Lindsey Snell
Lindsey Snell | |
|---|---|
 Snell in April 2021 | |
| Born | Daytona Beach, Florida |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation(s) | journalist, filmmaker |
| Website | lindseysnelljournalist |
Lindsey Snell is an American journalist covering conflicts and crises in the Middle East and North Africa.[1][2]
Background[edit]
Snell's reporting about Syria and Iraq has been featured on MSNBC.[2]
In 2011, Snell produced the feature-length documentary, Square Grouper: The Godfathers of Ganja, which premiered at the 2011 SXSW festival.[3][4][5]
Snell was an associate producer on the feature-length documentaries Cocaine Cowboys: Reloaded, Limelight which premiered at the 2011 Tribeca Film Festival.[6][7]
She served as a researcher on short films documentaries 30 for 30 aired by ESPN such as The U (2009),[8] Broke (2012)[9] and Collision Course: The Murder of Don Aronow (2013).[10][3][11]
Kidnapping in Syria and imprisoned in Turkey[edit]
In July 2016, while working, Snell was kidnapped by Jabhat al-Nusra, al-Qaeda's former affiliate in Aleppo, Syria. She escaped from the group after more than 2 weeks in captivity.[12] After crossing the border from Syria to Turkey, she was arrested by Turkish authorities on August 6, and imprisoned for 67 days at İskenderun and Hatay high security prisons, during which time Turkish media accused her of being a CIA agent and charged her with violating a military zone.[13][14] Snell was released in October 2016.[15][16] In 2018, while traveling to Baghdad, Iraq, Turkey attempted unsuccessfully to have Snell arrested via an Interpol diffusion notice.[17]
Alleged Turkish 2020 intervention in Nagorno-Karabakh[edit]
On September 22, 2020, 5 days before 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war, Snell posted on her Twitter account that Turkish-backed Syrian National Army mercenaries from the Hamza Division were being sent to Baku via Turkey, to support Azerbaijani forces fight for Nagorno-Karabakh.[18][19][20][better source needed]
Awards[edit]
A piece Snell produced[21] for Vocativ about a girls' school in besieged Aleppo, Syria won an Edward R. Murrow Award in the Hard News category in 2016. [22]
References[edit]
- ^ "Who is US journalist Lindsey Snell detained in Turkey?". BBC News. 2016-09-01. Retrieved 2021-05-01.
- ^ a b "American journalist detained in Turkey for 'violating a military zone'". NBC News. Retrieved 2021-05-01.
- ^ a b Mármol, Sebastian del (2011-01-17). "Rakontur's Square Grouper to Premier at SXSW Film Festival". Miami New Times. Retrieved 2021-05-01.
- ^ "Square Grouper". Magnolia Pictures International | Independent Films | Documentaries | Drama | Action. Retrieved 2021-05-03.
- ^ Square Grouper (2011) - IMDb, retrieved 2023-10-23
- ^ "'Limelight' Documentary Premieres at Tribeca Film Festival". DNAinfo New York. Retrieved 2021-05-01.
- ^ Cocaine Cowboys: Reloaded (2014) - IMDb, retrieved 2023-10-23
- ^ "30 for 30" The U (TV Episode 2009) - IMDb, retrieved 2023-10-23
- ^ Broke (2012) - IMDb, retrieved 2023-10-23
- ^ "30 for 30 Shorts" Collision Course: The Murder of Don Aronow (TV Episode 2013) - IMDb, retrieved 2023-10-23
- ^ Iannelli, Jerry (2016-09-01). "Former Miami Filmmaker Trapped Inside Turkish Prison After Escaping Syria". Miami New Times. Retrieved 2021-05-01.
- ^ Snell, Lindsey. "Imprisoned by al Qaeda, Saved by a Kitten". Foreign Policy. Retrieved 2021-05-01.
- ^ "U.S. journalist arrested, held in Turkish prison". www.cbsnews.com. Retrieved 2021-05-01.
- ^ "US journalist arrested in Turkey after fleeing Syria". Al Arabiya English. 2016-09-01. Retrieved 2021-05-01.
- ^ "A journalist went to document the war in Syria, was captured twice – and lived". the Guardian. 2016-10-28. Retrieved 2021-05-01.
- ^ "US journalist Lindsey Snell released from Turkish prison". Committee to Protect Journalists. 2016-10-12. Retrieved 2021-05-01.
- ^ Snell, Lindsey (2018-11-15). "Interpol Helps Dictators Hunt Down Dissidents—and Me". The Daily Beast. Retrieved 2021-05-01.
- ^ "Reports Turkey Is Transferring Syrian Militants To Azerbaijan As Hostilities Against Armenia Increases - Greek City Times". Retrieved 2021-05-01.
- ^ "Lindsey Snell: Rumors of Syrian mercenaries started in July". mediamax.am. Retrieved 2021-05-01.
- ^ "Lindsey Snell's new website to reveal more about Turkish invasions". mediamax.am. Retrieved 2021-05-01.
- ^ Syria Future Generations, retrieved 2023-10-23
- ^ "2016 National Edward R. Murrow Award Winners". www.rtdna.org. Archived from the original on 2018-08-01. Retrieved 2021-05-01.