Kenji Goto Jogo
(1967-2015)
Japanese journalist
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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. In October 2014, he was captured and held hostage by Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants after entering Syria in the hopes of rescuing Japanese hostage Haruna Yukawa. On 30 January 2015, he was beheaded by his captors following the breakdown of negotiations for his release.
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30 October 1967 Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan
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| Died |
30 January 2015 (aged 47) Syria
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| Zodiac | Scorpio |
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