Kawa Garmeyani

Kawa Mohamed Ahmed Garmeyani, (1981 – 5 December 2013)[2][3] well known as Kawa Garmeyani (Kurdish:کاوە محمد ئەحمەد گەرمیانی, Arabic:كاوه محمد أحمد كرمياني) was an Iraqi Kurdish journalist.[4] Garmeyani came to prominence after he was assassinated in front of his house in Kalar,[3] which occurred in the wake of announcing his intentions to release an article implicating high ranking officials in various corruption scandals. Soon after his killing, his family claimed involvement of political parties in Kurdistan Region, especially Patriotic Union of Kurdistan[5] with one high ranking official Mahmoud Sangawi in particular implicated in the killing.

Kawa Garmeyani
Born1981
Kalar
Died5 December 2013(2013-12-05) (aged 32)[1]
Kalar
NationalityIraqi
OccupationJournalist

References
  1. "بيان مركز ميترو حول إغتيال الصحافي كاوه كرمياني". Metroo.org. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
  2. Activists in Iraqi Kurdistan mark anniversary of assassination of Kurdish journalist, Ekurd, posted on December 5, 2016.
  3. Press Freedom at a Crossroads in Iraqi Kurdistan, fairobserver, by Kamal Chomani, Feb 08, 2014.
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 9 March 2014. Retrieved 9 March 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 10 March 2014. Retrieved 9 March 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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