2012 murder on the Syrian-Turkish border

2012 murder on the Syrian-Turkish border Darkush, Syria 26 March 2012 2 1 Naseem Intriri and Walid Bledi Syrian military The 2012 murder on the Syrian-Turkish border is about two European-Algerian freelance journalists, Naseem Intriri and Walid Bledi, who were making a documentary about refugees and the Syrian civil war when they were killed during an attack on the Syrian border town of Darkush, Idlib Governorate, near the Turkish border.Greenslade Roy https://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2012/mar/28/journalist-safety-syria Two British journalists killed in Syria | Media | The Guardian (UK) March 28, 2012 2014-12-17 The Ba'athist Syrian government called them "infiltrators." Personal history Naseem Intriri, sometimes transliterated as Nasim Entriri, was an Algerian/French citizen. Walid Bledi was an Algerian/British citizen. Incident Syria left left 280 Darkush is located within Syria, borders Turkey, and is shown relative to the capital Damascus. The city of Darkush is located in Syria. Syria 33 30 46 N 36 17 31 E top #FFFFFF Damascus Syria 35 59 33 N 36 23 35 E top #FFFFFF DarkushFrom inside Syria, a citizen journalist Musaab al Arabi reportedhttp://www.elmundo.es/elmundo/2012/03/26/comunicacion/1332780184.html Mueren dos periodistas británicos de origen argelino en Siria Unidad Editorial Internet 26 March 2012 two independent journalists were killed while attempting to reach the town of Darkush with a group of 50 others. This was confirmed by other reports from inside Syria.https://www.theguardian.com/world/middle-east-live/2012/mar/27/syria-crisis-live-updates?commentpage=all#start-of-comments Syria 'accepts Annan peace plan' The Guardian March 27, 2012 2014-12-17 The two were covering the refugees who were fleeing. The house they were staying in was attacked by the Shabiha militia who are backing the government of President Bashar al-Assad. The journalists fled the scene when the shooting began, but soon returned to pick up equipment left behind. When they returned they were shot to death. One was shot in the head, and the other in the chest. A third and unidentified journalist was also shot at the scene.http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/articles/320664/20120328/two-british-journalists-killed-syria.htm Anissa Haddadi Journalists Nassim Terreri and Walid Bledi Killed in Syria by Assad's Shabiha Militia International Business Times (UK) March 28, 2012 2014-12-17 A conflicting report claimed the two journalists were killed as they were passing through the border into Turkey.http://www.dc4mf.org/en/content/two-algerian-journalists-killed-syria Two Algerian journalists killed in Syria Doha Centre for Media Freedom March 26, 2012 2014-12-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20150923213523/http://www.dc4mf.org/en/content/two-algerian-journalists-killed-syria September 23, 2015 dead The third journalist was taken to Antakya, Syria for medical treatment. Context The two freelance journalists were filming a documentary about Syrians fleeing to Turkey to escape the violence of the Syrian civil war. At the time, the civil war caused over 200,000 Syrian citizens to be internally displaced, 30,000 to take refuge in another country, and 8,000 people killed. The Committee to Protect Journalists calls Syria "the most dangerous place for journalists" from 2011-2012.Media continue to be targeted in Syria WAN-IFRA March 29, 2012 2014-12-17 http://www.wan-ifra.org/articles/2012/03/29/media-continue-to-be-targeted-in-syria 2016-03-04 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304090319/http://www.wan-ifra.org/articles/2012/03/29/media-continue-to-be-targeted-in-syria dead Impact After the news, the CPJ reported that "a human rights defender and diplomatic sources" had raised questions about the press credentials of the two. Preliminary sources claim that they saw the men working as journalists with cameras, note-taking, etc. The CPJ's follow-up research raised this question but continued to investigate the situation as a "journalism related death."http://cpj.org/2012/03/two-independent-journalists-killed-in-syria.php Two independent journalists killed in Syria Committee to Protect Journalists March 26, 2012 2014-12-17April 19, 2012 http://cpj.org/2012/04/a-followup-two-killed-in-syria.php A follow-up: Two killed in Syria Committee to Protect Journalists 2014-12-17 Reactions A spokesperson for the Committee to Protect Journalists said, "Their deaths are yet another illustration of the grave dangers that journalists face in reporting a conflict that the Syrian government has sought to hide from the world."http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/world_now/2012/03/british-journalists-shot-killed-syrian-security-forces.html Two British journalists, Syrian photographer reportedly killed Latimesblogs.latimes.com March 28, 2012 2014-12-17 Irina Bokova, director-general of UNESCO, said, "The murders of Naseem Intriri, Walid Bledi ... highlight the terrible and unacceptable price being paid by journalists trying to carry out their professional duties in Syria. I call on the Syrian authorities to launch an inquiry into these crimes and bring their perpetrators to trial. I am deeply concerned by the number of journalists killed in the country since the start of the conflict. Media professionals must be able to carry out their work without fearing for their lives. Freedom of expression is a basic human right and the corner stone of democracy."Unesco Press http://www.unesco.org/new/en/communication-and-information/resources/news-and-in-focus-articles/all-news/news/unesco_director_general_condemns_the_murder_of_three_reporters_in_syria/ UNESCO Director-General condemns the murder of three reporters in Syria | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization 2012-04-03 2014-12-17 See also List of journalists killed during the Syrian Civil War References Category:2012 murders in Syria Category:Ba'athist Syria Category:War crimes in the Syrian civil war Category:Algerian people murdered abroad Category:British people murdered abroad Category:Deaths by firearm in Syria Category:French people murdered abroad Category:Assassinated Algerian journalists Category:Civilians killed in the Syrian civil war Category:Journalists killed while covering the Syrian civil war Category:March 2012 crimes in Asia Category:March 2012 in Syria Category:March 2012 in Turkey Category:Syria–Turkey border Category:2012 in international relations Category:Idlib Governorate in the Syrian civil war Category:Extrajudicial killings in Syria Category:2012 in the Syrian civil war