15 December 2004
PROMINENT JOURNALIST ASSASSINATED
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) is calling for a thorough and detailed investigation into the murder of a Yemeni journalist who has been described as a prominent press freedom advocate.
On 6 December 2004, the body of Mohammed Salem Al-Sagheer was found in the Yemeni capital of Sana'a. His wife was also killed. Police say the two were shot in the head by a professional assassin who used a gun with a silencer. A motive has not yet been confirmed.
Al-Sagheer was the editor-in-chief of the newspaper "Al-Waseet" and a businessman. He had supported private sector and opposition newspapers by providing printing facilities at affordable prices, says IFJ. The Yemen Syndicate of Journalists, an IFJ affiliate, is following the police investigation closely.
For more information, visit:
- IFJ: http://www.ifj.org/default.asp?Index=2841&Language=EN
- Yemen Times: http://yementimes.com/article.shtml?i=797&p=front&a=2
- RSF Report on Yemen: http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=9932&Valider=OK
- CPJ Report on Yemen: http://www.cpj.org/attacks03/mideast03/yemen.html
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