Basil al-Sayed
Year: 2011
Nationality: Syria
Killed by: Military Officials
Location: Homs, Syria
Press organization: Freelance
What's Basil al-Sayed's story?
Al-Sayed, a videographer who documented clashes in Homs, died in an improvised hospital from a gunshot wound suffered five days earlier at a checkpoint in the Baba Amr neighborhood, according to news reports and a prominent activist interviewed by CPJ. Al-Sayed was shot in the head by security forces, news accounts said, citing local activists and relatives.
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