Billy Six

Billy Six (born 24 December 1986) is a German right-wing activist who works as a journalist, documentarian, and author. He was a war reporter for German newspaper Junge Freiheit in Egypt in 2011, and since then he has 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]

Billy Six, 2014

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 arrested on 17 November 2018 at an inn in Villa Marina, a beach town located in Los Taques Municipality near Punto Fijo, Venezuela, and detained in the intelligence prison of the SEBIN, "El Helicoide" by the Venezuelan secret service DGCIM. He was indicted of espionage, rebellion, and violation of security zones, accused of being a being a German spy and presented before a military court; his defense declared that the charges "were without foundation".[9][10]

On 13 December 2018, Six began a hunger strike.[11][12][13] The case of Six attracted much controversy; Reporters Without Borders declared that the allegations were unproven and called for his release.[14]

On 16 March 2019, Six was granted conditional permission to leave the country. The conditions included reporting to authorities at 15-day intervals and a ban of media coverage.[14][15]

Publishing career

Six has written for different newspapers and print magazines, including D Magazine, Junge Freiheit,[16] Magazin Raum & Zeit,[17] Globetrotter,[18] 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).[19]

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″.[20]

Books

References
  1. 23. Mai 2011. "Libysches Bürgerkriegstagebuch XVII". Junge Freiheit. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
  2. 18. Oktober 2012 (17 October 2012). "Sicherheit gibt es nirgends". Junge Freiheit. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
  3. ""Ich hoffe, es gibt Krieg"". Junge Freiheit. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
  4. 20. Februar 2015. "Die Tragödie wird fortgesetzt". Junge Freiheit. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
  5. "SYRIEN: Billy, das Kind – DER SPIEGEL 11/2013". Der Spiegel. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
  6. 6. März 2013. "Pressekonferenz mit JF-Reporter Billy Six". Junge Freiheit. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
  7. "German journalist recalls being held in Syria". Cnsnews.com. 6 March 2013. Archived from the original on 18 April 2017. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
  8. "Vom Straßenrand auf den Acker". MOZ.de. 19 February 2009. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
  9. "CPJ alarmed by detention of German freelance reporter in Venezuela". Archived from the original on 8 November 2020. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
  10. 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.
  11. "German journalist held in Venezuela". BBC News. 13 December 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  12. "Free Billy Six". facebook.com. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  13. 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.
  14. "Nach Freilassung in Venezuela: Deutscher Billy Six auf dem Weg nach Deutschland". Der Spiegel (in German). 17 March 2019. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
  15. "Venezuela releases German journalist Billy Six from jail". Deutsche Welle. 16 March 2019. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
  16. "Suchergebnisse billy six". Junge Freiheit. 24 December 1986. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
  17. "Newsletter raum&zeit". Raum-und-zeit.com. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
  18. "Globetrotter Magazin – Das Reisemagazin für Weltentdecker". Globetrottermagazin.ch. 20 June 2014. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
  19. "Conspiracy Files: Who shot down MH17? – BBC News". BBC. 25 April 2016. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
  20. "JF-TV: Die Flüchtlingslüge (1)". 4 November 2015. Retrieved 21 April 2017 – via YouTube.
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