Andrea Rocchelli

Andrea Rocchelli
Born(1983-09-27)27 September 1983
Pavia, Lombardy, Italy
Died24 May 2014(2014-05-24) (aged 30)
Sloviansk Raion, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine
Cause of deathShrapnel
Resting placePavia, Italy
OccupationPhotojournalist

Andrea Rocchelli (27 September 1983 – 24 May 2014) was an Italian freelance photojournalist and founder of the independent photographers collective Cesura.[1] He was killed during the Donbas war and Ukrainian authorities were accused by his partners for the killing.[2][3]

  1. ^ "Cesura - Andy Rocchelli". Cesura.it. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference motivazioniSentenza was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "La fine di Rocchelli, verdetto in Cassazione" (in Italian). 9 December 2021. The acquittal [...] however fully confirmed the reconstruction of the accusation: the convoy of journalists of which Andy was a part was recognized and deliberately attacked with mortar fire by the Ukrainian army