Journalists Killed in 1992 - Motive Confirmed: Mustafa Jeha
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Date:
January 1993
Al-Amal
January 15, 1992, in East Beirut, Lebanon
Jeha, a writer and former contributor to Al-Amal, a Christian Phalangist paper, was killed by unidentified gunmen while driving his car in the East Beirut suburb of Sabatiyeh. The Shi'ite Muslim writer was an outspoken opponent of fundamentalism and had published works critical of the late Ayatollah Khomeini.
| Medium: | |
| Job: | Columnist / Commentator |
| Beats Covered: | Politics |
| Gender: | Male |
| Local or Foreign: | Local |
| Freelance: | No |
| Type of Death: | Murder |
| Suspected Source of Fire: | Political Group |
| Impunity: | Yes |
| Taken Captive: | No |
| Tortured: | No |
| Threatened: | No |
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