Rasha al-Harazi

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Rasha Abdullah al-Harazi (Arabic: رشا عبد الله الحرازي; October 1996 – 9 November 2021) was a Yemeni journalist and photographer.[1]

Early life and education[edit]

Rasha was born in 1996 in Hudeidah Governorate. She studied TV and radio at Hudeidah University. After graduation she worked for the Emirati news channels Al-Ain and Al-Sharq.[1]

Assassination[edit]

Rasha was killed 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 death Rasha 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] 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  is the 1st and only  media professional killed in  Yemen in 2021.[12]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Rasha Abdullah al-Harazi". Committee to Protect Journalists. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
  2. ^ "Yemeni journalist killed in car explosion in Aden". Reuters. 9 November 2021. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
  3. ^ "Yemeni journalist killed in car explosion in Aden". euronews. 10 November 2021. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
  4. ^ "Yemeni journalist and child killed in car bombing in Aden". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
  5. ^ Salem, Mostafa (10 November 2021). "Pregnant Yemeni journalist killed in car explosion". CNN. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
  6. ^ "Director-General denounces assassination of journalist Rasha Abdullah Al Harazi in Yemen | UNESCO". www.unesco.org. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
  7. ^ "Rights watchdog condemns the killing of pregnant Yemeni journalist". Arab News. 11 November 2021. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
  8. ^ IPI-Admin. "Rasha Abdullah Al-Harazi, Yemen". International Press Institute. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
  9. ^ "Yemen: pregnant journalist killed in Aden on way to maternity ward". Middle East Monitor. 10 November 2021. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
  10. ^ "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.
  11. ^ "Director-General denounces assassination of journalist Rasha Abdullah Al Harazi in Yemen". UNESCO. 10 November 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  12. ^ "Observatory of Killed Journalists". UNESCO. Retrieved 21 August 2023.