Marcus Bensmann

Marcus Bensmann
Marcus Bensmann in 2024
OccupationJournalist
Known forEyewitness coverage of the Andijan massacre
SpouseGalima Bukharbaeva

Marcus Bensmann is a German journalist noted for his eyewitness coverage of the 2005 Andijan massacre in Uzbekistan. For his coverage, he was subsequently charged with providing "informational support to terrorism" and forced to leave the country that had long been his primary "beat".

In 2008 Bensmann was staved in Kazakhstan. In 2014 he stated that he could prove Russian origination of the MH-17 shoot down.

Bensmann has worked for Deutsche Welle, the German TV channel ARD and the Swiss newspaper Neue Zürcher Zeitung. He is married to Uzbek International Press Freedom Award winner Galima Bukharbaeva, also a witness to the massacre.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Galima Bukharbaeva (21 September 2008). "Uzbekistan: Where journalism is branded terrorism". The New York Times. Retrieved 10 June 2011.
  2. 1 2 Jeff Kingston (23 July 2006). "Convenient Foes: Faces of terrorism". Japan Times. Retrieved 10 June 2011.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  3. ↑ Oertel, Barbare (2008-01-23). "Angriff auf taz-Reporter in Kasachstan". taz. Retrieved 2015-01-12.
  4. ↑ "Neue Bewegung im Fall "MH17"". Tagesschau. 2015-01-11. Retrieved 2015-01-12.
  5. ↑ "IPFA 2005 - Galima Bukharbaeva". Committee to Protect Journalists. 2005. Retrieved 10 June 2011.