Marie Colvin | |
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| Born | Marie Catherine Colvin January 12, 1956 New York City, U.S.A |
| Died | February 22, 2012 (aged 56) Homs, Syria |
| Cause of death | Bombardment |
| Education | Yale University |
| Occupation | War correspondent |
| Years active | 1979–2012 |
| Spouse(s) | Patrick Bishop (divorced) |
| Website | mariecolvin.org |
Marie Catherine Colvin (January 12, 1956 – February 22, 2012) was an American journalist who worked as a foreign affairs correspondent[1] for the British newspaper The Sunday Times from 1985 until her death. She was one of the most prominent war correspondents of her generation, widely recognized for her extensive coverage on the frontlines of various conflicts across the globe.[2] On February 22, 2012, while she was covering the siege of Homs alongside the French photojournalist Rémi Ochlik, the pair were killed in a targeted attack made by Syrian government forces.[3]
After her death, Stony Brook University established the Marie Colvin Center for International Reporting in her honor. Her family also established the Marie Colvin Memorial Fund through the Long Island Community Foundation, which strives to give donations in Marie's name in honor of her humanitarianism.[4]
In July 2016, lawyers representing Colvin's family filed a civil action against the Syrian Arab Republic in the US District Court for the District of Columbia, claiming they had obtained proof that the Syrian government had directly ordered her assassination. In a verdict issued in 2019, the Columbia District Court found the Assad regime guilty of "extrajudicial killing", terming it as an "unconscionable crime" deliberately committed by the government, and mandated Syria to pay Colvin's family $302 million in compensation for the damages.[5]
- ^ "Witnesses: Libyan government forces shelling civilian areas of Misrata". cnn.com. April 25, 2011. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
- ^ "Veteran war reporter Marie Colvin killed in Syria". Channel 4. UK. February 22, 2012. Archived from the original on February 25, 2012. Retrieved February 22, 2012.
- ^ Wardrop, Murray (February 22, 2012). "Syria: Sunday Times journalist Marie Colvin 'killed in Homs'". The Daily Telegraph. London, UK. Retrieved February 22, 2012.
- ^ "Marie Colvin "A Woman of Valor"". Long Island Community Foundation. Archived from the original on January 12, 2019. Retrieved July 31, 2015.
- ^ "Syria found liable for US reporter's death". BBC News. January 31, 2019.