367:, a member of ISIL was convicted on 9 June 2017 after three other suspects were acquitted based on a lack of evidence. The trial was behind closed doors, al Jerf's family was not represented in the trial by a lawyer, relative, or representative of any Syrian organization. They received updates on the trial through media reports, because they were not given direct access to the trial. He has been sentenced to two life sentences for the murder of al Jerf and for "trying to overthrow the constitutional order" by joining the Islamic State. In addition, he was sentenced to another five years and five months in jail on charges of the “possession of explosive material” and the “possession of an illegal gun”.
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342:. Before Al Jerf was shot, he had been receiving death threats from ISIS over fake Facebook accounts. His death happened during the day around 3:20 p.m. when he was at a restaurant to order some food for his daughters. While he was waiting outside a restaurant, in downtown Gaziantep, a white car drove by and a masked man with a silencer shot Al Jerf. He was taken to the
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Al Jerf was liked by many Syrian opposition activists. Hasan, Al Jerf's friend, said "I do expect and hope that the
Turkish authorities will find the killer. If not, we won't forget him and this case will not be forgotten." His death has sent chills through the Syrian community of activists living in
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Later, Naji Al Jerf became one of the co-founders of Raqqa Is Being
Slaughtered Silently and a spokesperson for the organization. The organization is a group exposing human rights abuses in the Syrian capital of ISIS. While with the group, he made a documentary about ISIS's killing of media activists
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Naji Al Jerf was an activist throughout Syrian civil war. Early on, he was active in organizing in his community founding
Salamiyah City Media Office and various coordination committees in Salamiyah, Syria, as well as serving as a liaison between them.
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As stated above Naji Al Jerf was one of the co-founders of Raqqa Is Being
Slaughtered Silently and a spokesperson for the organization. He helped fund and deliver aid to the intentionally displaced. He also trained others with making documentaries.
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magazine, increasing reach and continuing to publish articles about prisoners and martyrs, refugees, Kurds, Palestinians, Free Syrian Army, ISIS, and broader questions regarding Syria and the revolution. He also founded
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said, "We call on
Turkish authorities to bring the killers of Naji Jerf to justice swiftly and transparently, and to step up measures to protect all Syrian journalists on Turkish soil."
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Naji al-Jerf escaped several assassination attempts before his death. Turkish security services foiled two, one of them by defusing an explosive under his car.
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Al Jerf was killed in
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and a health worker in Aleppo. The documentary was also broadcast by
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564:"Syrian Journalist Who Documented ISIS Atrocities Slain In Turkey"
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Al Jerf was a journalist, filmmaker, and editor. He worked as an
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202:. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in philosophy from
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678:(in French). Reporters sans frontières. 29 December 2015.
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and uncovering their secrets before he was assassinated.
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Mohammad Eyad Kourdi; Gul Tuysuz (28 December 2015).
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