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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