From MoFA to the Iraqi delegation at UNESCO/ Paris Number: Date: /5/2020 Subject/ The report of last 12 months regarding journalists safety We received from Ministry of Justice (MoJ), the fourth report to fight Impunity for the last 12 months which is made by the Iraqi national Committee of Safety of Journalists and issue of Impunity, as responding to the UNESCO’s request upon the guideline that provided by UNESCO to the committee. Kindly note that report will reach you via DHL with CD.
For your information and to inform UNESCO with regards.
Section 1: Table Current List of Journalists Killed (as condemned by the UNESCO Director-General) and Legal Investigations (as reported by UNESCO Member States)
Name gender Killing date Investigation Case Current Status Verdict Additional directorate number remarks
1 Mahmoud Za’al male 23/12/2006 Baghdad Under Judicial Heihan Halfawi Khark proceedings – Killed by the American Forces
2 Adnan Khairallah = 22/2/2006 Baghdad - Case Decided Feihan Khark
3 Atwar Bahjat Al Female 22Feb2006 Baghdad - Arrest and Samera’i Khark prosecute the suspect
4 Khalid Muhsen Male 22Feb 2006 not identified by IJS
5 Muhsin Khudair = 13/3/2006 Kadhimiya Under Judicial Court of proceedings Investigation
6 Munsuf Abdallah Al- Male 2006 Kadhimiya Closed case Khaldi Court of Investigation
7 Saad al-shamry = 5/5/2006 Under Judicial proceedings 8 Saud M’zahim Al = 2006 Baya Court of Under Judicial Hadaithi Investigation proceedings
9 Muazaz Ahmed = 6/5/2006 Baghdad Under Judicial Court of proceedings Investigation
10 Mohamed Khamas Male 7 May 2006 not identified Khalaf by IJS
11 Abed Shaker Al = 7/5/2006 Baghdad = Dulaimi Court of Investigation
12 Laith Mashaan = 8/5/2006 Baghdad = Oleiwi Saleh Court of Investigation
13 Ahmed Khadum = 29May 2006 not identified by IJS
14 James Brolan = 29May 2006 Under Judicial proceedings
15 Paul Douglas = 10May 2006 Under Judicial proceedings
16 Ali Jaafar Mijbel = 2006 Baya Court of Under Judicial Investigation proceedings
17 Alaa Fleih Hassan = 6/7/2006 Baya Court of = Investigation
18 Addal Naji = 22/7/2006 Basra Court = Almansory 19 Riyad Muhammad = 2006 Mosul Court of Under Judicial Ali Younes Investigation proceedings
20 Mohammed Abbas = 7 Aug2006 not identified Mohammed by IJS
21 Ismael Imeen Ali = 7 Aug2006 not identified by IJS
22 Abdel Karim Al- = 9/9/2006 Karada Court Under Judicial Rubai of proceedings Investigation
23 Hadi Anawi Abdel = 12/9/2006 Kirkuk Court = Hussein Al-Joubouri
24 Safa Isma’il Emad = 12/9/2006 Adhamiya Under Judicial Court of proceedings Investigation
25 Azad Muhammad = 3/10/2006 Erbil court = Hussein
26 Jassem Hamadi = 4/10/2006 Mosel court = Ibrahim
27 Abdul-Rahim Abdel = 12/10/2006 Baghdad court = Nabi Nasrallah
28 Ali Jabar = 12 Oct2006 not identified by IJS
29 Nofel Hassan Aref = 12/10206 Rusafa Court Under Judicial Al- Shimari of proceedings Investigation 30 Thaker Hussein = = Rusafa Court Under Judicial Darwish Al Shweili of proceedings Investigation
31 Ahmad Shaaban = 12/10/2006 Bghdad court = Egyptian Farid
32 Sami Fathallah = 12/10/2006 Baghdad court = Nasrallah Al Shammari
33 Hussein Al Tawfiq = 12Oct2006 New Baghdad Under Judicial Court of proceedings Investigation
34 Raed Qaies Fadel Male 14Oct2006 Baya Court of Under Judicial Investigation proceedings
35 Saed Mahdi Shalash = 26Oct2006 Khark Court of Under Judicial Investigation proceedings
36 Aswan Ahmad = 13/11/2006 = Lutfallah
37 Muhammad = 13Nov2006 Mosul Court of Under Judicial Mahmoud Mohamed Investigation proceedings Al-Ban
38 Muhammad = 15Nov2006 Mosul Court of Under Judicial Mahmoud Mohamed Investigation proceedings Al-Ban
39 Fadia Mohammed Female 15/11/2006 = not identified Abid Al Ta’i by IJS 40 Luma Reyad Abdel = 17/11/2006 Baya Court of = Razek Al Karkhi Investigation
41 Walid Hassan Jeaaz = 22/11/2006 Baya Court of Under Judicial Investigation proceedings
42 Raad Jaafer Hamadi = 22 Oct2006 not identified by IJS
43 Fadhila Abdelkarim Female 14 Jan 2007 Mosul Court of Under Judicial Mohamed Investigation proceedings
44 Yassin Aid Assef Male 14Jan2007 Kadhimiya Case is closed Court of Investigation
45 Khudr Khalaf Younis = 15Jan2007 Mosul Court of Under Judicial Al-Obaidi Investigation proceedings
46 Falah khalaf Aldialy = 15 Jan 2007 not identified by IJS
47 Mohan Abdel = 4Mar2007 Khark Court of Under Judicial Hussein Al-Zaher Investigation proceedings
48 Jamal Nasser = 7Mar2007 Khark Court of Under Judicial Hassoun Al-Zubaidi Investigation proceedings
49 Hussein Al Jaburi male 16/1/2007 Khark Court of = Investigation
50 Hamid Mohamed = 19/3/2007 Khark Court of Case Decided and Saleih Al-Duleimi Investigation jailed 4 criminals 51 Adel Al-Badri = 3/5/2007 Khark Court of Under Judicial Investigation proceedings
52 Dimitri Djiboutiev = 6/5/2007 Russian
53 Aqeel Abd Alqader = 9/5/2007 Khark Court of Under Judicial Alwan Investigation proceedings
54 Imad Abdul-Razzaq = 9/5/2007 Khark Court of = Al-Obeidi Investigation
55 Raad Mutshar Al = 9/5/2007 Daqoq Court Under Judicial Issawi of proceedings Investigation
56 Nibras Abdelrazek Female 9/5/2007 Daqoq Court = Obaid of Investigation
57 Alaa Uldeen Saad male 17/5/2007 Baya Court of = Aziz Investigation
58 Saif Laith Yousuf = 17/5/2007 Baya Court of = Investigation
59 Ali Khalil Ibrahim = 20/5/2007 Baya Court of Under Judicial Mahmoud Investigation proceedings
60 Eidan Abdullah Al - = 26 May not identified Jubouri 2007 by IJS
61 Mohammed hassib = 28 May not identified AlQasab 2007 by IJS 62 Abdel-Rahman Ali = 29/5/2007 Anbar Court of Under Judicial Saoud Al-Issawi Investigation proceedings
63 Nizar Abdel Wahed = 30/5/2007 Anbar Court of = Abed Radhi Investigation
64 Saif Mohamed = 1/6/2007 = Fakhri
65 Sahar Hussein Ali Female 7/6/2007 Baghdad court = al-Haydari
66 Mohammed Hilal = 8/6/2007 Mahmodia Under Judicial Karji Court of proceedings Investigation
67 Aref Ali Falih Male 11/6/2007 = The correct name
68 Filaih Wadi Mijthab = 15/6/2007 =
69 Rahim Taher Janah = 25/6/2007 = Al-Maliki
70 Hamed Abd Sarhan = 26/2007 Baya Court of Under Judicial The correct Investigation proceedings name
71 Sarmad Hamdi = 27/6/2007 Khark Court of Under Judicial Shaker Al-Hassani Investigation proceedings
72 Louai Salem Radif = 28/6/2007 Khark Court of = The correct Al Bayati Investigation name
73 Namir Nour-Eldine = 12/7/2007 Mosul Court of Under Judicial Hussein Investigation Proceedings – Killed in a random shelling by the American jets
74 Said Chmagh = 12/7/2007 New Baghdad Under Judicial Court of Proceedings – Killed Investigation in a random shelling by the American jets
75 Khalid Hassan Al ta’i = 13/7/2007 = The correct name
76 Jawad Saadoun Al- = 23/9/2007 = Daami
77 Jasim Mohamed = 14/10/2007 Rhyad Court Under Judicial brothers Nofaan of proceedings Investigation
78 Khaled Mahmoud = 14/10/2007 Rhyad Court Under Judicial Nofaan of proceedings Investigation
79 Salih Saif Aldin = 14/10/2007 Rhyad Court = of Investigation
80 Ziad Tarek Ahmad = 14/10/2007 Rhyad Court Under Judicial of proceedings Investigation
81 Douha Abdel razek female 15/10/2007 Mosul Court of Under Judicial Al-Dibo Investigation proceedings
82 Shihab Mohammed male 28/10/2007 not identified Alheati by IJS 83 Hisham Majout = 10/2/2008 Mosel court = Hamdan
84 Shihab Al-Tamimi = 27/2/2008 Baghdad = Court
85 Haidar Hashem Al- = 21/5/2008 Baghdad court = Husseini
86 Wissam Ali Ouda = 21May 2008 New Baghdad Under Judicial Court of proceedings Investigation
87 Muhieddin Abdul = 17/6/2008 New Baghdad = Hamid Court of Investigation
88 Soran Mama Hama = 21 July2008 Erbil court = not identified by IJS
89 Qaydar Sulaiman = 13/9/2008 Erbil court =
90 Ahmad Salim = 13 Sep2008 Mosul Court of Under Judicial Mohamed Ali Al Investigation proceedings Basha
91 Ihab Moad Abdel = 13/9/2008 Mosul Court of = Wahab Investigation
92 Musab Mohamed Al- = 13/9/2008 Mosul Court of Under Judicial Ezawi Investigation proceedings
93 Diaar Abbas Ahmed = 10 Oct2008 not identified by IJS 94 Haider Hashim Al = 10-Mar- Abo Ghareeb Suicide bombing Souheil 2009 Court of Investigation
95 Suhaib Adnan = 10Mar2009 Abo Ghareeb Suicide bombing Court of Investigation
96 Alaa Abdel-Wehab = 31May2009 Mosul Court of Under Judicial Investigation proceedings
97 Urhan Hijran = 21 Oct 2009 Mosul Court of not identified Investigation by IJS
98 Sardasht Osman = 6/5/2010 Erbil court =
99 Riad Jaabar Al- = 7/9/2010 Baghdad = Saray Court
100 Safauldin Abdel = 8/9/2010 Baghdad = Majeed Khoudeir al- Court Khayat
101 Tahrir Kadhim = 4/10/2010 Baghdad = Jawad Court
102 Mazen Mardan = 21/11/2010 Mosul Court of Under Judicial Saleem Albaghdadi Investigation proceedings
103 Omar Rasim Al = 12/12/2010 Baghdad Under judicial Qaysi Court Proceedings – Killed in a car bomb explosion 104 Hilal Thanoun = 17/2/2011 Baghdad Under Judicial Abdallah Al-Ahmadi Court proceedings
105 Sabah Hameed = 29Mar2011 Salahdean Suicide bombing Hassan al-Bazee Court of Investigation
106 Sabah Hameed = 8/4/2011 Salahdean Suicide bombing Hassan al-Bazee Court of Investigation
107 Salem Alwan Al- = 21/6/2011 Baghdad Under judicial Ghorabi Court Proceedings – Killed in a car bomb explosion
108 Hadi Al-Mahdi = 8/9/2011 Baghdad Under Judicial Court proceedings
109 Kamiran Salaheddin = 2/4/2012 Kirkuk Court Under Judicial of proceedings Investigation
110 Ghazwan Anas = 31/7/2012 Diyala court = Information was available from official authorities that on 4/10/2016 has been found a phone SIM card and flash memory containing names wanted by the security forces in Diyala
111 Samir Shehk Ali = 17 /12/2012 Baghdad court =
112 Muwafhak Al-Ani = 6/5/2013 Baghdad court Under Judicial proceedings
113 Mohammed = 5/10/2013 Baghdad court = Ghanem
114 Mohamed Karim = 5/10/2013 Mosul Court of Under Judicial Badri Investigation proceedings
115 Bashar Abdel Qader = 24/10/2013 Baghdad court Case Decided Al-Nuaimi
116 Alaa Adwar Jameel = 24/11/2013 Baghdad court Under Judicial proceedings
117 Wadah Saadi = 27/11/2013 Basra court Settled Tribally It was Abdelrazak Al- tribally Hamdani accident, fire shooting in wedding
The correct name is Wadah
118 Adil Muhsin Hussien = 2 Dec2013 not identified by IJS
119 Kawa Ahmad = 5/12/2013 Sulymaniah Under Judicial Germyani proceedings 120 Nawras Mohamed female 15/12/2013 Salah aldean Case decided Settled Hashem Al-Nuaimi court Tribally
121 Raad Yassin Al Badi Male 23/12/2013 Mosel court Under Judicial Execution by proceedings ISIS operatives
122 Raad Yassin Al Badi Male 23/12/2013 Mosel court Under Judicial Execution by proceedings ISIS operatives
123 Mohamed Ahmad = 23/12/2013 Mosel court = Execution by Al-Khatib ISIS operatives
124 Wissam Al-Azzawi = 23/12/2013 Baya Court of Under Judicial Investigation proceedings
125 Mohamed Abdel = 23/12/2013 Salahdean Under Judicial Hamid Court of proceedings Investigation
126 Omar Al-Dulaimy = 30/12/2013 =
127 Firas Mohammed = 20/1/2014 Killed by an The Attiyah explosive device available information shows that he has an Internet cafe shop and that he is providing ISIS with information, as indicated by the documents held by one of the ISIS on 17/11/2016
128 Muthanna Abdel = 9/3/2014 Baghdad court Under Judicial Hussein Proceedings – Killed by a tanker bomb explosions
129 Khaled Abdel = 9/3/2014 Baghdad court = Thamer
130 Mohamed Bdaiwi = 2014 Baghdad Case closed by Kurdish officer Owaid criminal court jailing the criminal from president solders team
131 Kameran Najim = 12/6/2014 Kirkuk Court Under Judicial Ibrahim of Proceedings Investigation
132 Khalid Ali Hamada = 15/6/2014 Dyala Court of Under Judicial Investigation Proceedings – Killed while covering the battles in Diyala
133 Fadel Al-Hadidi = 15/6/2014 not identified by IJS
134 Leyla Yildizhin (aka Female 8/8/2014 Mosel court Under Judicial Deniz Firat) Proceedings – A Civil Society activist not a journalist – Executed by ISIS
135 Raad Mohamed Male 12/10/2014 Under Judicial Ramadan Al-Azawi Proceedings
136 Ali Basem Mohamed = 23/6/2015 Dyala Court of Under Judicial Mo’men Al Ansari Investigation Proceedings – Killed while covering the battles in Al- Muqdadiya / Diyala
137 Firas al-Baher (also = 1May2015 not identified known as Firas Al- by IJS Bahri)
138 Raad Waadallah Al = 5May2015 Khark Court of Under Judicial Jbouri Investigation proceedings
139 Majed Al Rabi’i = 6/5/2015 Under Judicial Proceedings – Killed by a sniper during the battles in Fallujah
140 Suahaa Ahmed Female 1May2015 not identified Radhi by IJS
141 Jalla Al-Abadi Male 15 Jul2015 not identified by IJS
142 Ghazi Al-Obeidi = 5Aug2015 not identified by IJS 143 Yahya Al Khatib = 16/8/2015 Under Judicial Proceedings – Executed by ISIS
144 Hassan al Anbaki = 12/6/2016 Dyala Court of Under Judicial Investigation proceedings
145 Saif Talal = 12Jan2016 Dyala Court of = Investigation
146 Ali Mahmod = 13/7/2016 Mosul Court of = Investigation
147 Widat Hussain Ali = 13/8/2016 Dahouk Court Under Judicial of proceedings Investigation
148 Mustafa Saed = 14/8/2016 Baghdad court Under Judicial Proceedings – Executed by ISIS
149 Ali Ghani = 20/8/2016 Baghdad court During a missile strike
150 Ahmed Najim = 21/10/2016 Kiurkuk Court Under Judicial Aldean of proceedings Investigation (known as Ahmet Haceroğlu)
151 Ali Risan = 22/10/2016 Court Killed while covering Mobilization the battles against Committee ISIS by mortar 152 Mohamed Thabit al- = 6/12/2016 Kiurkuk Court Under Judicial obidi of proceedings Investigation
153 Shifa Zikri Ibrahim Female 25/1/2017 Mine explosion (aka Shifa Gardi)
154 Suoheb Yousif = 30/3/2017 Dyala Court of Under Judicial Investigation proceedings
155 Bikhtiar Hadad male 19/4/2017 Not identified by IJS
156 Stevev Villeneuve = 19/6/2017 Mine explosion
157 Ferenco Robert Female 24/6/2017 She was killed while escorting the Golden force task during the battles
158 Horob Hazaa al- Female 7/7/2017 Salahdean Killed while covering Dulaimi Court of the battles against Investigation ISIS by mortar
159 Soaded Al Dory Male 7/7/2017 Salahdean Killed while covering Court of the battles Investigation
160 Arkan Sharifi = 30-Oct-17 Erbil Court of Under Judicial Investigation proceedings
161 Samir Ali Hussein = 10-Jan-19 Rusafa Court Case decided Criminal case Shgara of by three Investigation persons to steal his car at midnight
162 Ahmed Muhana al- = 6-Dec-19 Rusafa Under Judicial Killed in Lami Court of proceedings Tahrer Sq. in Investigatio the n demonstration by knife in the crowed Section 2: Positive or Innovative Measures the Member State is taking to promote safety of journalists and combat impunity Activity Actors Outcome(s)
15 May 2019 the MoI finalized its MoI and UNESCO Full information about the safety of journalists and access to information first VNR of SDG 16.10.1&2 and send it to UNESCO.
MoI endorsed the UNESCO’s MoI, National Starting the implementation of the project to esatablish the hotlines to the journalists, project of safety of journalists at Committee of training and live radio program in the MoI radio station. the 22 May 2019, funded by journalists safety Netherlands. and UNESCO
November 2019 INCSJII MoI, MoD, NSC, The National Safety Committee working on the establishing the Balagh Suhafi platform, to participated in study tour to CMC, IJS, MoJ, facilitate the journalists calming and reporting on the threats, violence and risk that they Amsterdam to visit the safety of HJC, PMAC, HRsC, faced. journalists platform UNESCO
December 2019, the MoI and MoI, CMC and The hotlines for the journalists to rescue them, and respond to any call by the journalists as CMC establish the 4444 and 171 UNESCO to the urgent cases or risks. hotlines to the journalists
Weekly Live radio program in the MoI and UNESCO This live radio program directed the journalists to the high level leaders in the ministry and MoI radio station security forces to answer questions, or receive the journalists complaints
Section 3: Steps the Member State has taken to consider the specific risks faced by women journalists in the exercise of their work
January 2020, MoI with UNESCO agreed to recruit 12 women police officers to work in the Special Investigation Unit on Crimes against the journalists. The special women officers’ team will deal with the Female journalist’s issues and complains. UNESCO will train them on who to respond to female journalists issues.
Example:
CMC, MoI and UNESCO has convened a round tables and workshops to work with civil society organizations on training for local Female journalists, on thesafety of women journalists on and offline.
Section 4: Agreement to post the submitted information on UNESCO’s dedicated webpage
The Iraqi National Committee of Safety of Journalists and Issue of Impunity, agreed to use this report in the UNESCO’s dedicated webpage.