Ali Jaafar

Year: 2006

Nationality: Iraq

Killed by: Political Group

Location: Baghdad, Iraq

Press organization: Al-Iraqiya

What's Ali Jaafar's story?

Jaafar, 24, a well-known sports correspondent and anchor at Iraq’s state television channel Al-Iraqiya, was shot by unidentified gunmen as he opened up his recently deceased brother’s auto shop near his home in Al-Shorta al-Rabaa in southwest Baghdad, according to CPJ sources and international news reports. His colleagues believe he was killed because he worked for Al-Iraqiya.

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