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Kenji Goto (後藤 健二, Gotō Kenji, 23 October 1967 – c. 31 January 2015) was a Japanese freelance video journalist covering wars and conflicts, refugees, poverty, AIDS, and child education around the world.
Feb 2, 2015 · A man of charm, vigour and confidence, the author and journalist Kenji Goto survived more than two decades of bringing home the news of events from some of the most perilous corners on earth...
Jan 31, 2015 · A video purportedly released by the Islamic State on Saturday appeared to show the beheading of Kenji Goto, a Japanese journalist whom militants had captured in Syria and held hostage. The...
- Matt Schiavenza
Feb 3, 2015 · People in Japan are now calling Kenji Goto’s murder their 9/11. Why did ISIS allow its negotiations with Jordan to collapse? Jordan’s 9/11 occurred on November 9, 2005, when Iraqi suicide bombers...
Feb 1, 2015 · TOKYO (AP) — Whether in tsunami-stricken northeastern Japan or conflict-ridden Sierra Leone, the stories of the vulnerable, the children and the poor drove the work of journalist Kenji Goto.
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- Japan Reporter
Jan 31, 2015 · Kenji Goto was a freelance journalist and film-maker who reported on the plight of civilians in war zones, especially in Syria. He was captured by Islamic State militants and killed in January 2015, after a failed ransom attempt.
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Kenji Goto, a freelance war journalist, was beheaded by extremists in January 2015 after being kidnapped in Syria. UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova expressed her outrage and urged media workers to take precautions in conflict zones.
