New journalists' union leader targeted in Baghdad bomb attack
Statement, International Federation of Journalists (Sep 23, 2008)
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) today vigorously
condemned a targeted bomb attack on the President of the Iraqi Union of
Journalists (IUJ) in Baghdad only seven months after his predecessor
was shot dead by extremists. The IFJ is demanding increased security
for the union and personal protection for its leaders.
Four from al-Sharqiya TV killed in Mosul; arrests made
Report, Committee to Protect Journalists (Sep 17, 2008)
The Committee to Protect Journalists
welcomes the arrest of suspects in the killing of three journalists and
a media worker in Mosul on Saturday. CNN reported that two suspects have been arrested in Mosul,
according to Gen. Jalal Tawfeeq, military operations commander of
Nineveh province, who spoke to al-Sharqiya. According to Reuters,
Brig.-Gen. Khalid Abdul Sattar, the spokesman for Iraqi military
operations in Mosul and Nineveh province, said police had arrested five
suspects.
New Iraq media deaths spark call for report on all unsolved killings of journalists
Report, International Federation of Journalists (Sep 16, 2008)
The International Federation of Journalists welcomed the Iraqi
government's investigation into the recent killing of four employees of
Iraqi satellite TV channel Al Sharqiya in Mosul but said that
authorities must investigate all unsolved killings, including the
assassination of Iraqi union president Shihab Al-Timimi, if they want
to ensure press freedom in the country.
Cameraman freed by U.S.; another held
Report, Committee to Protect Journalists (Sep 10, 2008)
Omar Husham, 28, a cameraman with Baghdad TV, a satellite channel owned
by the Iraqi Islamic Party, was freed on Friday without charges after
one day in custody by U.S. forces, according to one of his colleagues. Ibrahim Jassam, a freelance photographer for Reuters, was arrested last
week during a raid at his home in Mahmoodiya, south of Baghdad, Reuters
reported. The Committee to Protect Journalists has documented several cases of Iraqi journalists who have been
held by U.S. forces for weeks or months without charge or conviction.
All were released without any substantiated charges.
Reporters Without Borders strongly condemned the murder of Iraqi
journalist Mohiddin Abdulhamid al-Nakib, gunned down outside his home
in the northern city of Mosul, 370 kms north of Baghdad, on 17 June
2008. His death brings to 216 the number of media
workers killed in Iraq since the start of the war in March 2003, 12% of
whom have died in Mosul, the country's second most dangerous city for
media professionals.
New report details challenges to journalists working in Iraq and the region
Report, International Federation of Journalists (Jun 17, 2008)
Sixty-five media workers killed in Iraq in 2007, with little
investigation into their deaths. An Arab charter that gives governments
control of what satellite channels can broadcast. Up to five years in
prison for insulting the President in Egypt or Tunisia. This is what
journalists working in the region can expect, says the International
Federation of Journalists in a new report.
Journalist leader dies after attack
Report, Reporters Without Borders (Mar 5, 2008)
The president of the Iraqi Journalists' Syndicate died on 27
February, four days after being seriously wounded when he was attacked
by unidentified gunmen in Baghdad.
Shihab al-Tamimi was wounded in the stomach, shoulder and face when his
car was hit by a hail of bullets in a targeted attack on 23 February.
He died in hospital on 27 February. Al-Tamimi's son Rabie was also in
the car and was injured in the attack.
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