10 April 2018
The Director-General of UNESCO, Audrey Azoulay, today condemned the killing of Palestinian photographer Yaser Murtaja who died on 7 April.
“I condemn the killing of Yaser Murtaja and welcome the decision of the Israeli authorities to investigate this killing”, said the Director-General.
Yaser Murtaja was allegedly shot by Israeli soldiers while he was covering Palestinian protests on the Israeli border on 6 April and died from his injuries the following day.
Murtaja had freelanced for television network Al Jazeera and served as a cameraman for Human Flow, the 2017 documentary on the global refugee crisis directed by renowned Chinese visual artist Ai Weiwei.
Document Type: Press Release, Statement
Document Sources: United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Country: Israel
Subject: Casualties, Education and culture, Gaza Strip, Incidents, Public information, Security issues, Separation barrier
Publication Date: 10/04/2018
URL source: https://en.unesco.org/news/director-general-condemns-killing-press-photographer-yaser-murtaja-gaza-border?language=en
Document Sources: United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Country: Israel
Subject: Casualties, Education and culture, Gaza Strip, Incidents, Public information, Security issues, Separation barrier
Publication Date: 10/04/2018
URL source: https://en.unesco.org/news/director-general-condemns-killing-press-photographer-yaser-murtaja-gaza-border?language=en