Mazen Dana
Male
Verified Mazen Dana worked as a PS journalist for Reuters. He died in Baghdad, Iraq on August 17, 2003. Cause: Shot by US soldiers.
Their Story
Mazen Dana worked for Reuters, focusing his coverage on War coverage, before being killed on August 17, 2003 in Baghdad, Iraq. Reuters confirmed his death.
Mazen Dana's death ? Shot by US soldiers on August 17, 2003 in Baghdad, Iraq ? was classified by CPJ as a confirmed work-related killing.
This death is part of the broader tragedy documented under Journalist Deaths ? Iraq. Journalists covering conflict zones face systematic targeting ? some by combatants who see the press as a threat, others through the indiscriminate violence of war. CPJ has tracked these deaths since 1992.
Source: Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ). CPJ profile: https://cpj.org/data/people/mazen-dana/. The CPJ is an independent, nonprofit organization that promotes press freedom worldwide and defends the right of journalists to report the news safely and without fear of reprisal.
Explore Further
Mazen Dana was killed during Journalist Deaths - Iraq (from January 2020 to November -0001). The conflict concluded in November -0001. See the full roster of those killed in this conflict.
Among those documented in the same conflict: Terry Lloyd, Paul Moran, James Brolan, Michael Kelly.
