Anton Hammerl

Anton Hammerl
Born
Anton Lazarus Hammerl

(1969-12-12)12 December 1969
Johannesburg, South Africa
Died(2011-04-05)5 April 2011 (aged 41)
Outside of Brega, Libya
Cause of deathGunshot wounds
NationalitySouth Africa/Austria
EducationPretoria Technikon
OccupationPhotojournalist
Years active1992–2011
SpousePenny Sukhraj
Children3
WebsiteOfficial website

Anton Hammerl (12 December 1969 – 5 April 2011) was a South African photojournalist who was shot and killed by troops loyal to Muammar Gaddafi outside of Brega while covering the First Libyan Civil War on 5 April 2011.[1] After his death, Hammerl's family was led to believe by the Gaddafi regime that he was alive and safe, but held in detention in Libya. His family learned about his death on 19 May after the release of a group of journalists who had been with Hammerl when he was killed.[2][3][4]

Hammerl was one of five journalists killed during the civil war.[5][6][full citation needed] His remains have not yet been located.[7][full citation needed]

  1. ^ "Anton Hammerl". Committee to Protect Journalists. 5 April 2011. Retrieved 13 November 2011.
  2. ^ Laing, Aislinn (20 May 2011). "Libya: London-based photographer killed by Gaddafi troops". The Telegraph (U.K.). Retrieved 13 November 2011.
  3. ^ Barney Mthombothi (27 May 2011). "Editor's Note: Taken for fools". Fm.co.za. Retrieved 4 December 2011.
  4. ^ Lee, Jon (1 August 2011). "News Desk: Libya: An Exit Strategy and a Body". The New Yorker. Retrieved 28 December 2011.
  5. ^ "6 Journalists Killed in Libya since 1992/Motive Confirmed". Committee to Protect Journalists. 2011. Archived from the original on 8 November 2011. Retrieved 13 November 2011.
  6. ^ Chantelle Benjamin. 2011. "Libya 'broke law' over Hammerl." Business Day (South Africa), 14 June. Retrieved 13 November 2011 Lexis-Nexis Database.
  7. ^ Africa News. "South Africa: Hammerl's Wife Appeals to Libyans for Help". 1 November 2011. Retrieved 13 November 2011.