Rasha al-Harazi
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Rasha was born in 1996 in Hudeidah Governorate. She studied TV and radio at Hodeidah University. After graduation she worked for the Emirati news channels Al-Ain and Al-Sharq.[1]
Death
Rasha was assassinated on 9 November 2021 in Aden city by an explosion of a device planted on the car carrying her and her husband.[2][3][4] Rasha was pregnant when she was murdered.[5][6][7] Before her murder, she received many threats over her job as a journalist.[8] No group claimed the responsibility, but her husband suspected the Houthi forces were behind the explosion.[9]
The killing of Rasha al-Harazi[10] was condemned by the Director-General of the UNESCO Audrey Azoulay in a press-release published on the 10th of November.[11] According to global monitoring on the safety of journalists by the Observatory of Killed journalist, al-Harazi was the only media professional killed in Yemen in 2021.[12]
References
- 1 2 "Rasha Abdullah al-Harazi". Committee to Protect Journalists. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
- ↑ "Yemeni journalist killed in car explosion in Aden". Reuters. 9 November 2021. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
- ↑ "Yemeni journalist killed in car explosion in Aden". euronews. 10 November 2021. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
- ↑ "Yemeni journalist and child killed in car bombing in Aden". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
- ↑ Salem, Mostafa (10 November 2021). "Pregnant Yemeni journalist killed in car explosion". CNN. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
- ↑ "Director-General denounces assassination of journalist Rasha Abdullah Al Harazi in Yemen | UNESCO". www.unesco.org. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
- ↑ "Rights watchdog condemns the killing of pregnant Yemeni journalist". Arab News. 11 November 2021. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
- ↑ IPI-Admin. "Rasha Abdullah Al-Harazi, Yemen". International Press Institute. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
- ↑ "Yemen: pregnant journalist killed in Aden on way to maternity ward". Middle East Monitor. 10 November 2021. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
- ↑ "CPJ condemns killing of Yemeni journalist Rasha Abdullah al-Harazi in car bomb attack". Committee to Protect Journalists. 10 November 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
- ↑ "Director-General denounces assassination of journalist Rasha Abdullah Al Harazi in Yemen". UNESCO. 10 November 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
- ↑ "Observatory of Killed Journalists". UNESCO. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
