Violations of press freedom barometer
The figures in 2018
were killed in 2018
- 65journalists killed
- 13citizens journalists killed
- 5media assistants killed
Details in 2018
The table below covers only journalists for whom RSF was able to clearly establish that they were killed or imprisoned in connection with their journalistic work. It does not include those who were killed or imprisoned for reasons unrelated to their work or for whom the link with their work has not yet been confirmed.
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September 12, 2018
Sultan al Jumairi
al-Muhayed newspaper and al-Bayan, al-Ousra and al-Ra’ah magazines
March 15, 2018
Turki Ben Abdelaziz Jasser
freelance journalist and blogger. exact date of arrest unknown
September 15, 2017
Abdullah al Malki
journalist, academic. Precise date of arrest unknown
September 15, 2017
Sami al-Thubaiti
Tawasul newspaper. Precise date of arrest unknown.
September 18, 2017
Ahmad al Sawian
Chairman of Al Bayan Magazine. precise date of arrest unknown
October 5, 2017
Mohammed Saud al Bishar
writer, journalist, professor
September 18, 2017
Malek al Ahmad
precise date of arrest unknown
September 11, 2017
Fahd al Sunaidi
Majd TV
September 15, 2017
Adel Al Banaama
columnist (TV as well) precise date of arrest unknown
September 18, 2017
Ali al Omari
4Shabab TV. precise date of arrest unknown.
November 10, 2016
Turad al Amri
columnist. date of arrest unsure
January 4, 2018
Saleh al Shehi
Al Watan
January 18, 2017
Nazir Al-Majid
Journaliste pour Al-Sharq et écrivain
May 13, 2014
Alaa Brinji
Journaliste pour le média local en ligne Al Sharq
February 4, 2014
Wadji Al-Ghazzawi
Al-Fajr TV
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September 5, 2017
ZIYA ASADLI
Azadliq
May 30, 2017
Afgan Mukhtarly
February 17, 2017
Elchin Ismayilli
Kend.info
June 30, 2016
Fikret Faramazoglu
Jam.az
August 29, 2014
Seymur Khazi
Azadliq, "Azerbaycan Saati"
September 8, 2012
Araz Guliyev
Xeber44.com
May 20, 2012
Nijat Aliyev
Azadxeber
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June 12, 2018
Hassan Mohammed Qambar
photographer
May 7, 2017
Hassan Ghareeb
Sport photographer
December 28, 2015
Mahmood al-Jazeeri
Journaliste
September 4, 2014
Ahmed Zain el Deen
freelance photographer
September 4, 2014
Mustafa Rabea
photographer
September 4, 2014
Hussam Sroor
freelance cameraman
February 10, 2014
Sayed Ahmed Al-Mousawi
photographer
December 26, 2013
Jaffar Marhoon
Cameraman
December 29, 2012
Ahmed Humaidan
Photographe
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November 21, 2017
Mohammad Sabid
Trishalnews.com
November 21, 2017
Layes Mondol
Trishalnews.com
October 31, 2017
Anisur Rahman
Dainik Sangbad
August 1, 2017
Abdul Latif Morol
June 12, 2017
Rafiq Golam Mostafa
January 6, 2015
Salam Abdus
Ekushey TV
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July 12, 2018
Ngar Min Swe
December 12, 2017
Kyaw Soe Oo
Reuters
December 12, 2017
Wa Lone
Reuters
August 30, 2017
Htet Zaw Moe
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November 9, 2018
Paulo Cezar de Andrade Prado
Blog do Paulinho
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November 14, 2017
Uon Chhin
November 14, 2017
Yeang Sothearin
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July 29, 2016
Amadou Vamoulké
Ancien directeur de la CRTV
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July 30, 2018
Juret Haji
Xinjiang Daily
July 30, 2018
Memtimin Obul
Xinjiang Daily
July 30, 2018
Mirkami Ablimit
Xinjiang Farmer's Daily
July 30, 2018
Ilham Weli
Xinjiang Daily
October 26, 2013
YAO Wentian (姚文田)
Publisher
October 13, 2015
GUI Minhai (桂民海)
Publisher
June 30, 2009
Kahar NIYAZ（尼亚孜．卡哈尔）
Golden Tarim
June 30, 2009
Memetjan ABDULLA（买买提江．阿布杜拉）
China National Radio Uighur Service ; Salkin
September 18, 2010
JIN Andi（金安迪）
Freelance writer
May 31, 2013
HU Yazhu（胡亚柱）
Nanfang Daily
May 31, 2013
LIU Weian（刘维安）
Nanfang Daily
May 29, 2014
WANG Jianmin
Publisher
July 6, 2014
LU Gengsong（吕耿松）
Freelance writer and publisher
March 30, 2005
LU Jianhua（陆建华）
Columnist
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November 29, 1995
SONG Keum-Chul
Télévision nord-coréenne
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January 29, 2019
Ahmed Gamal Zyada
photojournalist
April 6, 2018
Belal Wagdy
Masr al arabiya photographer
June 26, 2018
Islam AbdelAziz Farahat
al Masriya online, Masr al Arabiya
July 5, 2018
Abdelrahman (Adel Sadiq Hassan) al Ansari
June 7, 2018
Mohamed Abu Zeid (Kamal Darwish)
Tahrir
June 29, 2018
Islam Gomaa
Veto
May 25, 2018
Shorouq Amjad Ahmed el Sayed
freelance
April 3, 2018
Adel Sabry
editor in chief of online newspaper Masr al Arabiya
February 4, 2018
Mostafa al Aasar
freelance
February 4, 2018
Hassan Moubarak al Banna
freelance
February 16, 2018
Moataz Wednan
Huffington Post Arabic
December 22, 2017
Ahmed Abou Zeid
Diyar
December 22, 2017
Ahmed Bayoumi
Diyar
September 12, 2017
Mohamed Al Husseini Hassan
freelance et stagiaire pour le journal Al shoura (stagiaire), et la chaîne Mehwar (stagaire) ainsi que la chaîne Al Asema, (programme Ligne rouge)
September 25, 2017
Ahmed al Sakhawy
freelance. Disparu pendant presque un mois après son interpellation.
December 23, 2017
Ahmed Mohamed Khaled el Toukhi
freelance, notamment pour les sites Baladna et Bawabat al Asema
December 21, 2017
Mahmoud Mabrouk Abdel Razeq
site Karmouz
December 7, 2017
Hossam al Suweifi
freelance : Badil, Dostour, Fajr. Arrêté lors de la manifestation contestant la décision de Trump concernant l'ambassade d'Israël, devant le syndicat des journalistes au Caire
December 7, 2017
Ahmed Abd el Aziz
freelance et Afaq Arabiya. Arrêté lors de la manifestation contestant la décision de Trump concernant l'ambassade d'Israël, devant le syndicat des journalistes au Caire
November 13, 2017
Islam Saad Gheit
freelance
September 22, 2013
Abdallah Shosha
freelance, ex-Amgad
December 23, 2016
Mahmoud Hussein Jomaa
Journalist for Al Jazeera
November 29, 2015
Ismail Alexandrani
Freelance investigative reporter and researcher
October 21, 2015
Hisham Gaafar
Head of Mada Foundation for Media Development
April 9, 2014
Abdel Rahman Shaheen
Reporter for Freedom and Justice newspaper
August 14, 2013
Mahmoud Abu Zeid
Demotix et Corbis
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February 22, 2011
Nebiel Edris
Dimtsi Hafash - Arabic service
February 22, 2011
Ahmed Usman
Dimtsi Hafash - Tigre service
February 22, 2011
Mohamed Osman
Dimtsi Hafash - Bilen service
March 12, 2007
Identité inconnue
Hadas Eritrea
November 30, 2006
Eyob Netserab
Radio Dimtsi Hafash, service en amharique
January 31, 2002
Hamid Mohamed Said
Eri-TV
January 31, 2002
Saleh Al Jezaeeri
Radio Dimtsi Hafash
September 21, 2001
Seyoum Tsehaye
indépendant
September 20, 2001
Temesgen Gebreyesus
Keste Debena
September 18, 2001
Emanuel Asrat
Zemen
September 18, 2001
Dawit Isaac
Setit (Suédo-érythréen)
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August 24, 2018
Aasif Sultan
Journaliste au mensuel Kashmir Narrator, en détention par la police de l’Etat du Jammu-et-Cachemire.
December 19, 2018
Kishorechandra Wangkhem
Un an de détention pour le reporter et éditorialiste de la chaîne de télévision ISTV pour avoir critiqué l’exécutif local et le Premier ministre Narendra Modi dans une vidéo. https://rsf.org/fr/actualites/...
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October 24, 2018
Khoshhal Poyan
Ebtekar
February 19, 2018
Moradi Saleholldin
Majzooban Nor
February 19, 2018
Nouri Kasra
Majzooban Nor
February 19, 2018
Abdi Mostafa
Majzooban Nor
February 19, 2018
Entesari Reza
Majzooban Nor
May 22, 2018
Hidari Mohammad Hossien
Dolat e Bahar
June 25, 2018
Shahidi Hengameh
January 8, 2016
Meisam Mohammadi
Kalameh Sabaz
March 5, 2015
Narges Mohammadi
journaliste et porte-parole du Centre des défenseurs des droits de l’homme
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May 14, 2015
Yaroslav Golyshkin
Versiya
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October 26, 1999
Thongpaseuth Keuakoun
journaliste dissident
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January 1, 1973
Abdullah Ali Al-Sanussi Al-Darrat
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July 25, 2017
Hamid El Mahdaoui
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January 5, 2019
Amade Abubacar
Journaliste pour la radio communautaire de Nacedje de Macomia et correspondant pour le site Zitamar News
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December 21, 2018
Lucia Pineda Ubau
100% Notícias
December 21, 2018
Miguel Mora
100% Notícias
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November 15, 2015
Barno Khudoyorova
Khukuk Dunyasi
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January 9, 2017
Qurban Ali Gadehi
January 9, 2017
Ikhlaque Ahmed Jokhio
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September 16, 2018
Humberto Landeo Bustamante
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November 1, 2017
Igor Rudnikov
Novye Kolesa
October 4, 2016
Alexei Nazimov
Tvoya Gazeta (Crimea, Ukraine, occupied by the Russian Federation)
April 16, 2016
Zhalaudi Geriyev
Kavkazsky Uzel
December 20, 2011
Aleksandr Tolmachev
Upolnomochen Zayavit', Pro Rostov
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April 29, 2012
Muhannad Omar
Chaine al Alam News Network
August 10, 2013
Jihad Assad Mohamed
Freelance journalist
August 1, 2012
Thabet Ahmed Al-Mhaisen
Syria news
September 3, 2011
Hussein Issou
Journalist, writer
August 23, 2011
Abdel Majid Rashed Al-Rahmoun
Journalist (Al-Fidaa)
May 30, 2011
Maher Dib
Journalist at the Syrian official TV who resigned at the beginning of the Syrian uprising.
January 5, 2011
Moheeb Al-Nawaty
Palestinian journalist and writer, used to work for Al-Arabiya's website
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September 16, 2015
Khikmatullo Sayfullozoda
Najot
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May 25, 2014
Somsak Pakdeedech
Thai E-News
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November 9, 2018
Atİlla Taş
June 29, 2018
Eren Erdem
Karşı
January 23, 2018
İdrİs Yılmaz
January 18, 2018
Velİ Büyükşahİn
TV10, Artı Gerçek
January 18, 2018
Velİ Haydar Güler
TV10
June 12, 2017
Zehra Doğan
JINHA
April 19, 2017
Meltem Oktay
DIHA
September 10, 2016
Ahmet Altan
Former editor of Taraf daily
August 31, 2016
Gökçe Fırat Çulhaoğlu
Türksolu
August 24, 2016
Ercan Gün
Fox TV News
August 15, 2016
Gültekİn Avcı
Bugün
August 9, 2016
Ayşenur Parıldak
Zaman
July 29, 2016
Yakup Çetİn
Zaman
July 29, 2016
Alİ Akkuş
Zaman
July 27, 2016
Mümtaz'er Türköne
Zaman
July 26, 2016
Hanım Büşra Erdal
Zaman
July 26, 2016
Ayşe Nazlı Ilıcak
Bugün, Yarına Bakış
July 26, 2016
Bayram Kaya
Zaman
July 26, 2016
Aytekİn Gezİcİ
July 26, 2016
Hüseyİn Aydın
Cihan, Samanyoluhaber.com
July 25, 2016
Ufuk Şanlı
Vatan, Al-Monitor
July 25, 2016
Habİp Güler
Zaman
July 25, 2016
Abdullah Kılıç
Meydan
July 25, 2016
Seyİd Kılıç
TRT
July 24, 2016
Yetkİn Yıldız
Aktif Haber
July 24, 2016
Emre Soncan
Zaman
July 23, 2016
Abdullah Özyurt
Zaman
July 22, 2016
İsa Sİyİ
Haberdar
July 1, 2016
Arafat Dayan
Demokratik Uluş
May 12, 2016
Nedİm Türfent
DIHA
May 17, 2010
Mİktat Algül
Mersin Mezitli FM
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May 15, 2018
Kyrylo Vyshinsky
RIA Novosti Ukraine
June 2, 2017
Stanislav Aseyev
RFE/RL. Held by "DNR" separatists.
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November 17, 2018
Billy Six (German)
August 29, 2018
Jesús Medina Ezaine
DolarToday
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January 11, 2017
Nguyen Van Hoa
RFA
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