November was , the bloodiest records against  media and journalists in Syria, as the Commission of the press freedoms in the Syrian Journalists Association,  who  involved in monitoring and documenting abuses against journalists and media activists has documented. The Commission has documented that / 13 / journalists and media activists were killed all over the country. In a clear, serious and dangerous indication indicates that the targeting of journalists and media workers. Three of them by armed forces of the opposition in Damascus and Hasakah. Four journalists were killed in Damascus and its countryside, three killed in Aleppo, and two each in Deir Ezzor and Hasaka and one in Idleb.

Mays Ghassan Alchihawi,  a student in the third year in the Faculty of Information at the University of Damascus was released .after she   was arrested on 02/10/2012.
Shaza Al maddad  , was arrested  at the beginning of November, She has  summoned for investigation by the Internal forces in the capital, Damascus.

She has been  summoned to the branch mentioned twice, first after returning from the United States after spending months as a guest in Visiting journalist  Program,  the second after she resigned from her job in Damas Post website because of her political view and the way   she was covering  Syrian revolution events.

Baraa  Mays , a media and political activist working for Aleppo News network was arrested  in a checkpoint near  aL-HAYAT Hospital in Aleppo,  there is no information about the circumstances of his arrest and whereabouts until this moment.

Arabiya  TV channel   correspondent Mohammed Dughmush  wounded shrapnel, while covering a demonstration in the Al Bustan Al kaser in the city of Aleppo, on 11/16/2012. Where dozens of civilians has killed and wounded by bombing missile.
Media activist Mustafa Kerman, was killed there, during the shelling too. 

The Turkish journalist Johnat Unal was released  on  11.17.2012, he was abducted by Syrian intelligence  last August, according to a statement the deputy in the Turkish parliament for the Republican People’s Party, "Hassan Akgul."

While the situation of  Bashar journalist Fahmi Kaddoumi, the reporter of Al Hurra still unknown. Where he has disappeared three months ago, since 20 -08 – 2012 third day of Eid al-Fitr, during his doing his job as  a correspondent for the channel "a" l Hurra” at the  outskirts of the city of Aleppo with  his Turkish colleague photographer Johnat Unal. While Syrian regime formally denied his detention, no clue on his situation yet.

Below are the names of journalists and media activists who were killed in November:

 

1. Mohammed Khalil al-Wagaa, a media activist: was killed in artillery shelling on the Mayadeen town in Deir al-Zour. On 01-11-2012.

1. Hassan Haidar Sheikh Hamoud, a media activist: was killed while filming the bombing on Saan and Housh Hijo neighborhood in Talbisa town in Homs. On 02-11-2012

 

1. Jamal Abdel Nasser Malas, a photographer and media activist: was killed during the shelling on Maart al-Nouman town in Idleb. On 03-11-2012.

1. Samer Kherisha, a photographer and media activist: was killed while filming military operations with the Free Syrian Army, in the Arbin in Damascus Suburbs. On 05-11-2012.

 

1. Mustafa Kerman, a media activist: was killed during bombing Al Bustan al-Qasir neighborhood by rockets in Aleppo, on 16-11-2012.

1. Abdullah Hassan Kaaka, a media activist: was killed under torture in the Military Intelligence branch in Aleppo, on 17-11-2012. Abdullah is the brother of Abdul Ghani and Ahmed Kaaka who were killed during the Syrian revolution.

 

1. Mohammed al-Khalid, a media activist: was killed by "Namr" battalion gunmen of Diraa al-Shahba brigade in Aleppo. On 18-11-2012. al-Khaled was executed by firing squad for his repeated criticism of some elements of the Free Syrian Army .

1. Mohammad al-Zaher, a media activist: was killed by shelling on al-Bouaida town in Damascus suburbs. On 19-11-2012 .

 

1. Abed Khalil, a journalist: was killed by the free Syrian army in Ras al-Ain town in al-Hasaka province. On 19-11-2012 .

1. Hozan Abdel Halim Mahmoud, a media activist and photographer: was killed by the military forces of the Democratic Union Party in Ras al-Ain According to Syria Stamp Network. On 20-11-2012. Hozan has covered Kurdish demonstrations in Qamishli. He moved on 19-11-2012 to Ras al-Ain town to cover clashes between the Free Syrian Army and forces of the Democratic Union Party. Hozan was killed during the clash while he was filming. he was a correspondent of Syria Stamp Network.

 

1. Basil Tawfiq: a journalist: was killed by an "armed terrorist group" according to the Syrian Arab News Agency "SANA". In al-Taddamun neighborhood in Damascus. On 22-11-2012. Tawfiq was working as a journalist at the Syrian General Organisation of Radio and TV.

1. Mohammed Al-Khal, a photographer and activist media: was killed while filming military operations with the Free Syrian Army, in Deir ez-Zor, on 11-25-2012 .

 

1. Mohammed Quraytam journalist: was killed by shelling Darya town, in Damascus suburbs. On 29-11-2012. Quraytam was working with (Inab Baladi) newspaper, and one important activist in the Syrian peaceful movement. He was a member of the media committee in the “Freedom Days” group. And a former prison in 2003.

 

Media Freedoms Committee at the Syrian Journalists Association

Damascus 1/12/2012