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Lindsey Snell
Snell in April 2021
Born
Daytona Beach, Florida
NationalityAmerican
Occupation(s)journalist, filmmaker
Websitelindseysnelljournalist.com

Lindsey Snell is an American journalist covering conflict and crises in the Middle East and North Africa.[1]

Background

Snell produced videos and documentaries used by ABC News, MSNBC, Vice, Discovery Digital Networks, VICE on HBO and Ozy, her print work has appeared in Foreign Policy, the Daily Beast, North Press Agency, and the Investigative Journal.[2]

In 2011, Snell produced the feature-length documentary, Square Grouper: The Godfathers of Ganja, which premiered at the 2011 SXSW festival.[3][4]

Snell was an associate producer on the feature-length documentaries Cocaine Cowboys: Reloaded, Limelight which premiered at the 2011 Tribeca Film Festival.[5]

She served as a researcher on short films documentaries 30 for 30 aired by ESPN such as The U (2009), Broke (2012) and Collision Course: The Murder of Don Aronow (2013).[3][6]

Kidnapping in Syria and imprisoned in Turkey

In July 2016, while working as 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.[7] After crossing the border from Syria to Turkey, she was arrested by Turkish authorities on August 6, and imprisoned for 67 days at Iskenderun 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.[8][9] Snell was released in October 2016.[10][11] In 2018, while traveling to Baghdad, Iraq, Turkey attempted unsuccessfully to have Snell arrested via an Interpol diffusion notice.[12]

Turkish 2020 intervention in Nagorno-Karabakh

On September 22, 2020, 5 days prior to 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war, Snell posted on her Twitter account that Turkish-backed Syrian National Army mercenaries from the Hamza Division being sent to Baku via Turkey, to support Azerbaijani forces fight for Nagorno-Karabakh.[13][14][15]

Awards

In 2016, she won an Edward R. Murrow award for a documentary she filmed at a girls’ school in Aleppo, Syria, entitled Syria Future Generations.[16]

References

  1. ^ "Who is US journalist Lindsey Snell detained in Turkey?". BBC News. 2016-09-01. Retrieved 2021-05-01.
  2. ^ "American journalist detained in Turkey for 'violating a military zone'". NBC News. Retrieved 2021-05-01.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "Square Grouper". Magnolia Pictures International | Independent Films | Documentaries | Drama | Action. Retrieved 2021-05-03.
  5. ^ "'Limelight' Documentary Premieres at Tribeca Film Festival". DNAinfo New York. Retrieved 2021-05-01.
  6. ^ Iannelli, Jerry (2016-09-01). "Former Miami Filmmaker Trapped Inside Turkish Prison After Escaping Syria". Miami New Times. Retrieved 2021-05-01.
  7. ^ Snell, Lindsey. "Imprisoned by al Qaeda, Saved by a Kitten". Foreign Policy. Retrieved 2021-05-01.
  8. ^ "U.S. journalist arrested, held in Turkish prison". www.cbsnews.com. Retrieved 2021-05-01.
  9. ^ "US journalist arrested in Turkey after fleeing Syria". Al Arabiya English. 2016-09-01. Retrieved 2021-05-01.
  10. ^ "A journalist went to document the war in Syria, was captured twice – and lived". the Guardian. 2016-10-28. Retrieved 2021-05-01.
  11. ^ "US journalist Lindsey Snell released from Turkish prison". Committee to Protect Journalists. 2016-10-12. Retrieved 2021-05-01.
  12. ^ Snell, Lindsey (2018-11-15). "Interpol Helps Dictators Hunt Down Dissidents—and Me". The Daily Beast. Retrieved 2021-05-01.
  13. ^ "Reports Turkey Is Transferring Syrian Militants To Azerbaijan As Hostilities Against Armenia Increases - Greek City Times". Retrieved 2021-05-01.
  14. ^ "Lindsey Snell: Rumors of Syrian mercenaries started in July". mediamax.am. Retrieved 2021-05-01.
  15. ^ "Lindsey Snell's new website to reveal more about Turkish invasions". mediamax.am. Retrieved 2021-05-01.
  16. ^ "2016 National Edward R. Murrow Award Winners". www.rtdna.org. Retrieved 2021-05-01.
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