Jihad Jamal

Year: 2016

Nationality: Syria

Killed by: Military Officials

Location: Damascus, Syria

Press organization: Freelance

What's Jihad Jamal's story?

Syrian freelance journalist Jihad Jamal died in government custody on November 2, 2016, according to a death certificate from the civil registry office obtained by his family in early March 2020, which CPJ has reviewed. The death certificate states that Jamal died in Damascus, but it does not mention the cause of death. He had been jailed since 2012.

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