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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