Jeroen Oerlemans
Year: 2016
Nationality:
Killed by: Political Group
Location: Sirte, Libya
Press organization: Freelance
What's Jeroen Oerlemans 's story?
Oerlemans, a Dutch freelance photographer, was killed October 2, 2016 while covering a battle in the city of Sirte between forces loyal to the United Nations-backed Libyan government and members of the militant group Islamic State. He was working with Dutch reporter Joanie di Rijke, who was on assignment for the Belgian magazine Knack, Gerry Meeuwssen, the magazine’s editorial coordinator, told CPJ by email.
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