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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