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Marcus Bensmann

Marcus Bensmann

German journalist

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]

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In 2008 Bensmann was staved in Kazakhstan.[3] In 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

  1. [1]
    Galima Bukharbaeva (21 September 2008). "Uzbekistan: Where journalism is branded terrorism". The New York Times. Retrieved 10 June 2011.
  2. [2]
    Jeff Kingston (23 July 2006). "Convenient Foes: Faces of terrorism". Japan Times. Archived from the original on 19 December 2012. Retrieved 10 June 2011.
  3. [3]
    Oertel, Barbare (2008-01-23). "Angriff auf taz-Reporter in Kasachstan". taz. Retrieved 2015-01-12.
  4. [4]
    "Neue Bewegung im Fall "MH17"". Tagesschau. 2015-01-11. Retrieved 2015-01-12.
  5. [5]
    "IPFA 2005 - Galima Bukharbaeva". Committee to Protect Journalists. 2005. Retrieved 10 June 2011.



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