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Yemeni journalist Nabil Hasan al-Quaety shot dead in Aden
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June 5, 2020
Original URL: https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Yemeni_journalist_Nabil_Hasan_al-Quaety_shot_dead_in_Aden

 

Nabil Hasan al-Quaety, a photo- and videojournalist from Yemen, died in
the city of Aden, in southern Yemen, on Tuesday after being shot in his
car. He was 34 and reported extensively on the nation's ongoing civil
war.

Al-Quaety, who contributed to Agence France-Presse among other news
organizations, openly supported independence for South Yemen. The
Southern Transitional Council, previously an ally of the government, is
currently in conflict against it. Both sides also oppose Houthi rebels.
Both the council and the government called for his death to be
investigated.

Multiple assailants attacked al-Quaety shortly after he left his nearby
home, then, according to security officials, fled. He is survived by
three children and his pregnant wife. A freelancer, he was a 2016 Rory
Peck Awards finalist for his coverage of the conflict. In 2019 he
survived a drone attack that left six soldiers dead. The city's security
chief, Abdullah al-Jahafi, announced on Facebook on Tuesday there were
suspects in custody.

"Nabil's murder is unacceptable and constitutes a terrible new blow to
journalism in Yemen[...]  journalists are now favourite targets,
regardless of the region they cover", said Sabrina Bennoui of Reporters
Without Borders. Phil Chetwynd, director of global news for AFP, called
the death "the senseless killing of a courageous journalist doing his
job despite threats and intimidation." Chetwynd also praised the quality
of al-Quaety's work. 

== Sources ==
* https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/photojournalist-and-afp-contributor-nabil-hasan-al-quaety-killed-in-yemen-630117
* https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jun/03/yemeni-journalist-who-backed-independence-for-south-is-shot-dead#maincontent



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