Clare Morgana Gillis is an American journalist.[1] On April 5, 2011, Gillis was traveling with an anti-Gaddafi militia force, with fellow journalists James Foley, Manu Brabo and Anton Hammerl, during the collapse of the Muammar Gaddafi regime, when they were attacked by a rival group.[2][3][4][5] Hammerl died during the initial attack. Gillis, Foley and Brabo were held as hostages.
Clare Morgana Gillis | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | journalist |
| Known for | captured in Libya |
Gillis had delivered the Doctoral dissertation in medieval history that earned her her PhD from Harvard University a year before her capture.[6][7]
Gillis appeared before the United States Senate's Judiciary Committee on July 28, 2011, when it was considering a bill on improving US compliance with its obligations to provide consular access to foreigners the US government arrests.[8] She told the Senators that her own safe release had relied on her access to Hungarian diplomats.
Gillis was dragged by her hair, and beaten, by the fighters who captured her.[9]
The rump of the Libyan government gave Gillis and her colleagues a one-year suspended sentence when it released them six weeks after their capture.[10]
In an interview with WNYC Gillis compared the level of violence she saw in Libya with the violence one sees from those raised in families that experienced domestic violence.[7]
References
edit- ^ Neal Conan (2011-05-25). "Foley And Gillis Reflect On Captivity In Libya". Talk of the Nation. NPR. Retrieved 2018-03-29.
- ^ "Anton Hammerl". Committee to Protect Journalists. 5 April 2011. Retrieved 13 November 2011.
- ^ Aislinn Laing (2011-05-20). "Libya: London-based photographer killed by Gaddafi troops". The Telegraph (U.K.). Retrieved 2011-11-13.
- ^ Jon Lee (2011-08-01). "News Desk: Libya: An Exit Strategy and a Body". The New Yorker. Retrieved 2011-12-28.
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Elizabeth A. Harris (2011-04-07). "Four Foreign Journalists Held in Libya". The New York Times. p. A12. Retrieved 2014-08-22.
GlobalPost, an online news publication, said that the three other journalists were Clare Morgana Gillis, an American freelancer who has reported for The Atlantic, and two photographers, Manu Brabo of Spain and Anton Hammerl of South Africa.
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Clare Morgana Gillis (December 2011). "What I lost in Libya". Atlantic magazine. Retrieved 2020-05-13.
Before the day was over, it would be exceptional in another way entirely—brutal, heartbreaking—as our initial success made us forget the cardinal rule of war reportage: don't die.
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Clare Morgana Gillis (2011-11-14). "Journalist Clare Morgana Gillis on Her Imprisonment in Gadhafi's Libya". WNYC (Interview). Retrieved 2020-05-13.
Gillis has recounted her harrowing tale of capture, imprisonment, and release in the latest issue of The Atlantic magazine. She reflects on her experience and shares her insight into what the future has in store for Libya.
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Uma Ramiah (2011-07-27). "New Haven Journalist Testifies at Senate Judiciary Committee". National Public Radio. Retrieved 2020-05-13.
She explained that without the help of the Hungarian consulate in Libya, who facilitated her release, she may not have gotten out safely. 'Consular access is vital to people in our situation,' she said.
- ^ James Foley (2011-05-25). "Journalist Foley Details 6 Weeks of Captivity in Libya: 'I Could Make it'". PBS NewsHour (Interview). Interviewed by Ray Suarez. Archived from the original on 2018-03-29. Retrieved 2018-03-29.
- ^ "Photographer Anton Hammerl 'killed by Libyan troops'". BBC News. 2011-05-20. Retrieved December 29, 2011.