Billy Six
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Billy Six (born 24 December 1986) is a German journalist, documentarian and author. He was a war reporter for German newspaper Junge Freiheit in Egypt in 2011, and since then he started to report in many conflict ridden countries, such as Libya,[1] Syria,[2] Lebanon,[3] and Ukraine.[4] He got arrested in Syria by the Syrian army in December 2012 while working for Junge Freiheit.[5] Six was held for 12 weeks under local laws, until he was released to Russian diplomats residing in Damascus.[6][7]
Early life[]
Six was born in 1986 in East Berlin. His professional career started as a business administrator and member in local parliament of Neuenhagen,[8] after graduating from high school in 2006.
Arrest in Venezuela[]
Six was similarly arrested and detained in the intelligence prison of the SEBIN, "El Helicoide" by the Venezuelan secret service DGCIM. He was found guilty of being a German spy, and was arrested on 17 November 2018 at an inn in , a beach town located in Los Taques Municipality near Punto Fijo.[9]
The charges of espionage, rebellion, and violation of security zones were presented before a military court and were denied by his defense, saying "they were without foundation".[10]
On 13 December 2018, Six began a hunger strike.[11][12][13] The case of Six attracted much controvery, attracting the Reporters Without Borders to consider the allegations unproven and called for his release.[14]
On 16 March 2019, Six was granted conditional permission to leave the country. These conditions included: reporting t authorities at 15-day intervals, and refusal of media coverage.[14][15] In October 2020 Six disclosed in an article in Deutschland Magazin that the American UN Independent Expert for the Promotion of a Democratic and Equitable International Order had advocated for his release.[16] Zayas confirmed this in an interview in January 2021.[17]
Publishing career[]
Six has written for different newspapers and print magazines, including D Magazine, Junge Freiheit,[18] esoteric, conspiracy Magazin Raum & Zeit,[19] Globetrotter,[20] and Preußische Allgemeine.
He had been working for a year in Ukraine, covering the conflict and the Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 (MH17) incident. He was interviewed by the BBC in the documentary Conspiracy Files: Who Shot Down MH17 (May 2016).[21]
Six covered the refugees in Europe, researching the border area between Greece and Macedonia, at Budapest main station or Freilassing border crossing into Germany. He was traveling a month with the refugees; his results were published by Junge Freiheit TV: ″The Refugee Deception″.[22]
Books[]
- Das grüne Irrlicht (about German politician Hans-Christian Ströbele) (2012)
- Marsch ins Ungewisse (about Syria) (2014)
- Schuldig im Namen der Asyl-Industrie (2016)
References[]
- ^ 23. Mai 2011. "Libysches Bürgerkriegstagebuch XVII". Junge Freiheit. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
- ^ 18. Oktober 2012 (17 October 2012). "Sicherheit gibt es nirgends". Junge Freiheit. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
- ^ ""Ich hoffe, es gibt Krieg"". Junge Freiheit. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
- ^ 20. Februar 2015. "Die Tragödie wird fortgesetzt". Junge Freiheit. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
- ^ "SYRIEN: Billy, das Kind – DER SPIEGEL 11/2013". Der Spiegel. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
- ^ 6. März 2013. "Pressekonferenz mit JF-Reporter Billy Six". Junge Freiheit. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
- ^ "German journalist recalls being held in Syria". Cnsnews.com. 6 March 2013. Archived from the original on 18 April 2017. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
- ^ "Vom Straßenrand auf den Acker". MOZ.de. 19 February 2009. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
- ^ Gerardo Morón Sánchez (27 November 2018). "Así fue como detuvieron al periodista alemán Billy Six en Paraguaná". Nuevo Día (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 March 2019.
- ^ "CPJ alarmed by detention of German freelance reporter in Venezuela". Retrieved 18 February 2021.
- ^ "German journalist held in Venezuela". BBC News. 13 December 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
- ^ "Free Billy Six". facebook.com. Retrieved 3 January 2019.[non-primary source needed]
- ^ Schuetze, Christopher F. (14 December 2018). "German Reporter Is Said to Face Espionage Charges in Venezuela". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Nach Freilassung in Venezuela: Deutscher Billy Six auf dem Weg nach Deutschland". Der Spiegel (in German). 17 March 2019. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
- ^ "Venezuela releases German journalist Billy Six from jail". Deutsche Welle. 16 March 2019. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
- ^ "UNO-Sonderberichtserstatter mahnt" Deutschland Magazin 83/84, pp. 62-67
- ^ https://mronline.org/2021/01/29/un-independent-expert-alfred-de-zayas-this-is-how-the-human-rights-industry-works/
- ^ "Suchergebnisse billy six". Junge Freiheit. 24 December 1986. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
- ^ "Newsletter raum&zeit". Raum-und-zeit.com. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
- ^ "Globetrotter Magazin – Das Reisemagazin für Weltentdecker". Globetrottermagazin.ch. 20 June 2014. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
- ^ "Conspiracy Files: Who shot down MH17? – BBC News". BBC. 25 April 2016. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
- ^ "JF-TV: Die Flüchtlingslüge (1)". 4 November 2015. Retrieved 21 April 2017 – via YouTube.
- 1986 births
- Living people
- German male journalists
- German documentary filmmakers
- German male writers
- People from East Berlin
- Prisoners and detainees of Venezuela
- Film people from Berlin