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At least 20 journalists are currently missing from countries in the Middle East and North Africa.
All but one of these journalists have disappeared from #Iraq, #Syria & #Lebanon.
Each is #MissingNotForgotten.
Learn their stories in the thread below
https://cpj.org/campaigns/missingnotforgotten/
All but one of these journalists have disappeared from #Iraq, #Syria & #Lebanon.
Each is #MissingNotForgotten.
Learn their stories in the thread below
https://cpj.org/campaigns/missingnotforgotten/
Samir Kassab, a Lebanese cameraman and photographer for @skynewsarabia, went missing in #Aleppo, #Syria, on Oct. 15, 2013, along with Mauritanian reporter Iszhak Ould Mokhtar and their driver.
They have not been heard from since.
#MissingNotForgotten
They have not been heard from since.
#MissingNotForgotten
Ishzak Ould Mokhtar, a Mauritanian reporter for @SkyNewsArabia_B, went missing in #Aleppo, #Syria, on Oct. 15, 2013.
"Our family has been unable to talk to him since he was abducted,” his brother told CPJ. The family is unable to confirm his whereabouts.
https://cpj.org/data/people/ishzak-ould-mokhtar/
"Our family has been unable to talk to him since he was abducted,” his brother told CPJ. The family is unable to confirm his whereabouts.
https://cpj.org/data/people/ishzak-ould-mokhtar/
Waheed Mohammed Naji Haider, editor in chief of Yemeni newspaper Al-Arabiya, was abducted by two gunmen in #Sanaa on April 6, 2015.
Since he was abducted, no news has emerged about his whereabouts or fate.
#MissingNotForgotten
https://cpj.org/data/people/waheed-mohammed-naji-haider-waheed-al-sufi/
Since he was abducted, no news has emerged about his whereabouts or fate.
#MissingNotForgotten
https://cpj.org/data/people/waheed-mohammed-naji-haider-waheed-al-sufi/
Muhannad al-Okaidi, an Iraqi TV host for Al-Mosuliya, was abducted by Islamic State in #Mosul, #Iraq, in August 2014.
“Nothing indicates that he was actually killed," his brother told @CPJMENA. "Apart from hearsay, there are no new developments.”
https://cpj.org/data/people/muhannad-al-okaidi/
“Nothing indicates that he was actually killed," his brother told @CPJMENA. "Apart from hearsay, there are no new developments.”
https://cpj.org/data/people/muhannad-al-okaidi/
On July 9, 2012, Al-Nusra Front abducted TV host Mohamed al-Saeed in #Damascus, #Syria.
Al-Nusra Front, an Al-Qaeda offshoot, claimed to have beheaded al-Saeed on August 4. However, no source has independently confirmed his death.
#MissingNotForgotten https://cpj.org/data/people/mohamed-al-saeed/
Al-Nusra Front, an Al-Qaeda offshoot, claimed to have beheaded al-Saeed on August 4. However, no source has independently confirmed his death.
#MissingNotForgotten https://cpj.org/data/people/mohamed-al-saeed/
Ahmed al-Dulami, an Iraqi cameraman for Al-Sharqiya TV, was abducted by an Islamic State group in June 2014 in Baiji, #Iraq.
After unconfirmed reports of his murder, his family never received any confirmation of his death.
#MissingNotForgotten
https://cpj.org/data/people/ahmed-al-dulami/
After unconfirmed reports of his murder, his family never received any confirmation of his death.
#MissingNotForgotten
https://cpj.org/data/people/ahmed-al-dulami/
Walid al-Qasim, a Syrian reporter for Aleppo News Network, was abducted by Al-Nusra Front in the northwestern Syrian town of Haritan on Oct. 12, 2014.
As of May 2020, no party had admitted to his killing. The family hasn’t received his remains. https://cpj.org/data/people/walid-al-qasim/
As of May 2020, no party had admitted to his killing. The family hasn’t received his remains. https://cpj.org/data/people/walid-al-qasim/
Kazem Akhavan, an Iranian photographer for the Republic News Agency, went missing near #Byblos, #Lebanon, on July 4, 1982.
He remains #MissingNotForgotten. https://cpj.org/data/people/kazem-akhavan/
He remains #MissingNotForgotten. https://cpj.org/data/people/kazem-akhavan/
Isam al-Shumari, an Iraqi cameraman for Sudost Media, went missing in #Fallujah, #Iraq, on Aug. 15, 2004.
It was the same day his friend, cameraman Mahmoud Abbas, was killed while on assignment for German station @ZDF.
#MissingNotForgotten https://cpj.org/data/people/isam-al-shumari/
It was the same day his friend, cameraman Mahmoud Abbas, was killed while on assignment for German station @ZDF.
#MissingNotForgotten https://cpj.org/data/people/isam-al-shumari/
Bashar Fahmi, a Jordanian reporter for funded broadcaster @alhurranews, went missing in the northwestern Syrian city of Aleppo on Aug. 20, 2012.
#BasharFahmi is #MissingNotForgotten. https://cpj.org/data/people/bashar-fahmi/
#BasharFahmi is #MissingNotForgotten. https://cpj.org/data/people/bashar-fahmi/
Maisloon al-Jawady, an Iraqi TV host for Al-Mosuliya, was abducted by Islamic State group in Mosul on June 29, 2014.
He was one of the first journalists taken by the militant group when it seized #Mosul.
#MissingNotForgotten https://cpj.org/data/people/maisloon-al-jawady/
He was one of the first journalists taken by the militant group when it seized #Mosul.
#MissingNotForgotten https://cpj.org/data/people/maisloon-al-jawady/
British freelance photojournalist #JohnCantlie was abducted by Islamic State group in #Idlib, #Syria on November 22, 2012.
His whereabouts remain unknown. He is #MissingNotForgotten.
@CantlieUK #FreeJohnCantlie
https://cpj.org/data/people/john-cantlie/
His whereabouts remain unknown. He is #MissingNotForgotten.
@CantlieUK #FreeJohnCantlie
https://cpj.org/data/people/john-cantlie/
Jamal Sobhy, an Egyptian reporter for Al-Mosuliya, was abducted by Islamic State from his home in #Mosul, #Iraq, in July 2014.
Sobhy’s colleague told CPJ that when he spoke to Sobhy’s family in 2015, they told him they believe he is alive. https://cpj.org/data/people/jamal-sobhy/
Sobhy’s colleague told CPJ that when he spoke to Sobhy’s family in 2015, they told him they believe he is alive. https://cpj.org/data/people/jamal-sobhy/
