The journalists killed during the
Syrian Civil War refers to the foreign war correspondents, Syrian professional journalists (including those who work for pro-government media outlets), and Syrian citizen journalists (including those who work for opposition forces) killed since the beginning of the civil war in 2011 and who have died as a result of their reporting. Also included in a separate form are those journalists whose whereabouts are unknown or whose disappearance is a result of their reporting and the period of their disappearance, including those cases where it is unknown as to whether or not they are casualties.
The
Doha Centre for Media Freedom
The Doha Centre for Media Freedom (DCMF) was a non-profit organization working for press freedom and quality journalism in Qatar, the Middle East, and the world. It was formally created on December 7, 2007, by Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, ...
has documented 110 professional or citizen journalists who have died during the Syrian civil war.
The Syrian Journalists' Association has documented 153 journalists killed since the uprising and throughout the civil war, and 15 in March 2013.
As of March 2013, the United Nations estimated that 70,000 people have been killed during the Syrian civil war.
Professional or citizen journalists/media activists killed in Syria
Professional or citizen journalists/media activists killed outside of Syria
Professional journalists who died from other circumstances
Professional journalists and citizen journalists/media activists who were missing and then freed
See also
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Syrian civil war
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Media of Syria
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Newspapers of Syria
* Pre-civil war and the role of media:
Damascus Spring
The Damascus Spring ( ar, ربيع دمشق, ) was a period of intense political and social debate in Syria which started after the death of President Hafiz al-Asad in June 2000 and continued to some degree until autumn 2001, when most of the act ...
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Human rights violations during the Syrian civil war
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Cities and towns during the Syrian civil war
This page provides maps and a list of cities and towns during the Syrian civil war.
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Syria is subdivided in a hierarchical manner into 14 Governorates (or G.) and 65 Districts
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Siege of Homs
The siege of Homs was a military confrontation between the Syrian military and the Syrian opposition in the city of Homs, a major rebel stronghold during the Syrian Civil War. The siege lasted three years from May 2011 to May 2014, and result ...
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2011–2012 Damascus clashes
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2011–2012 Daraa Governorate clashes
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2011–2012 Idlib Governorate clashes
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Battle of Aleppo (2012)
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References
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