Valentin Areh (born August 22, 1971) is a
Slovenian journalist, war correspondent and writer. Currently he works for several international media organisations.
Born in the Slovenian capital
Ljubljana, he participated in 1991 as a soldier in the brief
Slovenian
war of independence. He subsequently attended
Ljubljana University
The University of Ljubljana ( sl, Univerza v Ljubljani, , la, Universitas Labacensis), often referred to as UL, is the oldest and largest university in Slovenia. It has approximately 39,000 enrolled students.
History Beginnings
Although certain ...
, studying history and sociology. He concluded his studies at Ljubljana by obtaining a
Master's degree covering certain sociological aspects of the
US electoral system.
Areh has fifteen years of experience as a war correspondent in places such as
Croatia,
Bosnia
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,
Kosovo,
Chechnya
Chechnya ( rus, Чечня́, Chechnyá, p=tɕɪtɕˈnʲa; ce, Нохчийчоь, Noxçiyçö), officially the Chechen Republic,; ce, Нохчийн Республика, Noxçiyn Respublika is a republic of Russia. It is situated in the ...
,
Afghanistan and
Iraq. He was one of the few journalists to remain in
Kosovo during the
Kosovo War of 1999 and he survived a tortuous escape out of the country during
NATO’s war to expel Serbian forces. He has worked with
AP,
Reuters, Italia Uno, Media set, 24ur and he is the author of several books.
Bibliography
Areh has written several books, including:
*Afghanistan: Stories of War Correspondent (2002);
*Saddam Hussein al Tikriti (2004);
*Blood in the Desert Sand (2004).
External links
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1971 births
Journalists from Ljubljana
Living people
Writers from Ljubljana
Slovenian military personnel
Slovenian war correspondents
University of Ljubljana alumni
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