Stephen Farrell (journalist)
| Stephen Farrell | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | journalist |
| Notable credit(s) | The Times; The New York Times |
Stephen Farrell is a journalist who holds both Irish and British citizenship[1] and has been the Middle East correspondent for The Times. In July 2007, he joined The New York Times as a correspondent in Baghdad.[2] He is married and has just finished writing a book on Hamas.[3] He has been kidnapped twice.
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[edit] 2004 kidnap in Iraq
In April 2004, while on assignment for The Times, he was kidnapped during the First Battle of Fallujah.[4] He was freed unharmed after eight hours of captivity.[5]
[edit] 2009 kidnap in Afghanistan
On 5 September 2009, Farrell, his interpreter Sultan Munadi and their driver were in a village south of Kunduz, Afghanistan, investigating the NATO strike on two hijacked fuel tankers that killed 56 Taliban men and more than a dozen villagers. Munadi was warned earlier by one of his local friends that the villagers were very angry about the strike and it would not be safe to visit the place. However, the journalists decided to go there, and got out of the car at the site of the wrecked tankers to interview the eye-witnesses. Soon after, an alarm was raised about a group of 10 militants approaching. The driver fled into a field and hid in tall grass, while Farrell and Munadi were kidnapped.[6][7]
On 9 September, four days after the kidnap, a British army raid rescued Farrell. Corporal John Harrison, a British soldier from the 1st Battalion, The Parachute Regiment, Special Forces Support Group and Farrell's interpreter, Sultan Munadi were killed. During his captivity, media organizations and Wikipedia imposed a news blackout on his kidnapping, similar to that which had taken place during the kidnapping of fellow New York Times journalist David Rohde a few months earlier, for fear that media attention would increase the risk to the captives.[8]
[edit] 2011 detainment in Libya
Farrell was detained in Libya in March 2011.[9]. The New York Times reported on 18 March 2011 that Libya had agreed to free him and three colleagues: Anthony Shadid, Lynsey Addario and Tyler Hicks.[10]. Farrell was released on 21 March 2011, along with all of his colleagues.[11].
[edit] References
- ^ "Four die in Afghan rescue mission". BBC. 9 September 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8245455.stm. Retrieved 2009-09-13.
- ^ "Names James Glanz as Baghdad Bureau Chief". The New York Observer. http://www.observer.com/2007/times-names-james-glanz-baghdad-bureau-chief. Retrieved 2009-09-13.
- ^ Beaumont, Peter (9 September 2009). "Rescued journalist Stephen Farrell driven by 'God of News'". London: The Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/sep/09/stephen-farrell-rescue-journalist-afghanistan. Retrieved 2009-09-13.
- ^ "Transcripts". CNN. http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0604/01/i_c.01.html. Retrieved 2009-09-13.
- ^ Swain, Jon (September 13, 2009). "Stephen Farrell: Rescuing Robohack". London: Times Online. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/Afghanistan/article6832337.ece. Retrieved 2009-09-14.[dead link]
- ^ Schmitt, Eric (September 9, 2009). "Seized Times Reporter Is Freed in Afghan Raid That Kills Aide". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/09/world/asia/09rescue.html?_r=2&pagewanted=2&sq=Stephen%20Farrell&st=cse&scp=3. Retrieved 2009-09-13.
- ^ "No 10 defends Afghanistan rescue". BBC. 11 September 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/8248573.stm. Retrieved 2009-09-13.
- ^ Schmitt, Eric (2009-09-09). "Seized Times Reporter Is Freed in Afghan Raid That Kills Aide". New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/09/world/asia/09rescue.html. Retrieved 2009-09-09.
- ^ Norman, Joshua (16 March 2011). "Four New York Times staffers go missing in Libya". CBS News. http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503543_162-20043890-503543.html.
- ^ Kirkpatrick, David (18 March 2011). "Libya Says It Will Release Times Journalists". New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/19/world/africa/19journalists.html?_r=3. Retrieved 18 March 2011.
- ^ Peters, Jeremy W. (21 March 2011). "Libya Releases 4 New York Times Journalists". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/22/world/africa/22times.html.
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