Gebran Tueni
Gebran Tueni | |
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جبران تويني | |
Nadia Hamadeh | |
Relatives | Marwan Hamadeh (uncle), Ali Hamade (uncle) |
Website | http://www.gebrantueni.com |
Gebran Ghassan Tueni (
Early life
Gebran Tueni was born in Beirut on 15 September 1957. His father,
At age 18, Gebran Tueni experienced the horror of sectarian intolerance with the outbreak of
Education
Tueni received Bachelor of Arts degree in international relations from
Career
Tueni's journalism career started when he became the general manager, editor in chief and editorialist for the weekly magazine An Nahar Arab and International that he and other journalists launched in Paris in 1979 and that was published until 1990.
He came to international prominence in March 2000 when he wrote a front-page letter to
In March 2005, he contributed to the
Views
Tueni strongly supported the freedom of speech. He also encouraged the questioning of the
Assassination and burial
Although Tueni continued his editorials in An Nahar, he was out of Beirut until shortly before his death. After the assassination of Rafic Hariri, he learned that he was on the top of a hit list and started taking preventative steps, like switching cars every other day.[7] In June 2005, his star columnist Samir Kassir was assassinated. Then, he left Lebanon and stayed in Paris for a while and came back on 11 December 2005.[7][9][16]
Tueni was assassinated by a car bomb on 12 December 2005 in
His body was buried at Saint Dimitrius church graves after the funeral that took place at Saint George church in Beirut. Tens of thousands of mourners filled the streets of Beirut for Tueni's funeral on 14 December 2005. Many mourners blamed Syria for his death due to his anti-Syrian policy and they chanted anti-Syrian slogans. The members of the Lebanese parliament also observed a moment of silence during a special parliamentary session. Continuing the play on words with "An nahar" (The Day), family members stated that night would not fall on the newspaper.
Reactions and perpetrators
Initial reports published in Elaph indicated that a hitherto unknown group, "Strugglers for the Unity and Freedom of al-Sham" (where al-Sham refers to ancient Greater Syria) claimed responsibility.[citation needed] The statement taking responsibility was also faxed to Reuters and included a warning that the same fate awaited other opponents of "Arabism" in Lebanon, claiming that the assassination has succeeded in "shutting up" a traitor, and "turning An-Nahar (Arabic for Day) into ″Dark Night″.
Several anti-Syrian Lebanese politicians blamed
Before his death, Tueni was campaigning for an international probe into recently discovered mass graves in Anjar next to the main Syrian intelligence headquarters. Forensic analysis later showed the graves were part of an 18th-century cemetery. In his last editorial Tueni accused Syria of committing "crimes against humanity" and blamed them for the mass graves and other atrocities committed in Lebanon during their presence. His articles and editorials in An Nahar often raised the ire of the Syrians.
Lawsuit
Boutros Harb is the lawyer of the Tueni family, and filed a lawsuit in October 2012 against two Syrian officers due to their alleged roles in Gebran Tueni's assassination.[20]
Personal life
Gebran Tueni was first married to Mirna Murr who gave birth to two of his daughters, Nayla and Michelle. Mirna Murr is the daughter of Michel Murr, a Lebanese politician. They later divorced. His second spouse was Siham Asseily.[6] He had twin daughters, Gabriella and Nadia, from his second marriage, who were just a few months old when he was killed.[11]
Legacy
Gebran Tueni Award
The
The award has been given to the following journalists and media figures:
- 2012: Ali Farzat, Syrian cartoonist[22]
- 2010: Aboubakr Jamaï, Le Journal Hebdomadaire, Morocco[23]
- 2009: Asos Hardi, Awene, Iraqi Kurdistan[24]
- 2008: Ibrahim Essa, Al Dustour, Egypt[25]
- 2007: Michel Hajji Georgiou, L'Orient Le Jour, Lebanon[26]
- 2006: Nadia Al-Sakkaf, Yemen Times, Yemen
Gebran Tueni Human Rights Fellowship Program
See also
- List of assassinated Lebanese politicians
References
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- ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
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- ^ a b c d e Macleod, Scott (16 December 2005). "Gebran Tueni: An Appreciation". Time World. Archived from the original on 28 May 2009. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
- ^ a b "The Gebran G. Tueni Human Rights Fellowship". The Carr Center. Archived from the original on 6 May 2012. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
- ^ a b c d e "Gebran Tueni". CPJ. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
- ^ "Qornet Shehwan Gathering" (PDF). Middle East Mirror. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 October 2012. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
- ^ a b "Obituary: Gibran Tueni". BBC. 12 December 2005. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
- ISBN 978-0-8156-3304-4. Retrieved 15 March 2013.
- ^ "Lebanon's Elections 2005: Updated Electoral Lists". Ya Libnan. 21 May 2005. Archived from the original on 2 August 2009. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
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- ^ "Gibran Tueni". The Star. 18 December 2005. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
- ^ Mallat, Chibli. Lebanon's Cedar Revolution An essay on non-violence and justice (PDF). Mallat. p. 122. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 February 2012.
- ^ "Tueni remembered as defender of Lebanon's sovereignty". The Daily Star. Beirut. 13 September 2012. Archived from the original on 5 February 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2012.
- ^ "Director-General condemns assassination of Lebanese newspaper editor Gebran Tueni". United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. 13 December 2005. Archived from the original on 7 May 2006. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
- ^ "Tueni family sues Syrian officers implicated in MP's murder". The Daily Star. 10 October 2012. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
- ^ Andrew Heslop (7 July 2011). "The irresolvable dilemma of the newspaper publisher". World Association of Newspapers. Archived from the original on 21 December 2018. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
- ^ "Farzat receives prize for Syrian political cartoons". The Daily Star. 12 December 2012. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
- ^ "Moroccan journalist presented with the Gebran Tueni Prize". Media Update. 14 April 2011. Retrieved 28 August 2013.
- ^ "Kurdish journalist wins Gebran Tueni Award". The Kurdish Globe. 19 December 2009. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
- ^ "Egyptian editor wins Gebran Tueni Award for journalism". The Daily Star. 3 December 2008. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
- ^ "Michel Georgiou receives Gebran Tueni Award at ceremony honoring assassinated journalist". The Daily Star. 10 December 2007. Retrieved 26 March 2013.