Nizar Thanoun, Iraq

Nizar Thanoun, the CEO of Al-Rasheed TV operating in Iraq, was killed by unknown assailants on February 12 outside his house. Al-Rasheed TV is owned by an opposition party figure and the network has been a critical voice against the wide-spread protests that have rocked the country.

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