European Committee Samir Kassir
More then three month have passed since the death of Samir Kassir. “Kassir was an outspoken journalist and writer who was known for always putting his finger on the problem; he was also a political science professor, historian, an intellectual”. Mainly, he was / still is a symbol of free speech and free journalism in Lebanon. He passed away on June 2nd 2005 following terrorist acts which lead to the explosion of his car when he was turning it on.
European academics and journalists have set up a web site dedicated to Kassir and petitioning for the redefinition of relations between the European Union and Middle Eastern countries regularly obstructing journalists’ rights and violating freedom of speech. You can read the petition and sign it at www.comiteeuropeensamirkassir.com
I, personally, saw the man dead in his car minutes after the horrific accident took place. Today, the damages were fixed and the road where Samir Kassir died is back to normal with the addition of a commemorative monument in his memory. I’m publishing, for the first time, the pictures I took on this sad day.
sometimes you feel upset for the assassination of a politician but you always feel frustrated for the lost of a free mind and spirit as samir kassir