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k21041

Arrested editor of local paper executed in Mosul

Incident k21041
Type gunfire, executed
Deaths recorded 1
Targeted or hit Thaer Ali, editor of local paper, al-Rae, executed after arrest on 6 or 7 April, charged with mobile phone use
Place Mosul
Date 26 April 2015 - 27 April 2015
Sources Shafaq News 27 Apr
ITL 27 Apr

Individuals for whom personal or identifying details were reported

IBC page Identifying details (number if more than one) Age Sex
k21041-bc3404 Thaer Ali or Tha'er al-Ali 45-56 Male