Category Archives: Features

September – VICE, i newspaper, Thomson Reuters Foundation, Magnum Photos (selected)

‘Get off my lawn! Pokemon Go tests global property rights’, Thomson Reuters Foundation, Sept 22, 2016 (republished in the New York Times, the Sydney Morning Herald, the Age, Dawn, the Economic Times, the Philadelphia Inquirer, etc. Also republished by the World Bank in English and Chinese)

‘The Battle for Sirte’, Magnum Photos, Sept 20, 2016

‘Celebrities from Sting to Pussy Riot support “We Are Not Afraid” refugee campaign’, Reuters, Sept 19, 2017

‘Double Standards’, Magnum Photos, Sept 15, 2016

‘Communities take charge in Scotland’s land reform “revolution”‘, Thomson Reuters Foundation, Sept 12, 2016 (in Italian)

IMG_6697Reporting from the Crops in Pots community garden in Leith, Edinburgh, for thisisplace.org/the Thomson Reuters Foundation.

‘Peter Tatchell: Keith Vaz probably victim of “classic tabloid sting”‘, i newspaper, Sept 5, 2016

‘How Much Can One-Off Protest Change People’s Minds About Abortion?’, VICE, Sept 3, 2016

I was also quoted in this Guardian article on clubbing in northeast Nigeria.

August – Maclean’s, Thomson Reuters Foundation (selected)

‘Ethiopia says Olympic marathon medalist a “hero”, forever welcome back home’, Thomson Reuters Foundation, Aug 26, 2016 (republished by Daily Mail, etc.)

‘Ethiopian marathon medalist stays put in Rio, vows to fight for land rights’, Thomson Reuters Foundation, Aug 25, 2016 (republished by SBS, Times of India, Metro, etc.)

‘Olympics marathon medalist’s protest shines spotlight on unrest in Ethiopia’, Thomson Reuters Foundation, Aug 25, 2016 (republished by Voice of America, etc. Also in Portuguese)

‘Petition urges U.N. to protect aid workers in conflict zones’, Thomson Reuters Foundation, Aug 19, 2016 (republished by Reuters AfricaVoice of America, Daily Mail, Yahoo, etc.)

‘Ethiopia’s battle for land reforms could lead to civil war: opposition leader’, Thomson Reuters Foundation, Aug 11, 2016 (republished by Yahoo, All Africa, etc.)

‘Black Lives Matter moves to the U.K.’, Maclean’s, Aug 8, 2016 (my coverage also referenced in the Independent and the Evening Standard)

July – VICE, Time, VICE News (selected)

Video: ‘Gerry Adams says Brexit could lead to Northern Ireland leaving the UK’, VICE News, July 25, 2016 (I field produced)

‘Could Brexit Unite Ireland? Uncertainty Reigns North of the Border’, Time, July 19, 2016

IMG_6482Eleventh night bonfire at Sandy Row, Belfast.IMG_6620Ardoyne residents burning Union Jack flags on July 12, 2016.IMG_6349The bonfire at Sandy Row, Belfast, July 11, 2016.

‘I Joined the Media Scrum at the Launch of the Iraq Inquiry’, VICE, July 6, 2016

June – Irish Times, Maclean’s, SME

‘Is Brexit the start of a new war against globalization?’, Maclean’s, June 25, 2016

‘Talking Brexit in the Calais Jungle’, Maclean’s, June 21, 2016

IMG_6286Back reporting from the Jungle migrant camp in Calais, France.

‘The war the world forgot: Nigeria’s displaced contemplate returning home’, Irish Times, June 11, 2016

_MGL0602A Nigerian IDP and her child, born while they were hiding in the bush from Boko Haram, for the Irish Times.

I was also interviewed by Slovakian broadsheet SME about the EU referendum and the feelings on the ground here in London.

Included in the full list of mentors for the Refugee Journalism Project run jointly by the London College of Communication/Migrants Resource Centre now up here.

May – VICE News, Irish Times, Business Insider, Refugee Journalism Project (selected)

‘Syringes in the Streets, Gang Shootings, and Clockwork Orange: How Ireland Is Tackling a Drug Crisis’, VICE News, May 23, 2016 (in Italian; also on Business Insider)

‘Book review: Bad News: Last Journalist in a Dictatorship by Anjan Sundaram’, Irish Times, May 22, 2016

‘The First Chibok Girl Kidnapped by Boko Haram Has Been Found Alive’, VICE News, May 18, 2016

‘These Refugees Have Spent 18 Years Trapped on a British Military Base’, VICE News, May 17, 2016 (in Spanish and Italian; also on Business Insider)

‘World Leaders Gather in London for Anti-Corruption Summit — But There’s an “Elephant in the Room”‘, VICE News, May 12, 2016

_R7A9986A protest against tax havens in Trafalgar Square, London, for VICE News.

‘A Stolen Generation: Investigating the Tragedy of Nigeria’s Missing Children’, VICE News, May 11, 2016 (in Italian)

_MGL0522 (1)A woman and her children inside an unfinished building in Maiduguri, Nigeria, for VICE News.

‘How I Escaped Boko Haram: One Woman’s Story’, VICE News, May 2, 2016 (in Spanish, French, Dutch, Portuguese and Italian)

_MGL0587A woman speaks about being held in captivity by Boko Haram, in Maiduguri, Nigeria, for VICE News.

I’ve also begun as a mentor on the Refugee Journalism Project, which is being run jointly by the London College of Communication and the Migrants Resource Centre.

February – VICE News, Today FM (selected)

‘Soldiers, Spies, and Police Officers Launch Campaign to Legalize Drugs in the UK’, VICE News, Feb 29, 2016 (in Spanish and French)

‘Ireland’s General Election Could Finally End Almost 100 Years of Civil War Politics’, VICE News, Feb 26, 2016

‘”Serious Failings” at BBC Allowed Decades of “Monstrous” Abuse by Broadcaster Jimmy Savile’, VICE News, Feb 25 (I also spoke about this on Today FM

‘Where Beauty Hides Brute Force: We Spoke to the Jailed Ex-President of the Maldives’, VICE News, Feb 24, 2016

‘Inside the UK Asylum System: From Eritrea to Northern England’, VICE News, Feb 19, 2016 (in French)

‘Calls for Justice Increase Amid Mourning for Murdered Student Giulio Regeni’, VICE News, Feb 12, 2016

‘In Photos: Thousands of Medical Workers Protest Pay Cuts and Longer Hours in London’, VICE News, Feb 6, 2016 (in Spanish)

IMG_5261IMG_5292Thousands of junior doctors protesting in London, UK. Photos for VICE News.

‘A Murder in Ethiopia Shows the Rastafarian Promised Land Is Far From Heavenly’, VICE News, Feb 6, 2016 (in French and Spanish)

IMG_3011 (1)Interviewing Rastafarians in Shashamane, Ethiopia. Photo for VICE News.

‘On Board the Russian Dissidents’ “Kleptocracy’ Bus”‘, VICE News, Feb 5, 2016 (in Italian)

‘World Leaders Are in London Trying to Raise Billions For Syria’, VICE News, Feb 4, 2016

‘Church and Mosque Bulldozed in Calais Jungle Refugee Camp’, VICE News, Feb 1, 2016

December – VICE News, VICE Magazine (selected)

‘From Same-Sex Marriages to Brutal Murders: 2015 in Gay Rights’, VICE News, Dec 30, 2015

‘Charlie Hebdo “Set the Tone”: The Year in Questionable Allies and Freedom of Speech’, VICE News, Dec 25, 2015

‘Christmas in the Jungle: It’s the Worst Time of Year for Thousands of Refugees in Calais’, VICE News, Dec 24, 2015 (in French and Italian)

‘We’re Stuck in a Dangerous and Vicious Cycle, Say Experts, as Islamophobia Soars in the UK’, VICE News, Dec 7, 2015

‘Hundreds Attend Vigil at London Mosque Amid Surge of Islamophobic Incidents in the UK’, VICE News, Dec 5, 2015 (in Italian)

IMG_4452.jpgUK opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn speaks at an anti-Islamophobia rally in north London.

‘Inside an Academy for al Qaeda Jihadists Fighting Assad and the Islamic State’, VICE Magazine, December issue (in DanishRomanian, and German)

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‘UK Votes to Bomb Islamic State in Syria as Protesters Stage ‘Die-In’ Outside Parliament’, VICE News, Dec 2, 2015 (coverage picked up by the Irish Examiner)

IMG_4293Protesters outside the UK Houses of Parliament on the night MPs voted to begin bombing ISIS in Syria.

‘”Terrorist Sympathizers”: Britain Split Down the Middle as Politicians Prepare to Vote on Bombing Syria’, VICE News, Dec 2, 2015

October – VICE News (selected)

‘”I’m in Trouble”: The Women Boarding Ireland’s Illegal Abortion Bus’, VICE News, Oct 26, 2015

‘We Traveled Onboard the Irish “Abortion Bus” That’s Giving Illegal Pills to Women’, VICE News, Oct 24, 2015 (in French, Spanish, Italian, Dutch, and Greek. My coverage was picked up by the Wexford Echo, the Evening Echo and breakingnews.ie)IMG_3698

‘Britain Ignores China’s Troubling Human Rights Record With Royal Welcome for Leader, Activists Say’, VICE News, Oct 20, 2015

Screen Shot 2015-10-20 at 22.46.28Interviewing Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong. Screenshot via Newsnight

‘The UN Is Investigating the UK Over Its Treatment of People With Disabilities’, VICE News, Oct 16, 2015

‘Two Convicted Ethiopian War Criminals Have Been Sheltering in an Italian Embassy for 24 Years’, VICE News, Oct 12, 2015 (in ItalianSpanish, and Romanian) (picked up by ZegabiEastAfro.com, Geeska Afrika, Bloggo, and DireTube)

‘”We Are Prepared to Launch At Any Time, Any Place,” Says North Korean Ambassador’, VICE News, Oct 1, 2015

I also acted as photographer at a Mary Raftery Journalism Fund event at the Irish Film Institute, and was delighted to be asked to speak about my reporting work to a freshman class at the University of Missouri.

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August – VICE News, Huffpost Live, KCRW (selected)

‘Germany Is Set to Accept Asylum Applications From All Syrians Who Arrive There’, VICE News, August 25, 2015 (in Spanish)

‘”This Is the Jungle”: Calais Migrant Camp Now Includes a School, a Church, and a Nightclub’, VICE News, August 13, 2015 (in French)

‘A Damning Report and Angry Protests Highlight the UK’s Most Infamous Immigration Center’, VICE News, August 12, 2015

‘”Everyone Will Make It One Day”: Meeting the Calais Migrants Who Dream of England’, VICE News, August 10, 2015

‘Pride Is Assertiveness’: Gay Ugandans Are Celebrating This Weekend, but Warn of Repercussions’, VICE News, August 7, 2015

‘What We Witnessed at a French Migrant Camp Allegedly Controlled by People Smugglers’, VICE News, August 7, 2015 (in French)

I was also a guest on Huffpost Live, speaking live from the Jungle migrant camp in Calais, and on KCRW’s show ‘To The Point’, speaking about my reporting on Calais.

IMG_2981IMG_2737IMG_2825 (1)Photos from Yarl’s Wood protest in Bedfordshire on Saturday, August 8.

July – VICE News (selected), Business Insider

‘Putin on Trial in London, Accused of Ordering Nuclear Assassination of Ex-KGB Agent’, VICE News, July 31, 2015

‘Women are tricking ISIS into spending thousands of dollars on them’, Business Insider, July 31, 2015 (originally on VICE News; in Spanish)

‘The UK Has Launched Its First Public Inquiry Into Undercover Policing, and the Findings Could be Explosive’, VICE News, July 28, 2015

‘Russian Accused of Poisoning Ex-KGB Agent Given Until Tuesday to Testify’, VICE News, July 27, 2015

‘Azerbaijan’s ‘Show Trials’ Are Once Again Targeting Rights Activists’, VICE News, July 27, 2015

‘”We’re Going Up Against the State Here”: The UK’s Victims of Deep Undercover Policing Tell of Their Trauma’, VICE News, July 20, 2015

‘Bahraini Activist Nabeel Rajab Has Been Freed — For Now’, VICE News, July 15, 2015 (This was the first international interview with Nabeel following his release from prison; mentioned by BBC Trending and Human Rights Watch’s Daily Brief)

‘China Arrested More Than 100 Lawyers to “Smash a Major Criminal Gang”‘, July 13, 2015

‘For Some, Independence Day is About Commiseration, Not Celebration’, VICE News, July 9, 2015

‘Migrants Suffer as Greek Islands Buckle Under Dual Crises’, VICE News, July 9, 2015 (in French)

I was also referenced in the Washington Post.