FM
January 25, 2015, in Western Bahr al Ghazal state, South Sudan
Bernard Maris, Freelance
January 7, 2015, in Paris, France
Georges Wolinski, Charlie Hebdo
January 7, 2015, in Paris, France
Jean Cabut (Cabu), Charlie Hebdo
January 7, 2015, in Paris, France
Stephane Charbonnier (Charb), Charlie Hebdo
January 7, 2015, in Paris, France
Bernard Verlhac (Tignous), Freelance
January 7, 2015, in Paris, France
Elsa Cayat, Freelance
January 7, 2015, in Paris, France
Moustapha Ourrad, Charlie Hebdo
January 7, 2015, in Paris, France
Philippe Honoré, Freelance
January 7, 2015, in Paris, France
Khaled al-Washli, Al-Masirah TV
January 4, 2015, in Dhamar, Yemen
José Moisés Sánchez Cerezo , La Unión
January 2, 2015, in Medellín de Bravo, Mexico
3 Media Workers Killed in 2015
Arshad Ali Jafri, Geo TV
September 8, 2015, in Karachi, AsiaPakistan
Monir Aklan, Yemen Today
April 20, 2015, in Sana’a, Yemen
Hazzam Mohamed Zeid, Yemen Today
April 20, 2015, in Sana’a, Yemen
25 Journalists Killed in 2015/Motive Unconfirmed
Ahmed Mohamed al-Mousa, Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently
December 16, 2015, in Idlib, Syria
Orislândio Timóteo Araujo, Blog do Roberto Lano
November 21, 2015, in Buriticupu, Brazil
Jose Bernardo, DWBL and DWIZ Radio; Bandera Pilipino
October 31, 2015, Philippines
Christophe Nkezabahizi, Radio Television Nationale du Burundi
October 13, 2015, in Bujumbura, Burundi
Hemant Yadav, TV24
October 3, 2015, in Dheena, India
Paulo Machava , Diario de Noticias
August 28, 2015, in Maputo, Mozambique
Cosme Maestrado, DXOC Radio
August 27, 2015, in Ozamiz City, Philippines
Teodoro Escanilla, DZMS Radio
August 19, 2015, in Barcelona, Philippines
Gregorio Ybanez, Kabuhayan News Service
August 19, 2015, in Tagum City, Philippines
Peter Julius Moi, Freelance
August 19, 2015, in Juba, South Sudan
Rasim Aliyev, Institute for Reporters’ Freedom and Safety, Azerbaijan News Network
August 9, 2015, in Baku, Azerbaijan
Akshay Singh, Aaj Tak
July 4, 2015, in Meghnagar, Madhya Pradesh, India
Juan Mendoza Delgado, Escribiendo la Verdad
June 30 or July 1, 2015, in Veracruz, Mexico
Sandeep Kothari, Freelance
June 19 or 20, 2015, in Wardha District, Maharashtra, India
Pow James Raeth, Radio Tamazuj
May 20, 2015, in Akobo, Jonglei State, South Sudan
Melinda “Mei” Magsino, Philippine Daily Inquirer
April 13, 2015, in Batangas City, Philippines
Abdel Karim al-Khaiwani, Freelance
March 18, 2015, in Sana’a, Yemen
Federico Salazar, Radio Nuevo Mundo
March 10, 2015, in Mazatenango, Guatemala
Edgar Quintero, Radio Luna
March 2, 2015, in Palmira, Colombia
Ivanildo Viana, 100.5 FM Lider
February 27, 2015, in Paraíba, Brazil
Luis Carlos Peralta Cuéllar, Linda Stereo
February 14, 2015, in Doncello, Colombia
Maurito Lim, dyRD
February 14, 2015, in Tagbilaran City, Philippines
Nerlita Ledesma, Abante
January 8, 2015, in Balanga City, Philippines
Fayez Abu Halawa, Orient News
January 2, 2015, in Abtaa, Daraa province, Syria
Dirar al-Jahad, Local Coordination Committees, Abtaa Media Office
January 2, 2015, in Abtaa, Syria