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Suspicious Men Filmed Famed Crime Reporter Being Shot

As Reporter Was Shot,
2 Suspicious Men Filmed Him

Jul 28, 2021 1:28 PM CDT

As Reporter Was Shot, 2 Suspicious Men Filmed Him

Police believe killers wanted video on Internet for 'maximum attention'

(Newser) - The killers of renowned crime reporter Peter R. de Vries may have wanted their own report on the crime, investigators in the Netherlands say. Police say two men seen on surveillance footage followed the 64-year-old from a studio to his car, took out their phones before he was shot on...

Pulitzer-Winning Journalist
Killed in Afghanistan

Jul 16, 2021 4:30 PM CDT

Pulitzer-Winning Journalist Killed in Afghanistan

Danish Siddiqui was embedded with Afghan troops in covering the US withdrawal

(Newser) - Danish Siddiqui, a Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist who documented war, the toll of the pandemic and the violent plight of refugees, was killed in a Taliban attack Friday in Afghanistan. He was 38. Siddiqui, who was based in Mumbai as Reuters' chief photographer in India, was embedded with Afghan forces to...

Murdered Journalist Aided
in Alleged Gang Leader's Trial

Jul 15, 2021 10:50 AM CDT

Murdered Journalist Aided in Alleged Gang Leader's Trial

Family announces death of Peter R. de Vries, adviser to a witness in the trial of Ridouan Taghi

(Newser) - Peter R. de Vries, the renowned Dutch crime reporter shot last week in a brazen attack in Amsterdam , has died, Dutch media reported Thursday. "Peter fought to the end, but was unable to win the battle," RTL, the Dutch network that de Vries regularly worked for, cited a...

CBS NY Reporter Dies After Moped Accident at Age 26

CBS NY
Colleagues
Mourn 'True
Angel on Earth'

Jul 20, 2020 11:03 AM CDT

CBS NY Colleagues Mourn 'True Angel on Earth'

Reporter Nina Kapur, 26, dies after moped accident Saturday in New York City

(Newser) - Fellow journalists are mourning a young reporter for CBS New York who died over the weekend after a moped accident in New York City. "We are heartbroken here at CBS2 tonight as a member of our news family ... has passed away," a reporter announced in a Sunday evening...

Court: 4 Men Jailed in Murder
of WSJ Reporter Are Innocent

Apr 2, 2020 9:40 AM CDT

Court: 4 Men Jailed in Murder of WSJ Reporter Are Innocent

Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, 3 others could go free in Pakistan

(Newser) - The four men jailed in Pakistan for the 2002 kidnapping and beheading of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl are set to walk free. British national Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh has been awaiting the outcome of an appeal since he was sentenced to death for murder, terrorism, and kidnapping for...

Car-Bombing Case
Triggers Big Resignation

Dec 1, 2019 2:15 PM CST

Car-Bombing Case Triggers Big Resignation

Maltese PM Joseph Muscat is stepping down

(Newser) - Maltese Prime Minister Joseph Muscat told the nation Sunday night that he would resign in January following pressure from angry citizens for the truth about the 2017 car bombing that killed a journalist, the AP reports. In a televised message, Muscat said he has informed Malta's president that he...

Arrest Made
in Slaying
of Journalist

Jun 6, 2019 4:15 PM CDT

Arrest Made in Slaying of Journalist

Lyra McKee was shot during rioting in Northern Ireland

(Newser) - Police in Northern Ireland have arrested a 46-year-old man in the shooting death of freelance journalist Lyra McKee in April. The suspect was arrested under the Terrorism Act, CNN reports. Police first conducted two searches in Derry—also called Londonderry. McKee, 29, was near a police vehicle watching rioting in...

57-Year-Old Woman Charged in
Shooting Death of Journalist

Apr 23, 2019 8:01 AM CDT

57-Year-Old Woman Charged in Shooting Death of Journalist

New IRA takes blame for murder of Lyra McKee in Northern Ireland

(Newser) - A 57-year-old woman has been arrested in the shooting death last week in Northern Ireland of journalist Lyra McKee . Although initially two teens were detained in connection with the killing of the 29-year-old, who died Thursday night during rioting in Londonderry (aka Derry), they were later released without being charged,...

2 Teens Arrested in
Killing of Journalist

Apr 20, 2019 7:01 AM CDT

2 Teens Arrested in Killing of Journalist

Lyra McKee was shot during rioting in Northern Ireland

(Newser) - Two teenagers in Northern Ireland are under arrest in connection with the killing of rising young journalist Lyra McKee, reports the BBC . The unidentified suspects in the 29-year-old's death are 18 and 19. A gunman fatally shot McKee during rioting in the city of Londonderry Thursday night in what...

Journo Tweeted
'Absolute Madness.'
She Died Hours Later

Apr 19, 2019 6:23 AM CDT

Journo Tweeted 'Absolute Madness.' She Died Hours Later

Lyra McKee died after she was shot during rioting in Northern Ireland

(Newser) - The dissident republican group the New IRA was most likely responsible for the fatal shooting of a journalist during overnight rioting in the city of Londonderry, police in Northern Ireland said Friday. The Police Service of Northern Ireland said 29-year-old journalist and author Lyra McKee died after she was shot...

Trudeau: Canada
Has Heard Tape of
Khashoggi Murder

Nov 12, 2018 10:35 AM CST

Trudeau: Canada Has Heard Tape of Khashoggi Murder

Prime minister is first Western leader to acknowledge his country heard tapes of killing

(Newser) - Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday became the first Western leader to acknowledge his country had heard recordings of the killing of Saudi writer Jamal Khashoggi. "Canada has been fully briefed up on what Turkey had to share," Trudeau said from Paris, where he was attending the...

Khashoggi Strangled and His
Body 'Subsequently Destroyed'

Oct 31, 2018 11:30 AM CDT

Khashoggi Strangled and His Body 'Subsequently Destroyed'

So says Irfan Fidan,Turkey's top prosecutor

(Newser) - In what is being viewed as the first official Turkish explanation of what happened to Jamal Khashoggi inside the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul on Oct. 2, Turkey's public prosecutor on Wednesday said the journalist was strangled "as soon as he entered the consulate" and his body "subsequently...

Saudi Official:
This Is Getting
'Hysterical'

Oct 27, 2018 1:50 PM CDT

Saudi Official: This Is Getting 'Hysterical'

Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir talks to reporters

(Newser) - Saudi Arabia's top diplomat said Saturday that the global outcry and media focus on the killing of a Saudi journalist earlier this month has become "hysterical" as he urged the public to wait for the results of an investigation before ascribing blame to the kingdom's top leadership,...

Pompeo's Request
for Khashoggi's
Son: Granted

Oct 26, 2018 9:47 AM CDT

Pompeo's Request for Khashoggi's Son: Granted

Travel ban in Saudi Arabia apparently lifted, Salah Khashoggi is now in US

(Newser) - When Mike Pompeo met with the Saudis in Riyadh earlier this month , the secretary of state made one specific request, per a State Department rep: "He wanted Salah Khashoggi returned to the United States." Reuters reports that now appears to have taken place, with sources saying Salah Khashoggi—...

Saudi Arabia Admits:
Jamal Khashoggi Is Dead

Oct 20, 2018 5:30 AM CDT

Saudi Arabia Admits: Jamal Khashoggi Is Dead

Says he was killed in 'fistfight' and that 18 Saudis are in custody, but doubts on story remain

(Newser) - Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi was killed in a "fistfight" in the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul, the kingdom claimed Saturday, admitting for the first time the writer had been slain at its diplomatic post, the AP reports. Authorities say 18 Saudi suspects were in custody for his slaying and that...

Inside Saudi Consulate,
Suspicious New Paint

Oct 16, 2018 8:11 AM CDT

Inside Saudi Consulate, Suspicious New Paint

Turkish investigators looking into it as Pompeo meets with king

(Newser) - President Trump has mused it might have been "rogue killers" who murdered journalist Jamal Khashoggi, while other sources are buzzing that Saudi Arabia plans to admit Khashoggi was accidentally killed during an interrogation. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo got directly on the case Tuesday in Riyadh, where he was...

Saudis Will Admit Guilt in
Reporter's Death—Sort Of

Oct 15, 2018 6:43 PM CDT

Saudis Will Admit Guilt in Reporter's Death—Sort Of

Saudi Arabia to blame interrogation gone wrong, sources tell CNN

(Newser) - Saudi Arabia is preparing to say that Saudi writer Jamal Khashoggi was killed by mistake during an interrogation that went too far, CNN reports. According to two unidentified sources, the Saudis will claim that Khashoggi was interrogated without clearance, and those behind it will be held responsible. But one source...

Saudi Arabia Responds
to Trump's 'Threats'

Oct 14, 2018 10:45 AM CDT

Saudi Arabia Responds to Trump's 'Threats'

European nations seek probe into journalist's disappearance

(Newser) - Saudi Arabia says it rejects any "threats" of economic sanctions or political pressure regarding the disappearance of a Saudi writer—and European nations are calling for an investigation, the AP reports. In a statement carried by the state-run Saudi Press Agency on Sunday, the Saudi government said it will...

Uber CEO to Saudi Arabia: I'm
Not Going to Your Conference

Oct 12, 2018 2:18 PM CDT

Uber CEO to Saudi Arabia: I'm Not Going to Your Conference

Dara Khosrowshahi says he won't attend after disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi

(Newser) - "Davos in the Desert" just found out it will be short at least one more speaker. Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi says he's canceling plans to go to Saudi Arabia's Future Investment Initiative conference in Riyadh after the disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi , who was last seen entering...

Turkey: Graphic Recordings
Prove Journalist Was Murdered

Oct 12, 2018 6:54 AM CDT

Turkey: Graphic Recordings Prove Journalist Was Murdered

'You can hear how he was interrogated, tortured, and then murdered'

(Newser) - Turkish officials say they have audio and video evidence proving that journalist Jamal Khashoggi was tortured and murdered inside Saudi Arabia's Istanbul consulate. The officials, speaking under condition of anonymity, tell the Washington Post that the audio evidence is extremely graphic. "The voice recording from inside the embassy...