Jonathan Spollen
Leonard Jonathan Spollen [1] (born 1984) is an Irish journalist for the International Herald Tribune newspaper, and formerly Assistant Foreign Editor of The National in Abu Dhabi.[2] He went missing in February 2012 from the northern Indian tourist attraction of Rishikesh, sparking an international campaign to locate him,[3] which included his local TD, Eoghan Murphy, raising the issue in the Irish Parliament.[4]
Some commentators have speculated that Spollen may have fallen prey to a supposed condition increasingly described as the India Syndrome, which shares similarities with the alleged form of spiritual hysteria known as the Jerusalem syndrome.[3][5] However, this claim has yet to be substantiated.
Spollen has worked on stories including the Iranian nuclear programme,[6] the Hijab controversy in Ireland [7] and the 2009 Iranian Elections.[8]
He read Philosophy and Politics at University College Dublin, before commencing postgraduate studies in 2004 focusing on the Near and Middle East at London's School of Oriental and African Studies.[9]
Spollen is still considered a missing person.[10] Indian police and Irish authorities are calling for any information as to his whereabouts.[11]
References
- ↑ http://www.findspollen.com
- ↑ Irish journalist goes missing from Rishikesh | Mail Online
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Jonathon Spollen, Missing Irishman, May Have Fallen Victim To Mysterious 'India Syndrome'
- ↑ Topical Issue: The Search Effort for Jonathan Spollen | EoghanMurphy.ie
- ↑ India Syndrome - death on the path to enlightenment
- ↑ Iran's warhead date is anyone's guess - The National
- ↑ Hijab sparks controversy in Ireland - The National
- ↑ Debating Ahmadinejad - The National
- ↑ Jonathan Spollen: lost in India - The Irish Times - Sat, Apr 28, 2012
- ↑ Lost and found: Missing in Rishikesh, India, the 'Land of Gods' - CNN - June 7, 2014
- ↑ Please help find Jonathan Spollen
