Mohammad Abu Hasira, Duaa Jabbour and Mohammad Jarghoun are three of over 200 journalists killed reporting on the Israel-Hamas war since Oct. 7, 2023.
On Wednesday, Oct. 15, University of New Mexico students, faculty and community members gathered outside the UNM Communications and Journalism Building to hold a vigil during which community members read the names of journalists killed reporting on the war.
UNM graduate student of communications Sofie Hechet credited the journalists in Gaza for allowing “over 2 years of live streamed genocide” to reach international audiences.
“We have voices like Bisan (Owda) from Gaza reporting daily, without fail, on the truth of this war,” Hechet said. “We know, thanks to fearless reporting by journalists on the ground, what is actually going on, and we will continue to share these stories.”
Rebeca Jasso-Aguilar, who participated in reading the names of journalists, quoted the words of Anas al-Sharif, who was killed by an Israeli airstrike in August 2025.
“’If these words reach you, know that Israel has succeeded in killing me and silencing my voice. I have lived through pain in all its details, tasted suffering and loss many times. Yet I never once hesitated to convey the truth as it is without distortion or falsification so that Allah may bear witness against those who stayed silent and accepted our killing,” Jasso-Aguilar said. “Do not forget Gaza and do not forget me in your sincere prayers for forgiveness and acceptance.’”
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