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Véronique Robert

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Véronique Robert
Born
Died (aged 54)
Clamart, France
Cause of deathLand mine explosion
NationalityFrench–Swiss
OccupationJournalist
SpouseBruno Fuchs

Véronique Robert (1962[1] – 24 June 2017) was a Franco-Swiss journalist and war correspondent, who died in a Paris hospital on 24 June 2017, at age 54, after being wounded in an explosion in Mosul, Iraq, five days earlier, on 19 June.[2][3][4]

Robert was wounded in the same mine explosion that killed Iraqi journalist Bakhtiyar Haddad and fellow French journalist Stéphan Villeneuve, and wounded Samuel Foley, who works for Le Figaro.[2] Robert and Villeneuve were working for France Télévisions on a report for the French TV documentary show Envoyé spécial.[2]

On 29 June 2017, it was announced that she would be made a Chevalier of the Legion of Honour.[5]

In 2007, one of her sons was raped in Dubai, prompting her to launch a campaign against the authorities.[6][7][8]

References

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  1. ^ Alexis Delcambre, La journaliste Véronique Robert était « une vraie professionnelle de la guerre, LeMonde.fr, 25 June 2017.(in French)
  2. ^ a b c Kim Willsher and Reuters (24 June 2017). "Franco-Swiss journalist dies in Paris after being injured in Mosul blast". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 June 2017. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)
  3. ^ "Journalist Veronique Robert dies of Mosul blast wounds". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
  4. ^ Chloe Farand (24 June 2017). "French journalist dies of injuries after reporting on Isis war in Iraq". The Independent. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
  5. ^ "Véronique Robert décorée de la Légion d'honneur". Le Figaro. 29 June 2017. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  6. ^ 'They Destroyed Me': French Teen's Rape Case Exposes Dubai's Dark Side ABC News, 12 December 2007.
  7. ^ Dubai court jails boy's HIV rapist CNN, 12 December 2007.
  8. ^ Dubai and rape: French youth tells his story New York Times, 31 October 2007.