Yama Siawash

Also known as: ToloNews (former)

Journalist

Male Verified

DiedNovember 7, 2020

Conflict Journalist Deaths - Afghanistan

Location of DeathKabul, Afghanistan

Cause of DeathCar bomb

A AF journalist for ToloNews (former), Yama Siawash died on November 7, 2020 in Kabul, Afghanistan. Car bomb.

Their Story

Yama Siawash of ToloNews (former), a AF national, was among the journalists killed on November 7, 2020 in Kabul, Afghanistan. Car bomb.

Yama Siawash's death ? Car bomb on November 7, 2020 in Kabul, Afghanistan ? was classified by CPJ as a confirmed work-related killing.

Journalist Deaths ? Afghanistan has claimed the lives of numerous media workers. The killing of journalists doesn't just erase individuals ? it erases the record of what happened to civilian populations in conflict zones. Each journalist killed is a gap in the historical record.

Data sourced from CPJ ? the world's most comprehensive database of journalist casualties in conflict zones. CPJ profile: https://cpj.org/data/people/yama-siawash/.

Sources & References

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Explore Further

Yama Siawash was killed during Journalist Deaths - Afghanistan (from January 2018 to November -0001). The conflict concluded in November -0001. See the full roster of those killed in this conflict.

Among those documented in the same conflict: Johanne Sutton, Pierre Billaud, Volker Handloik, Maria Grazia Cutuli.

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