Mariam Abu Dagga
مريم أبو دقة
Journalist for several outlets (Associated Press, the Independent)
Killed by Israel using Tank or Mortar Fire
Killed by Israel on 25 Aug 2025
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- Mariam Abu Dagga: Gaza journalist killed in Israeli strike ‘carried her camera into the heart of the field’
- The International Press Institute awards journalist Maryam Abu Daqqa the "Hero of Press Freedom" award
Archivist Notes
Full name: Mariam Riyad Abu Farhana 'Abu Dagga" | مريم رياض أبو فرحانة (أبو دقة)
Killed along with 4 other journalists in a double-tap targeted Israeli airstrike on Nasser Medical Complex on the morning of August 25, 2025.
Native of Khan Khan Younis, Mariam was an important source of documentation in the southern governorate. Mariam Abu Daqqa's reporting focused on documenting the forced displacement, famine and living conditions. She also documented Israeli massacres in the area.
Mariam began her journalism work in 2015 after studying journalism and graduating from Al-Aqsa University in Gaza.
Mariam's brother and nephew were killed during the genocide and she had evacuated her only son Ghayth to the UAE while she remained in Gaza to fulfil her journalistic duty.
On October 9, 2025, the International Press Institute awarded Abu Dagga the "Hero of World Press Freedom" award, in appreciation of her sacrifices in covering the war in Gaza, denouncing the failure to take measures to hold those involved in her murder accountable.
The award statement notes that she "repeatedly risked her life to document the ongoing atrocities in Gaza". The World Press Freedom Champion Award is given annually to journalists who have demonstrated a firm commitment to press freedom and their courage in the face of dangers and challenges.