Alaa Edward Butros
Year: 2013
Nationality: Iraq
Killed by:
Location: Mosul, Iraq
Press organization: Freelance
What's Alaa Edward Butros's story?
Unidentifiedgunmen shot Butros dead near his home in northern Mosul, according to newsreports and local pressfreedom groups. Other reportsidentified him as Alaa Edwar Butros. Localjournalist Wsam Yousif Boho told CPJ that Butros had received anonymousdeath threats in the days before his death in which he was told to stop reportingor that he would be killed. It is not clear if the threats stemmed from anyspecific work of Butros. Butrosworked as a freelance cameraman for multiple local TV channels,including Al-Rasheed and Ninevehal-Ghad, which covers local news and cultural events. He also worked as anartistic photographer, focusing his work on nature, children, and daily life inMosul, Nineveh al-Ghad reportedbefore his death.
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