 Martin Adler was killed on 23 June 2006 after being shot at close range by an unknown assailant during a crowded rally in the Somalian capital, Mogadishu that was being held in support of the peace agreement.The gunman then vanished into the crowd.In 2001, he won the Amnesty International Media Award (news category) for his story on the kidnapping and sale of women in China.