Department of Foreign Relations, Kurdistan Regional Government

Statement from the KRG on the death of the Times Foreign Editor Richard Beeston

TUE, 21 MAY 2013 13:14

The Kurdistan Regional Government is very saddened to learn of the death of Richard Beeston, an outstanding journalist and loyal friend of the Kurdish people. A foreign correspondent and editor of 30 years, Richard was one of the first reporters to witness the chemical attack against the people of Halabja in 1988. His reporting helped to expose the massacre to the international community and to the public, at a time when Iraqi Kurdistan was little known, oppressed and isolated from the world.


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