In
memory of James Foley
“[James
Foley] was kidnapped near the town of Taftanaz, in northern Syria, on
22 November 2012. He covered the conflict in Libya in 2011 before
going to Syria to cover the uprising against the Assad regime for the
US news site GlobalPost, the French news agency AFP and other media.
This is the first execution of a foreign journalist to be claimed by
Islamic State, which has killed Syrian citizen-journalists in recent
months.”
“In a
January 2013 interview, Foley’s mother Diane said her son was
'passionate about covering the story in Syria, passionate about the
people there.' In a Facebook message
to supporters late yesterday, she wrote: 'He gave his life trying to
expose the world to the suffering of the Syrian people.'”
“Three
foreign journalists are still being held hostage in Syria, while four
others are missing there. Armed groups are currently holding around
20 Syrian (professional and non-professional) journalists, while the
Syrian authorities are holding more than 30 Syrian news providers
despite the amnesty announced in June.”
“A
total of 39 professional journalists (12 of them foreigners) have
been killed in connection with their work in Syria since the start of
the conflict in March 2011, and 122 Syrian citizen-journalists have
been killed.”
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