Véronique Robert

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]

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

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
  1. Alexis Delcambre, La journaliste Véronique Robert était « une vraie professionnelle de la guerre, LeMonde.fr, 25 June 2017.(in French)
  2. 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. "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.
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