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Naji al Jerf, (1977- 27 December 2015), a Syrian documentary filmmaker and also Editor in chief of Hentah, which is a Syrian magazine published monthly. Jeff was shot and killed on Sunday December, 27 2015. It happened on the streets of downtown Gaziantep, Turkey.

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 * 1Personal
 * 2Career
 * 3Death
 * 4Context
 * 5Impact
 * 6Reactions
 * 7See also
 * 8TEMPORARY URL HOLDER
 * 9References
 * 10External links

Personal[edit]
in 1977, Naji Jerf was born into a Leftist family and grew up in Salamiyah. He graduated from Tishreen University with a bachelor's degree in philosophy. He worked as an al-Jazeera documentary producer in Damascus.

Career[edit]
Naji al Jerf first started his career by being the founding member of the Local Coordination Committee in his hometown, Salamiyah. He also founded the Salamiyah City Media Office that documented things going on in the protest movement in the city. Jerf produced a film called White Carnations for Salamiyah, which was about the city's civil society movement during the revolution. He was the editor and chief and founder of Hentah Magazine. The magazine reports news on the daily lives of citizens living in Syria. In addition to his successful journalism career, Jerf put a lot of time and effort into helping those in need during the revolution in Syria. He helped fund and deliver aid to the "internally displaced. When needed, he would travel to neighboring cities of Syria, such as Hama and Homs, to help with media coverage. Lastly, he was the film director for the group, Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently (RBSS).

Death[edit]
Days before leaving for France with his family, Naji Jerf was shot and killed in Gaziantep, Turkey outside a downtown office building. Jeff's death followed a series of killings of other activist, like Jerf, who brought to the attention of citizens the abuses of human rights during the ongoing Syrian Civil War. Although the assailant remains unknown, it is believed Isil (Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant) members are responsible.

Context[edit]
Weeks prior to Jerf's death, he had been receiving death threats via Facebook from ISIS using fake accounts. The threats got worse after Jerf debuted his documentary, Vilayah Haleb. Turkish authorities have opened an investigation on the assassination while his friends and family grieve the lose of their loved one.

Impact[edit]
On January 10th, three suspects were arrested on behalf of Naji Jerf's murder. Even with suspects behind bars, Syrian journalists do not feel any safer.

Reactions[edit]
Aref Krez, fellow Syrian activist to Jerf, became a close friend to him, his wife and two daughters. Krez grieves over his friend and told reporters, “He had a kind heart, and his door was wide open to everyone. He believed in the idea of citizen journalists and believed in what they did, so he dedicated his time to train them.”