Marcus Bensmann
Marcus Bensmann is a German journalist noted for his eyewitness coverage of the 2005 Andijan Massacre in Uzbekistan.[1] For his coverage, he was subsequently charged with providing "informational support to terrorism"[1] and forced to leave the country that had long been his primary "beat".[2]
2010 Bensmann was staved in Kazakhstan.[3] 2014 he stated, that he could prove russian origination of the MH-17 shoot down.[4]
Bensmann has worked for Deutsche Welle, the German TV channel ARD and the Swiss newspaper Neue Zürcher Zeitung.[1] He is married to Uzbek International Press Freedom Award winner[5] Galima Bukharbaeva, also a witness to the massacre.[2]
References
- ^ a b c Galima Bukharbaeva (21 September 2008). "Uzbekistan: Where journalism is branded terrorism". The New York Times. Retrieved 10 June 2011.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ a b Jeff Kingston (23 July 2006). "Convenient Foes: Faces of terrorism". Japan Times. Retrieved 10 June 2011.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Oertel, Barbare (2008-01-23). "Angriff auf taz-Reporter in Kasachstan". taz. Retrieved 2015-01-12.
- ^ "Neue Bewegung im Fall "MH17"". Tagesschau. 2015-01-11. Retrieved 2015-01-12.
- ^ "IPFA 2005 - Galima Bukharbaeva". Committee to Protect Journalists. 2005. Retrieved 10 June 2011.
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