Feras Hatoum
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Feras Hatoum | |
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| Nationality | Lebanese |
| Occupation | journalist |
Firas Hatoum (Or Feras Hatoum, Arabic: فراس حاطوم) is a Lebanese journalist currently working for New TV (a Lebanon-based satellite channel), who came into the spotlight for his coverage of the Israeli war in Lebanon in July 2006, and then his following up as a key witness in the assassination of former PM Rafik Hariri, Muhammad Zuhair Al-Siddiq and was held in custody after breaking and entering Al-Siddiq's home during an investigative mission.[1][2]
He is a third-place winner of a 2007 Les Lauréats du Inquirer Award for his research into prison conditions.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ "Judge turns down second request to free journalists". Daily Star. 30 December 2006. Retrieved 18 January 2011.
- ^ "En libertad los tres periodistas detenidos por irrumpir en casa de un testigo clave en el asesinato de Hariri". Europa Press (in Spanish). 31 January 2007. Retrieved 18 January 2011.
- ^ "Les Lauréats du Inquirer Award 2007" (in French). Arab Press Network. 13 March 2008. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 18 January 2011.
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