In what seems to be a deterioration of conditions for journalists in volatile Iraq, the director of an Iraqi television station was killed in Baghdad today, according to a report from CNN.  Taha Hameed, the head of al-Massar TV, was driving with Iraqi human rights activist Abed Farhan Thiyab when they were “shot dead by […]

Hadi al-Mahdi, a radio show host and activist in Iraq, was killed in his home on Thursday, according to international news reports. Al-Mahdi hosted a thrice-weekly show called “To Whoever Listens” in which he criticized the government and the lack of public services, the Washington Post and others reported.  The outspoken activist stopped hosting the […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) is concerned at the death of journalist Wael Yunna and reports of attacks on private television stations during deadly clashes on Sunday between protestors speaking out against perceived religious discrimination, and the military who were also supported by a group of protestors. Wael Yunna, a reporter for a Coptic television […]

A freelance journalist was shot on Friday afternoon in Baghlia, a town 60 kilometers east of the capital, Algiers, Reuters reported. According to the news agency, Ahmed Nezar was a correspondent for several local French newspapers. While the reason for his killing is still not known, Reuters said “the killing revived memories of the 1990s […]