Death of Andrey Stenin
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Andrey Stenin | |
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| Андрей Алексеевич Стенин | |
| Born | 22 December 1980 |
| Died | 6 August 2014 (aged 33) |
| Cause of death | Killed in action (gunshot wound) |
| Nationality |  Soviet Union→ Russia |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist, photojournalist, war photographer |
| Awards |  |
On 5 August 2014, Andrey Alexeyevich Stenin, a Russian photojournalist, disappeared while covering the
Background
Andrey Stenin (
Stenin was quoted after his death as saying, "Journalists are the eyes of the citizens and the world."[2]
Disappearance and death
Stenin was allegedly embedded with Russian-backed combatants in Ukraine. Critics have labelled his activity a part of the fabrication of war propaganda.[citation needed] After Stenin's disappearance, Anton Gerashchenko, an official with Ukraine's Interior Ministry suggested in an interview with the Latvian radio station Baltkom that the photojournalist might have been detained in the conflict area by Ukraine's security services.[1]
He went missing 5 August 2014. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ),[3] Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International expressed their concern for Stenin's safety.[citation needed] Reports in August indicated that Stenin's remains were found with the bodies of two other people.[4]
On 3 September Stenin was confirmed dead.
- Igor Kornelyuk and Anton Voloshin, employees of the VGTRK radio and television network, were killed in June near Luhansk.
- At the end of June, First TV Channel cameraman Anatoly Klyanwas mortally wounded near Donetsk.
Aftermath
The UN issued a statement deploring his death, calling for an investigation and justice to be brought against those responsible.[7]
Stenin was awarded Russia's Order of Courage posthumously.[8]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d "Russian photojournalist Andrei Stenin killed in Ukraine". Committee to Protect Journalists. 3 September 2014. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
- ^ "Kiev Committing War Crimes While Accusing Andrei Stenin of "Assisting Terrorists"". RIA Novosti. 3 September 2014. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
- ^ "Russian agency photographer goes missing in Ukraine". The Guardian. 11 August 2014. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
- ^ rferl 3 September 2014, [1], osce 23 August 2014 osce august
- ^ "Результаты генетической экспертизы подтвердили смерть фотокорреспондента Андрея Стенина на юго-востоке Украины (DNA Test Confirms Death of Photojournalist Andrey Stenin on in Ukraine's Southeast)". Investigative Committee of Russia. Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
- ^ a b "Russian Foreign Ministry Statement on the Death of Russian Journalist Andrei Stenin in Ukraine". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
- ^ "Director-General deplores death of Russian photojournalist Andrei Stenin". Retrieved 6 September 2014.
- ^ "Andrei Stenin has been posthumously awarded the Order of Courage". Russian Presidential Executive Office. 5 September 2014. Retrieved 6 September 2014.