Ahmed Ismail Hassan
Year: 2012
Nationality: Bahrain
Killed by: Paramilitary Group
Location: Salmabad, Bahrain
Press organization: Freelance
What's Ahmed Ismail Hassan's story?
Hassan, a Bahraini videographer, was shotafter filming a pro-reform protest in Salmabad, a village southwest of thecapital, Manama, according to local journalists and news reports. After theprotest was dispersed by riot police with tear gas and rubber bullets, unknownassailants in a Toyota Land Cruiser began firing live ammunition at theprotesters, news reports said. Hassan, who was among those shot, died in ahospital later that morning, the reports said. The 22-year-old videographer began filming protests morethan a year ago when the uprising began in Bahrain, Adel Marzooq, the presidentof the London-based Bahrain Press Association, told CPJ. Hassan had uploadedseveral videos to his YouTubechannel that were picked up by regional news outlets, Marzooq said. Localjournalists also told CPJ that the videographer’s work provided criticaldocumentation in restricted areas like Salmabad.
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