Thaer Al-Ali

Year: 2015

Nationality: Iraq

Killed by: Political Group

Location: Mosul, Iraq

Press organization: Rai al-Nas

What's Thaer Al-Ali's story?

Al-Ali, the editor-in-chief of the independent Mosul daily Rai al-Nas, was shot dead by Islamic State militants on April 26, 2015, according to the Iraqi Journalists Syndicate, local press freedom groups, and his colleagues. He was also the vice president for the Iraqi nongovernmental organization Iraqi Family, which advocates on behalf of Iraqi children and women.

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