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*** Ferzat Jarban, Freelance, November 19 or 20, 2011, in Al-Qasir, Syria
*** Gelson Domingos da Silva, Bandeirantes TV, November 6, 2011, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
*** Javed Naseer Rind, Daily Tawar, November, in Khuzdar, Pakistan
*** Zakariya Isa, Nigeria Television Authority, October 22, 2011, in Maiduguri, Nigeria
*** Wael Mikhael, Al-Tareeq, October 9, 2011, in Cairo, Egypt
*** Faisal Qureshi, London Post, October 7, 2011, in Lahore, Pakistan ***Maria Elizabeth Macías Castro, Freelance, September 24, 2011, in an area near Nuevo Laredo, Mexico
*** Phamon Phonphanit, Sue Samut Atyakam, September 24, 2011, in Yala, Thailand
*** Hassan al-Wadhaf, Arabic Media Agency, September 24, 2011, in Sana'a, Yemen
*** Farhad Taqaddosi, Press TV, September 20, 2011, in Kabul, Afghanistan
*** Hadi al-Mahdi, freelance, September 8, 2011, in Baghdad, Iraq
*** Pedro Alfonso Flores Silva, Channel 6, September 8, 2011, in Chimbote, Peru
*** Noramfaizul Mohd, Bernama TV, September 2, 2011, in Mogadishu, Somalia
*** José Agustín Silvestre de los Santos, La Voz de la Verdad, Caña TV, August 2, 2011, in La Romana, Dominican Republic
*** Ahmad Omaid Khpalwak, Pajhwok Afghan News, BBC, July 28, 2011, in Tarin Kot, Afghanistan
*** Alwan al-Ghorabi, Afaq, June 21, 2011, in Diwaniyya, Iraq
*** Shafiullah Khan, The News, June 17, 2011, in Wah Cantonment, Pakistan
*** Edinaldo Filgueira, Jornal o Serrano, June 15, 2011, in Serra do Mel, Brazil
*** Romeo Olea, DWEB, June 13, 2011, in Iriga City, Philippines
*** Asfandyar Khan, Akhbar-e-Khyber, June 11, 2011, in Peshawar, Pakistan
*** Saleem Shahzad, Asia Times Online, May 29 or 30, 2011, in Mandi Bahauddin, Pakistan
*** Nasrullah Khan Afridi, Khyber News Agency, Pakistan Television, May 10, 2011, in Peshawar, Pakistan, Sylvain Gagnetau Lago, Radio Yopougon, May 8, 2011, in Abidjan, Ivory Coast
*** Chris Hondros, Getty Images, April 20, 2011, in Misurata, Libya
*** Tim Hetherington, Freelance, April 20, 2011, in Misurata, Libya
*** Karim Fakhrawi, Al-Wasat, April 12, 2011, in Manama, Bahrain
*** Zakariya Rashid Hassan al-Ashiri, Freelance, April 9, 2011, in Al-Dair, Bahrain
*** Anton Hammerl, Freelance, April 5, 2011, in an area near Brega, Libya
*** Sabah al-Bazi, Al-Arabiya, March 29, 2011, in Tikrit, Iraq
*** Muammar Khadir Abdelwahad, Al-Ayn, March 29, 2011, in Tikrit, Iraq
*** Luis Emanuel Ruiz Carrillo, La Prensa, March 25, 2011, in Monterrey, Mexico
*** Mohammed al-Nabbous, Libya Al-Hurra TV, March 19, 2011, in Benghazi, Libya
*** Jamal al-Sharaabi, Al-Masdar, March 18, 2011, in Sana’a, Yemen
*** Ali Hassan al-Jaber, Al-Jazeera, March 13, 2011, in an area near Benghazi, Libya
*** Noel López Olguín, Freelance, March 2011, in Chinameca, Mexico
*** Mohamed al-Hamdani, Al-Itijah, February 24, 2011, in Ramadi, Iraq
*** Ahmad Mohamed Mahmoud, Al-Ta'awun, February 4, 2011, in Cairo, Egypt
*** Le Hoang Hung, Nguoi Lao Dong, January 30, 2011, in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
*** Gerardo Ortega, DWAR, January 24, 2011, in Puerto Princesa City, Philippines
*** Lucas Mebrouk Dolega, European Pressphoto Agency, January 17, 2011, in Tunis, Tunisia
*** Wali Khan Babar, Geo TV, January 13, 2011, in Karachi, Pakistan
*** Fuad al-Shamri, Al-Saeeda TV, October 22, 2011, in Sana’a, Yemen
*** Farah Hassan Sahal, Radio Simba, August 4, 2011, in Mogadishu, Somalia
*** Mohamed Shaglouf, freelance, March 15, 2011, in Ajdabiya, Libya
*** Marcel Legré, La Refondation, February 28, 2011, in Koumassi, Ivory Coast
*** Rodolfo Ochoa Moreno, Grupo Multimedios Laguna, February 9, 2011, in Torreón, Mexico
*** Charles Ingabire, Inyenyeri News, December 1, 2011, in an area near Kampala, Uganda
*** Roy Bagtikan Gallego, freelance, October 14, 2011, in Lianga, Philippines
*** Li Xiang, Luoyang TV, September 19, 2011, in Luoyang, China
*** José Oquendo Reyes, Radio Alas Peruanas, BTV Canal 45, September 14, 2011, in Pueblo Nuevo, Peru
*** Valderlei Canuto Leandro, Radio Frontera, September 1, 2011, in Tabatinga, Brazil
*** Humberto Millán Salazar , A Discusión, Radio Fórmula, August 24 or 25, 2011, in Culiacán, Mexico
*** Niel Jimena, DYRI-RMN Radio, August 22, 2011, in E.B. Magalona, Philippines
*** Muneer Shakir, Online News Network, Sabzbaat TV, August 14, 2011, in Khuzdar, Pakistan
*** Yolanda Ordaz de la Cruz, Notiver, July 2011, in Veracruz, Mexico
*** Auro Ida, Olhar Direto, Midianews, July 21, 2011, in Cuiabá, Brazil
*** Nery Geremías Orellana, Radio Joconguera, Radio Progreso, July 14, 2011, in Lempira, Honduras
*** Luis Eduardo Gómez, Freelance, June 30, 2011, in Arboletes, Colombia
*** Witness-Patchelly Kambale Musonia, freelance, June 22, 2011, in Kirumba, Democratic Republic of the Congo
*** Misael López Solana, Notiver, June 20, 2011, in Veracruz, Mexico
*** Miguel Ángel López Velasco, Notiver, June 20, 2011, in Veracruz, Mexico
*** Ibrahim Foday, The Exclusive, June 12, 2011, in an area near Grafton, Sierra Leone
*** Jyotirmoy Dey, Midday, June 11, 2011, in Powai, India
*** Luis Ernesto Mendoza Cerrato, Channel 24, May 19, 2011, in Danlí, Honduras
*** Yensi Roberto Ordoñez Galdámez, Channel 14, May 18 or 19, in Nueva Concepción, Guatemala
*** Wilfred Iván Ojeda, El Clarín, May 17, 2011, in La Victoria, Venezuela
*** Héctor Francisco Medina Polanco, Omega Visión, May 11, 2011, in San Pedro Sula, Honduras
*** Valério Nascimento, Panorama Geral, May 3, 2011, in Rio Claro, Brazil
*** Julio Castillo Narváez, Ollantay Radio
*** May 3, 2011, in Virú, Peru
*** Alfredo Antonio Hurtado, Canal 33, April 25, 2011, in Ilopango, El Salvador
*** David Niño de Guzmán, Agencia de Noticias Fides, April 20, 2011, in La Paz, Bolivia
*** Luciano Leitão Pedrosa, TV Vitória and Radio Metropolitana FM, April 9, 2011, in Vitória de Santo Antão, Brazil ***Taha Hameed, Al-Massar TV, April 8, 2011, in Baghdad, Iraq
*** Zaman Ibrahim, Daily Extra News, April 2, 2011, in Karachi, Pakistan
*** Maria Len Flores Somera, DZME, March 24, 2011, in Malabon City, Philippines
*** Merardo Alejandro Romero Chávez, La Voz de Ytakyry, March 3, 2011, in Ytakyry, Paraguay
*** Umesh Rajput, Nai Dunia, February 22, 2011, in Raipur, India
*** Abdost Rind, freelance, February 18, 2011, in Turbat, Pakistan
*** Hilal al-Ahmadi, Freelance, February 17, 2011, in Mosul, Iraq
*** Ilyas Nizzar, Darwanth, January 3, 2011, in Pidarak, Pakistan
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