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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]

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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,[7] after graduating from high school in 2006.

Arrest in Venezuela

Six was arrested on 17 November 2018 at an inn in Villa Marina [es], 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 German spy and presented before a military court; his defense declared that the charges "were without foundation".[8][9]

On 13 December 2018, Six began a hunger strike.[10][11]^{[non-primary source needed]}[12] The case of Six attracted much controversy; Reporters Without Borders declared that the allegations were unproven and called for his release.[13]

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.[13][14]

Publishing career

Six has written for different newspapers and print magazines, including D Magazine, Junge Freiheit,[15] Magazin Raum & Zeit,[16] Globetrotter,[17] 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).[18]

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″.[19]

Books

• Das grüne Irrlicht (about German politician Hans-Christian Ströbele) (2012)
• Marsch ins Ungewisse (about Syria) (2014)
• Schuldig im Namen der Asyl-Industrie (2016)

References

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