Journalists Killed 1992
The IFJ List 1992
The following list is a preliminary survey of journalists killed in 1992. This list may not be exhaustive. The International Federation of Journalists counts all journalists killed while working or because of their work. The IFJ includes journalists who die in accidents and journalists who are targetted. Where doubts exist that a death is directly connected to a journalist's professional work, or where inquiries are continuing, this is noted in the text. Such cases are not counted at this stage. In monitoring attacks the IFJ works closely with other journalists' safety organisations such as the New York based Committee to Protect Journalists and the Montpellier based Reporters Sans Fronti‚res. These groups have slightly different criteria for counting journalists. The IFJ's 1992 total may change as a result of further information, which will be consolidated in March by the Committee to Protect Journalists.
Journalists: 62 Counted 39
Other Media Workers: 4 Counted 4
Total Number: 66 Counted 43
ANGOLA 2 Counted 1
country: ANGOLA
name: Fernando Mardelino
nationality: Angolan
newsorgan: Jango
sector: PRESS
date: 20/10/92
age:
source: Jango
description: Mardelino was a writer and a journalist. He started the journal Jango. He was killed while eating at a restaurant with his wife and sister. NOT COUNTED
country: ANGOLA
name: David Bernardino
nationality: Angolan
newsorgan: Njongo
sector: PRESS
date: 04/12/92
age:
source: EFE via RSF
description: Bernardino, a doctor and the publisher of the medical journal Njongo, had received death threats from the Jonas Savimbi movement. His journal was known to be against UNITA. He was assassinated in his office.
AZERBAIJAN 1 Counted 0
country: AZERBAIJAN
name: Tchinguiz Mustafaiev
nationality: ?
newsorgan: Azeri TV
sector: TELEVISION
date: 15/06/92
age:
source: Intl. Pen August/September newsletter
description: Mustafaiev was reportedly killed near Nakhitchevanik village in Agdam on the Nagorny-Karabakh. border. NOT COUNTED.
BOSNIA-HERZEGOVIA 8 Counted 7
country: BOSNIA-HERZEGOVIA
name: Dusan Tepsic
nationality: ?
newsorgan: News Agency SRNA
sector: PRESS
date: 12/11/92
age:
source: AFP
description: Tepsic was reporting near the town of Brcko in the Northeast of Bosnia-Herzegovina when he was killed in a crossfire.
country: BOSNIA-HERZEGOVIA
name: Tihomir Tunukovic
nationality: Croatian
newsorgan: BBC
sector: TELEVISION
date:
age: 011192
source: CNN
description: Tunukovic was working as a cameraman for the BBC when he was killed by a mortar in Bosnia- Herzegovina.
country: BOSNIA-HERZEGOVIA
name: Jordi Puyol
nationality: Spanish
newsorgan: AFNE (Madrid)
sector: PHOTOGRAPHY
date: 17/05/92
age: 24
source: NVJ via a Dutch television journalist in Sarajevo, "The Guardian" May 21.
description: Podzol was walking with a group of colleagues when a grenade exploded next to them. An AP photographer, David Brauchli, was injured in the explosion.
country: BOSNIA-HERZEGOVIA
name: Ivo Standeker
nationality: Slovenian
newsorgan: Mladina Magazine
sector: PRESS
date: 16/06/92
age: 31
source: Slovenian Journalistic Society
description: Standeker and US-born freelance photographer Jane Schnedier were injured when Serbian fighters opened fire on them while they were covering the conflict near Sarajevo. Standeker's life might have been saved if Serbian combatants had allowed him to be brought to a hospital 35 kms away, but it took five hours to drive him. He died on the way.
country: BOSNIA-HERZEGOVIA
name: David Kaplan
nationality: American
newsorgan: ABC
sector: TELEVISION
date: 13/08/92
age: 45
source: AFP
description: Kaplan was killed while accompanying the Prime Minister of Yugoslavia Milan Panic in Sarajevo. Kaplan, who had worked for ABC for 22 years, was shot in the back by a sniper while driving in a convoy of vehicles. He was immediately taken to the UN hospital but surgeons could not save him.
country: BOSNIA-HERZEGOVIA
name: Salko Hondo
nationality: ?
newsorgan: Oslobodenje
sector: PHOTOGRAPHY
date: 16/07/92
age:
source: AFP
description: Hondo was killed by a shell while he was photographing a group of Sarajevo residents standing in line waiting for water in Sarajevo.
country: BOSNIA-HERZEGOVIA
name: Sasa Lazarevic
nationality: Bosnian
newsorgan: Sarajevo TV
sector: TELEVISION
date: 19/06/92
age:
source: Intl. Pen August/September newsletter
description: Killed in his house in Sarajevo. NOT COUNTED
country: BOSNIA-HERZEGOVIA
name: Kiafis Smajlovic
nationality: Bosnian
newsorgan: Oslobodenje
sector: PRESS
date: 09/04/92
age:
source: AFP April 25
description: Smajlovic was the first journalist killed in the unrest in Bosnia-Herzegovina. He was killed in the town of Zvornik when Serbian militia took the town. He was moslem. "Oslobodenje" is one of the principle dailies of the region. Smajlovic was supposedly killed while he was in his office.
COLOMBIA 7 Counted 3
country: COLOMBIA
name: Cortes Soto
nationality: Colombian
newsorgan: Urra (Radio in Valencia)
sector: PRESS
date: 16/11/92
age:
source: AFP
description: Soto was the director and a presentator on the Urra radio in the Northeastern city of Valencia. He was gunned in his home just outside of Valencia. It is widely believed that he was killed by the Popular Liberation Army.
country: COLOMBIA
name: John Felix Tirado Castalo
nationality: Colombian
newsorgan: Diario del Otun
sector: PRESS
date: 05/08/92
age: 31
source: IFJ LARO
description: Tirado, who was the legal editor for "Diario de Otun", was riding on a bicycle with a child in the city Cartago when a gunman passing on a motorcycle shot him. He and the child died. NOT COUNTED waiting for more information.
country: COLOMBIA
name: Jose Miguel Amaya Espinosa
nationality: Colombian
newsorgan:
sector: PRESS
date: ?/03/92
age:
source: IFJ LARO
description: The police from the region do not know why he was killed. NOT COUNTED waiting for more information.
country: COLOMBIA
name: Carlos Alberto Llanos Miln
nationality: Colombian
newsorgan: Radio Noticiero Popular in Cali
sector: RADIO
date: 21/01/92
age: 38
source: "El Espactador", Thursday 23 January, 1992, IFJ LARO
description: Llanos, a lawyer, political activist and director of radio Noticiero Popular del Circuito Toledar de Colombia, was killed in his apartment after an argument. It appears that two young men, perhaps friends, killed him after accompanying him home. The men took his car when they left. After a police report it is doubtful that he was killed because of his profession. NOT COUNTED
country: COLOMBIA
name: Jorge Alberto Bermudez Zambrano
nationality: Colombian
newsorgan: Freelance
sector: PHOTOGRAPHY
date: 01/02/92
age: 42
source: IFJ LARO
description: Bermudez was killed in Santaf‚ de Bogot by five un-known persons suspected of trying to rob him. He was with a friend who ran and was not injured. Bermudez at one point worked as an official photographer of the President of the Republic of Colombia. He was working most recently in Los Angeles, USA. He was in Santaf‚ de Bogot for vacation. NOT COUNTED
country: COLOMBIA
name: Freddy Mario Erazo
nationality: Colombian
newsorgan: "El Combo Deportivo de Radio Super"
sector: RADIO
date: 14/02/92
age: 29
source: Reuter, IFJ LARO
description: Mario was found riddled with 40 bullets in the "Anfiteatro de Envigado" in Medellin on Friday February 14 by policemen from the Polic¡a Nacional. It was reported that the night before he did not sleep at his home. It is suspected that he was abducted and then murdered. Some reports said that such a killing was done by a mafia. He was last seen on Thursday evening on his way home from the radio station where he worked. The police are presently investigating the case. It appears that he was killed because of his professional activity.
country: COLOMBIA
name: Ismael Jaimes
nationality: Colombian
newsorgan: "La Opini¢n"
sector: PRESS
date: 06/05/92
age:
source: IFJ LARO
description: Jaimes was gunned down at 7:30 in the morning just after dropping off his two children at school in the city of Barrancabermeja, Magdalena Medio, Colombia. Twenty-five minutes after his death an InterAmerican Commission of Human Rights delegation arrived in Barrancabermeja. Some journalists in the region believe he was killed to intimidate other journalists by proving that there is no protection for journalists. Colleagues believe that he was killed also for articles that have appeared in his newspaper. "La Opini¢n" is known for its independence and its criticism of terrorist groups, drug traffickers and the army in Magdalena Medio. Journalists in the region have reported that some 450 civilians have been killed in the last 18 months in Magdalena Medio and the army has been lackadaisical in its duty to protect civilians.
CROATIA 3 Counted 1
country: CROATIA
name: Cristian Wrtenberg
nationality: Swiss
newsorgan: Agence Telegraphique Suisse, Local Swiss Radio Stations
sector: RADIO
date: 06/01/92
age: 27
source: Union Suisse des Journalistes Section du SSP, "The Independent", ATS
description: Wrtenberg had covered the war in Yugoslavia on and off since it began. On November 23 he filed his last story, a radio piece, and three days later joined the First International Croatian Platoon. In early January, three days after the 15th ceasefire had begun, he was killed in mysterious circumstances. The first reports stated that he had been killed by a snipers bullet but later reports said that he had been beaten and strangled to death. In order to have his body brought to Switzerland for an autopsy the Swiss government had to intervene. The IFJ was asked by its member union, the Union Suisse des Journalistes Section du SSP, to investigate this killing. The IFJ learned that Wrtenberg had not filed any stories since joining the Platoon nor did we find that he had made any arrangements or contacts with any media organisations. It was reported that he had handed in his press card although this was never confirmed. When interviewed by a reporter, shortly before he died, he expressed his wish to remain incognito to his family, friends and colleagues, and said that he had become a combatant in order to understand why the war was happening. It was reported also that he had been a mercenary in Angola and Namibia. The IFJ decided not to count him as a journalist until further material was uncovered. There is no proof that Wrtenberg was working on an investigative piece, however, there is proof that he was an active participant in the conflict, and no longer a neutral observer. Due to the on-going and extensive research into this death the IFJ has not yet decided to count Wrtneberg. NOT COUNTED
country: CROATIA
name: Paul Jenks
nationality: UK
newsorgan: Organisation: Stringer for European Photo Agency (EPA)
sector: PHOTOGRAPHY
date: 17/01/92
age: 31
source: AFP, European Photo Agency
description: Jenks was killed two weeks after the 15th, and the most respected, ceasefire was negotiated. His newsagency said that he was shot in the head while on the southern defence line in the Brijesk neighbourhood of Osijek.
FEARED DEAD:
country: CROATIA
name: Sinisa Glavasevic
nationality: Croatian
newsorgan: Vukovar Radio
sector: RADIO
date killed: ? Last seen at the end of 1991
age: ?
source: Croatian Society of Journalists, Croatian Foreign Press Bureau
description: A well known radio journalist who worked with Vukovar radio. He was last seen when Yugoslav Federal Army troops pulled him from a convoy that was leaving Vukovar. In early December Dr. Juraj Njavro, who had just been released by the Yugoslav Federal Army, said that Glavasevic had been executed. NOT COUNTED waiting for confirmation.
EGYPT 1 Counted 1
country: EGYPT
name: Farag Fouda
nationality: Egyptian
newsorgan: October (weekly magazine)
sector: PRESS (Poet, Writer, University professor)
date: 09/06/92
age: 47
source: IPI
description: Fouda was shot to death by Moslem extremists in Cairo in June. He had been an outspoken critic of Islamic Extremists groups and continuously attacked the idea of an Islamic state.
FRANCE 3 (2 Media Workers) Counted 3
One journalist, Michel Vivarelli from Radio-Corse F.M. and two technicians Michel Mattier from Radio France and Pierre Giudicelli from RCFM died and some 20 other journalists and technicians were injured, at least three very badly, when the scafolding seats collapsed just before a soccer match Tuesday May 5 at 20:20 in Corsica.
GUATEMALA 1 Counted 0
country: GUATEMALA
name: Ramon De La Mora Bueno
nationality: Mexican
newsorgan: Radio Universitaria, "Por Esto"
sector: PRESS
date: 29/02/92
age:
source: IFJ LARO, IPS
description: Ramon De La Mora was tortured and killed by Guatemalan soldiers in Colmoba Costa Cuca, Quetzaltenango, Guatemala. The Minister of Defense of Guatemala, Jos‚ Mar¡a Samayoa, claims that Ramon De La Mora was a mercenary with the Luis Ixmat group and worked for a clandestine radio. It was reported that on February 25 Ramon De La Mora placed a phone call to Mexico and said that he was having problems at the frontier. His wife has said that the Defense Departments claims are not true. The Mexican Government has asked for an inquiry. NOT COUNTED until inquiry is finished.
HAITI 1 Counted 0
country: HAITI
name: Robinson Joseph
nationality: Haitian
newsorgan: former director Radio Lumiere
sector: RADIO
date: 03/08/92
age:
source: Intl Pen Newsletter August/September
description: Joseph was killed at a roadblock by police officers. It is not yet clear why he was killed or if he could be considered a journalist at the time he was killed. NOT COUNTED.
HONG KONG 1 Counted 1
country: HONG KONG
name: Chang Kang-nan
nationality: Hong Kong national
newsorgan: "The Express"
sector: PRESS
date: 18/01/92
age:
source: Pen American Center, letter February 13
description: Chang Kang-nan was found beaten to death in the doorway of his apartment building on January 18. He was a columnist for "The Express" known for his strong anti-communist positions and his opposition to the Taiwan independence movement. It is widely believed that he was killed because of his column.
LEBANON 2 Counted 1
country: LEBANON
name: Gabrille Marian Hulsen
nationality: German
newsorgan: Spiegel, Spiegel TV, ZDF TV
sector: PRESS, TELEVISION
date: 18/08/92
age: 29
source: Reuters from the IFJ, August 19
description: Hulsen was killed by a bomb that was strapped under her car which exploded seconds after she started her engine. It is not clear why she was killed. Her husband, a nightclub owner, has said that he did not know whether the motives were political or not. NOT COUNTED
country: LEBANON
name: Moustapha JAHA
nationality: Lebanese
newsorgan: "Hissad al Ayam"
sector: PRESS
date: 15/01/92
age: 56
source: RSF, AFP
description: journalist for the daily "Hissad al Ayam" was gunned down in Beirut by unknown men while driving in the Sadd el-Bauchrie quarter of the city. The attack appears to have been deliberate. Jaha was overtaken by a car and the men inside opened fire killing him instantly. He was known to be an advocate of the "National Movement". Jaha wrote for the Phalange daily "al-Aamal" up to 1989 when it stopped publishing. Jaha was also a writer.
MOLDAVA 1 Counted 1
country: MOLDAVA
name: Valery Vozdvijenski
nationality: Moldavian
newsorgan: Cable Television of the Dniestr region
sector: TELEVISION
date:
age: 19/08/92
source: AFP from RSF
description: Vozdvijenski was killed while reporting a shoot-out between Moldavian police and Russian soldiers.
PAPUA NEW GUINEA 1 Counted 1
country: PAPUA NEW GUINEA
name: Per-Ove Carlsson
nationality: Swedish
newsorgan: Documentary Film
sector: FILM
date: 29/04/92
age: 36
source: Amnesty, Intl Pen
description: Carlsson a documentary film maker and a journalist was found with his throat cut in the missionary station in Kiunga. He was filming a documentary about on the Irian Jaya liberation movement. His death was first reported as a suicide but further evidence suggests that their could be foul play. A full investigation is underway. NOT COUNTED.
PERU 5 Counted 4
country: PERU
name: Marco Aleman Suarez
nationality: Peruvian
newsorgan: Director of Weekly "Pagina 2", Owner of news agency MAS Y
sector: PRESS
date: 07/02/92
age:
source: IFJ LARO
description: Aleman was killed when there was an explosion on the street near the United States embassy in Lima. The bomb had been hidden in a bus. It is not clear whether he was on assignment at the time of the explosion or whether he was targetted. Waiting for more information. NOT COUNTED
country: PERU
name: Nory Navarro Gomez
nationality:
newsorgan: Radio "Prop¢sito"
sector: RADIO
date: ?
age:
source: IFJ LARO
description: Navarro was killed in the Ayacucho region, the most dangerous area of Peru. She was walking with Franklin Torres Aguilar, the secretary of the Superior Court of Ayacucho, when four people, which were reported to look like paramilitary commandos, kidnapped them. Their bodies were found shortly afterward.
country: PERU
name: Edwin Barrios Blanca
nationality: Peruvian
newsorgan: Radio Libertad
sector: RADIO
date: 08-10/03/92
age:
source: IFJ LARO
description: A journalist and a lawyer who directed Radio Libertad in the Huancayo region of Peru. He was kidnapped on March 8 by suspected members of the terrorist organisation Moviemiento Tupac Amaru. His corpse, with three other corpses, was found on March 10 near the Chimchaicocha lake. He was known to be a critic of the economic policy of the Fujimori government.
country: PERU
name: Alejandro Perez
nationality: Peruvian
newsorgan: CANAL 2
sector: TELEVISION (News producer)
date: 09/06/92
age:
source: IFJ LARO, EFE, AFP
description: Perez was killed when the television station in Lima Canal 2 was blown up by a truck load of explosives. The terrorist group, Sendero Luminosa or Shining Path, claimed responsibility for the the attack. Five people were killed in the explosion and more than 20 were injured.
country: PERU
name: Adolfo Isuiza Urquia
nationality: Peruvian
newsorgan: Radio Tropical
sector: RADIO
date: 23/08/92
age:
source: Intl. Pen Newsletter August/September
description: Isuiza was murdered in Juanjui, San Martin. He is said to have been threatened by drug- traffickers before his death. He had reported on army and judicial corruption as well as drug- trafficking.
PHILIPPINES 2 Counted 0
country: PHILIPPINES
name: Danilo Vergara
nationality: Philipino
newsorgan: Philippine Post
sector: PRESS
date: 01/07/92
age:
source: PEN American
description: Vergara was shot in the neck at close range on the evening of July 1 on Quezon Avenue in Iligan City. Vergara's colleagues believe it is quite possible that he was killed for his journalism. NOT COUNTED waiting for more information.
country: PHILIPPINES
name: Ladjid Jade Ladja
nationality: Philippino
newsorgan: Prensa Zamboanga
sector: PRESS
date: 03/07/92
age:
source: PEN American
description: Ladja was shot and killed just outside of Zamboanga while attending a friend's party. It is unknown why he was killed. NOT COUNTED.
SPAIN 1 Counted 1
country: SPAIN
name: Pedro Gonz lez
nationality: Spanish
newsorgan: TV Espa¤ol
sector: TELEVISION
date: 02-03/05/92
age:
source: "Diario 16", TV Espa¤ol
description: Gonz lez was badly injured in a car accident on Friday May 1 while he was covering a bicycle race in Castell¢n. The driver of the car, Miguel Fuentes, was killed when the car went out of control and crashed off of the highway. The television team were racing back to their studio in order to put together the broadcast. Gonz lez died the in hospital the night of the following day. It is not clear whether it was May 2 or 3.
SUDAN 1 Counted 1
country: SUDAN
name: Helge Hummelvoll
nationality: Norwegian
newsorgan: Freelance photographer
sector: PHOTOGRAPHY
date: 27/09/92
age: 29
source: Norsk Journalistlag (IFJ Member Union in Norway)
description: Helge Hummelvoll was caught in a crossfire in the south of Sudan on Sunday September 27. A UN relief worker who was with Hummelvoll was also killed and two other relief workers were taken hostage. Hummelvoll was in the midst of doing a photo documentary on the drought and war in Sudan.
TADJIKISTAN 4 Counted 4
Four journalists have been killed during the civil fighting in the CIS Republic of Tadjikistan. The IFJ learned of the deaths of these journalists from the President of the Union of Journalists in Tadjikistan in a conversation and later received a fax from the First Vice-President of the union with some details. Apparently four journalists have died, some 40 are homeless and the media has come under direct attack. The four coleagues who died are:
country: TADJIKISTAN
name: Amirdjonov Shirindjon
nationality: Tadjikistani
newsorgan: Tadjik Radio
sector: RADIO
date: 07/05/92
age: 31
source: Tadjiki Union of Journalists
description: Shirindjon was killed while working near the National Radio Centre. He was married and has two young children.
country: TADJIKISTAN
name: Zarobekov Olim
nationality: Tadjikistani
newsorgan: Tadjik Radio
sector: RADIO
date: 07/05/92
age: 44
source: Tadjiki Union of Journalists
description: Olim was killed while working near the National Radio Centre. He was married and had four children.
country: TADJIKISTAN
name: Sharaliev Murodullo
nationality: Tadjikistani
newsorgan: "Sadoi mardum"
sector: PRESS
date: 05/05/92
age: 43
source: Tadjiki Union of Journalists
description: Murodullo, editor-in-chief of "Sadoi mardum", was killed while working in the building of the Supreme Soviet of the Tadjik Republic. He was married and had five children.
country: TADJIKISTAN
name: Kobilov Tura
nationality: Tadjikistani
newsorgan: "Bairaki dusti"
sector: PRESS
date: 02/07/92
age: 57
source: Tadjiki Union of Journalists
description: He was working in the Bokhtar district when he was killed.
TCHAD 3 Counted 1
country: TCHAD
name: Djerabe Declaud
nationality: Tchadienne
newsorgan: Television Tchad
sector: TELEVISION
date: 28/11/92
age:
source: AFP, RSF
description: Declaud, a television journalist and a member of the journalists union, was gunned down on his way to his home. At the time he was killed industrial action was taking place at the television and some people suggest that he was killed for his union activity. The strike was in part being carried out for editorial democracy.
country: TCHAD
name: D'Albo Madjigoto
nationality: Tchadien
newsorgan: Radio National
sector: RADIO
date: 04/10/92
age:
source: RSF
description: Madjigoto was returning from a story on motorcycle when two individuals in a military vehicle shot him in the head. His motorcycle was stolen. The assailants were apprehended but the reason of the death is not clear. Madjigoto was a trade unionist and he was killed one day before the beginning of a one month strike. NOT COUNTED
country: TCHAD
name: Maxime Koudingar Kladoumbaye
nationality: Tchadien
newsorgan: Agence Tchadienne de Presse
sector: PRESS
date: 23/01/92
age:
source: RSF
description: Kladoumbaye died of injuries reportedly inflicted by members of the military. It is not clear if it was politically or criminally motivated. NOT COUNTED
TURKEY 13 Counted 10
country: TURKEY
name: Namik Taranci
nationality: Turkish
newsorgan: Gercek
sector: PRESS
date: 20/11/92
age:
source: CPJ, Amnesty
description: Three unidentified personas attacked Taranci on a street in Diyarbakir. He was grabbed by the men and then shot at close range a number of times. He died immediately. The manner in which he was attacked fits into a pattern of attacks taking place in Southeast Turkey in 1992.
country: TURKEY
name: Yasar Aktay
nationality: Turkish
newsorgan: Freelance
sector: PRESS
date: 10/11/92
age:
source: CPJ
description: Aktay was attacked in Hani on November 10. It is not yet clear who was responsible for his death. One story suggests that he was attacked by the PKK during a raid and another story says that he was caught in a crossfire taking place between the PKK and Turkish soldiers. It was likely that he was reporting at the time but we are waiting for confirmation. NOT COUNTED.
country: TURKEY
name: Musa Anter
nationality: Turkish
newsorgan: Yeni šlki, ™zgur Gndem
sector: PRESS
date: 20/10/92
age: 74
source: ™zgur Gndem
description: Anter, a well-known writer, was killed in Diyarbakir. He had been contributing articles to "Yeni šlke" and "™zgur Gndem".
country: TURKEY
name: Hseyin Deniz
nationality: Turkish
newsorgan: ™zgr Gndem
sector: PRESS
date: critically wounded: 090892 - he Subsequently died
age: 38
source: ™zgr Gndem, Amnesty International
description: Deniz a writer and a reporter in Ceylanpinar for ™zgr Gndem was shot in the back of the neck at close range by two young men on August 9. Deniz was taken to the Urfa State hospital where he later died.
country: TURKEY
name: Yahya ORHAN
nationality: Turkish
newsorgan: ™zgr Gndem
sector: PRESS
date: 31/07/92
age: 28
source: Editorial Board of Gndem
description: Orhan was the Gndem correspondent from Gercs, Batman in the Southeast of Turkey. He was gunned down by "unidentified" gunmen at 23:00 while on his way home. In March of this year he was arrested because of his writing and was kept under custody for 75 days.
country: TURKEY
name: Cetin Ababay
nationality: Turkish
newsorgan: Ozgur Halk Dergisi (Monthly news magazine)
sector: PRESS
date: 30/07/92
age: 24
source: Human Rights Foundation of Turkey via CPJ
description: Ababay, a correspondent for "Ozgur Halk Dergisi" in Batman (a town in Southeast Turkey), was shot on July 29 at 7:30 pm. He was attacked by three people. He died the following day in a hospital.
country: TURKEY
name: Hafiz Akdemir
nationality: Turkish
newsorgan: ™zgr Gndem
sector: PRESS
date: 08/06/92
age: 27
source: Kurdistan Committee of Brussels citing a story from "Ozgur Gndem"
description: Akdemir, a correspondent for "Ozgur Gndem" in Dyarkabir in Southeast Turkey, was shot by a young man while walking to his paper. Akdemir had received death threats before he was killed.
country: TURKEY
name: Mecit Akgun
nationality: Turkish
newsorgan: Yeni Ulke
sector: PRESS
date: End of May early June
age: 20-30s
source: CPJ
description: Akgun, a former journalist for "Yeni Ulke" in Nusaybin was found hanging from a pole on June 2 with a note signed by the PKK saying he had been killed for being a traitor. NOT COUNTED.
country: TURKEY
name: Bulent Ulku
nationality: Turkish
newsorgan: Korfeze Bakis (weekly)
sector: PRESS
date: Body found 01/04/92
age:
source: CPJ, Human Rights Foundation, Article 19
description: Received threats previously but it is not clear if he was killed because of his profession. NOT COUNTED
country: TURKEY
name: Izzet Kezer
nationality: Turkish
newsorgan: "Sabah"
sector: PHOTOGRAPHY
date: 23/03/92
age: 28
source: "Cumhuriyet" reporter, AFP, IPS, "Le Soir"
description: Kebir, a correspondent for the newspaper "daily Sabah", was reporting in the town of Cizre in the Southeast of Turkey shortly after the Kurdish New Year. He had left his hotel with a group of correspondents who came under fire. The group took refuge in a house which was riddled with bullets. The journalists left the house carrying a white flag and screaming that they were journalists. They were seen by soldiers who opened fire on them. They ran towards their hotel and Kebir was shot in the head. Foreign and local journalists covering this New Year have claimed that security forces have been very aggressive a number of times during these weeks. Prime Minister Demirel has publicly promised an investigation.
country: TURKEY
name: Yekta Okur
nationality: Turkish
newsorgan: Star 1 Television
sector: TELEVISION
date: 18/02/92
age:
source: RSF who cites the Human Rights Foundation of Turkey
description: Okur was the director of Star 1 television and died in a car accident which colleagues believe was not an accident. On the 10th of January of this year Okur escaped being killed by a bomb blast and throughout January and February he received death threats.
country: TURKEY
name: Cengiz Altun
nationality: Turkish
newsorgan: "Yeni Ulke"
sector: PRESS
date: 24/02/92
age: 25
source: AFP
description: Altin, the second journalist killed in a weeks time in the Southeast of Turkey was shot six times in the back on the streets of Batman as he was on the way to his office. His journal specialises in the problems of the Kurdish people. Reports said that 1000s of people were in his funeral procession.
country: TURKEY
name: Halit Gngen
nationality: Turkish
newsorgan: "2000'e Dogru"
sector: PRESS
date: 18/02/92
age: 26
source: DPA (Deutsche Press Agentur)
description: Gngen was shot in the head when he was alone at the "2000'e Dogru" office in Diyarbakir, the largest city in Southeast Turkey. He was attacked by one or more persons around 20:00. Police on the scene after the murder found a fire bomb in the bathroom of the weekly. Another journalist from the weekly, Ahmet Sumbul, was taken into custody by Turkish authorities and questioned about the murder. He was reportedly tortured during his detention.
country: TURKEY
name: Burhan Karadeniz
nationality: Turkish
newsorgan: ™zgr Gndem
sector: PRESS
date: Wounded 05/08/92 SERIOUSLY INJURED
age:
source: International Pen, Amnesty Int.
description: Karadeniz, reporter for ™zgr Gndem, was shot in the back of the neck by three men while on his way to work in Diyarbakir on August 5. Reports say that doctors were prevented from helping him at the local hospital and that he was not allowed to go to Ankara for medical treatment. He had been detained in July and had received death threats since beginning his job at ™zgr Gndem.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 2 Counted 0
country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
name: Warren Duliere
nationality: USA
newsorgan: West Virginia Advocate
sector: PRESS
date: 30/04/92
age:
source: International Pen
description: Duliere, the director of the West Virginia Advocate, was found killed in a stream. He had received death threats for having published extracts from a Ku Klux Klan rally and was known to be against local corruption. NOT COUNTED waiting for more information.
country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
name: Manuel de Dios Unanue
nationality: US Citizen
newsorgan: Cambio 21
sector: PRESS
date: 11/03/92
age: 48
source: AFP
description: Manuel de Dios Unanue was the editor in chief of the New York based journal "El Diario de la Prensa" for many years. In 1987 he published a study on the secrets of the Medellin cocaine cartel and later started the magazine "Cambio 21" which was known for its anti-drug reputation. He was shot twice in the head in a restaurant in New York by two un-identified men. Police have started an investigation but at present it is not clear why he was killed. Waiting for more information. NOT COUNTED. Official Inquiry still underway.
VENEZUELA 3 (2 Media Workers) Counted 3
country: VENEZUELA
name: Virgilio Fernandez
nationality: Venezuelan
newsorgan: El Universal
sector: PRESS
date: 27/11/92
age:
source: IFJ LARO
description: Fernandez was killed at the La Carlota airport in Caracas while covering the failed coup.
country: VENEZUELA
name: Enrique Key
nationality: Venezuelan
newsorgan: 2.001
sector: GRAPHISM
date: 27/11/92
age:
source: IFJ LARO
description: Enrique Key an artist for the daily 2.001 was killed on the streets of Caracas where he was working.
country: VENEZUELA
name: Johnny Brugera Vergara
nationality: Venezuelan
newsorgan: The Coraven Press
sector: Production Assistant
date: 27/11/92
age:
source: FIP LARO
description: Brugera was killed while working near the palace of the President Venezuela. An aircraft attempting to bomb the Palace killed Brugera.
Abbreviations
Amn. Int. = Amnesty International, London
BBC = British Broadcasting Corporation
CAJ = The Canadian Association of Journalists, Ottawa
CJR = Columbia Journalist Review, New York
CPJ = Committee to Protect Journalists, New York
CCPJ = The Canadian Committee to Protect Journalists, Toronto
DJV = Deutscher JournalistenVerband, IFJ Member union, Bonn
IFJ LARO = IFJ's Latin American Regional Office, Caracas
IHT = International Herald Tribune, Paris
IJI = International Journalism Institute, Prague
IFEX = International Freedom of Expression eXchange, Toronto
Intl. Pen = International Pen, London
IOJ = International Organisation of Journalists, Prague
FT = Financial Times, London
NUJ = National Union of Journalists, Designated country
RSF = Reporters Sans FrontiŠres, Montpellier
Wire Services
AFP
UPI
AP
EFE
ATS
