Abdul Hameed al-Yousef
Year: 2019
Nationality: Syria
Killed by: Military Officials
Location: Kafr Rumah, Syria
Press organization: Kafr Rumah Media Office
What's Abdul Hameed al-Yousef's story?
Abdul Hameed al-Yousef, a Syrian photographer and camera operator for the pro-civil rights opposition Kafr Rumah Media Office, was killed on November 10, 2019, when forces supporting President Bashar al-Assad shelled Kafr Rumah, a town in Idlib governorate, according to Facebook posts by al-Yousef’s employer, the local press freedom group the Syrian Journalists’ Association, and Faiz al-Doghaim, a Syrian journalist, who spoke with CPJ via messaging app.
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