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| Title | Journalists Killed in 2011 - Motive Unconfirmed: Taha Hameed |
| Publisher | Committee to Protect Journalists |
| Country | Iraq |
| Publication Date | 20 December 2011 |
| Cite as | Committee to Protect Journalists, Journalists Killed in 2011 - Motive Unconfirmed: Taha Hameed, 20 December 2011, available at: http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/4f045a80c.html [accessed 26 May 2012] |
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Al-Massar TV
April 8, 2011, in Baghdad, Iraq
Hameed, director of the satellite news channel Al-Massar TV, was killed in southern Baghdad, CNN reported. Hameed was traveling with human rights activist Abed Farhan Thiyab when unknown gunmen fired on their car, killing them both. Al-Massar TV is affiliated with Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's Dawa party.
Motive Unconfirmed: CPJ is investigating to determine whether the death was work-related.
Topics: Freedom of information, Freedom of expression,