List of journalists killed in Yemen
Date Name Employer Location Notes
18 March 2011 Jamal al-Sharaabi Al-Masdar Sana ' a He was the first journalist in Yemen to die & one of 50 who were killed by Yemeni security forces during a demonstration against ex-President Saleh in Sanaas Change Square
18 March 2011 Mohamed Yahia Al-Malayia Al-Salam Sana ' a The correspondent of the newspaper Al-Salam , died from the gunshot wound he received when he was hit by a sniper during the deadly attack by government forces on demonstrators in Sanaas Change Square with al-Sharabi
24 September 2011 Hassan al-Wadhaf Arabic Media Agency ( Al-Hurra TV ) Sana ' a Notes : From injuries sustained from sniper fire while reporting on protests on 18 March 2011
3 October 2011 Abdel Majid Al-Samawi TV journalist Sana ' a Al-Samawi died in Sanaa Technological Hospitalone week after a sniper shot his neck on 25 September during a bombardment of the city Taiz that caused many casualties
4 October 2011 Abdel Hakim Al-Nour Mas & Hayel Saeed Anam Association Taiz Notes : From bombardment
16 October 2011 Abd Al-Ghani al-Bureihi Al-Yemen TV Sana ' a
22 October 2011 Fuad al-Shamri Al-Saeeda TV ( chief financial officer ) Sanaa Notes : From sniper fire immediately following an attack on the office of the media outlet
6-Dec-2014 Luke Somers Luke Somers was killed as a result of a United States rescue operation and died 6 December 2014 shortly after being extracted
4-Jan-2015 Khaled al-Washli Al-Masirah TV Dhamar Washli was killed by an exploding bomb as he covered attempts to diffuse it
18-Mar-2015 Abdel Karim al-Khaiwani Freelance Sana ' a Al-Khaiwani was shot outside his home in Sana ' a
20-Apr-2015 Mohammed Rajah Shamsan Yemen Today Sana ' a Shaman was killed by a Saudi airstrike against Houthi militia in Sana ' a
20-May-2015 Yousef Alaizry Suhail TV Dhamar Ayzari was kidnapped and held in a warehouse that was bombed the next day
21 May 2015 Abdullah Qabil Yemen Youth TV , Belgees TV Dhamar Qabil was kidnapped and perished alongside Ayzari
17 September 2015 Bilal Sharaf al-Deen Al-Masirah TV Sana ' a Al-Deen was covering an airstrike , when he was killed by a following airstrike
17 Jan 2016 Almigdad Mohammed Ali Mojalli Freelance Jaref ( Sana ' a ) Mojalli was covering an airstrike , when he was killed by a following airstrike
Journalists killed since the Arab Spring Uprising in Yemen
In September 2014 , Houthi rebels captured the capital of Yemen , Sana ' a . This forced the Yemeni government to flee the city and relinquish their power . The two places where journalists have been killed in Yemen in 2015 , are both Houthi occupied locations . There have been airstrikes and bombing by Saudi Arabian military in an attempt to weaken Houthis ; however these have resulted in many deaths , including most of the above journalists . [ 2 ]
List of journalists killed in Yemen includes nine journalists listed as confirmed since 1992 by Committee to Protect Journalists. Three media workers are also confirmed killed, as well as two more journalists still under investigation by the press freedom organization. While covering the struggles between Houthi militias and Saudi Arabian forces there have been multiple journalists who have lost their lives in 2015. Among these, many were casualties resulting of bombings by Saudi Arabian forces targeting Houthi bases.