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Johanne Sutton

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Johanne Sutton (1 December 1966 – 11 November 2001) was a French radio reporter and journalist.

Early life and education

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Born in Casablanca, Morocco, she graduated from the École supérieure de journalisme de Lille in 1990 and began working for Radio France International in 1991.[1] Sutton had covered conflicts in Kosovo, Macedonia, and the Middle East, though she specialized in investigative reporting.[1]

Death

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Sutton, along with fellow French journalist Pierre Billaud and German journalist Volker Handloik, was killed in an ambush in Dashti Qaleh, Takhar Province, Afghanistan on 11 November 2001.[1] The trio were travelling on a Northern Alliance armoured personnel carrier when they came under attack by Taliban troops with machine guns and a rocket-propelled grenade launcher.[1] Australian journalist Paul McGeough and French journalist Véronique Reyberotte survived the attack.[1] According to Reyberotte Billaud and Sutton jumped off the tank.[1]

Reaction

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Former French president Jacques Chirac and former French Prime Minister Lionel Jospin praised Sutton and Billaud for their courage.[1]

See also

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References

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