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Belarus

TIME: Inside the Fight To Revive the Belarusian Language, read here

World Politics Review: Lukashenko Isn’t Done Dismantling Belarus’ Democracy, read here

Coda Story: Belarusian exiles are running out of hope, read here

Coda Story: The Vatican is turning its back on Belarus’ Catholics, read here

The Independent: Not just Ukraine: How the fate of Belarus is linked to the war between two of its neighbours, read here

The Independent: Puppet state? How Putin’s war could drive Belarus deeper into Russia’s clutches, read here

Foreign Policy: Belarus Vote to Amend Constitution Worries NATO, read here

Foreign Policy: Lukashenko Is Letting Putin Use Belarus to Attack Ukraine, read here

The Independent: Ukraine: Belarus says its troops could support Russian invasion ‘if needed’, read here

The Independent: ‘Revenge’: Husband of Belarus opposition leader jailed for 18 years, read here

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Ukraine

TIME: Poet Serhiy Zhadan on Fighting for Ukrainian Culture, read here

World Politics Review: Politics Is Making a Careful Comeback in Wartime Ukraine, read here

Coda Story: As Ukraine doubles down on its national identity, who is left behind?, read here

Coda Story: The LGBTQ rights debate is testing Ukraine’s commitment to Europe, read here

Coda Story: The Ukrainian journalists on the front lines of Russian propaganda, read here

Coda Story: Ukraine was poised to become an important rare earths exporter. Then came the invasion, read here

Coda Story: Grief and conspiracy collide in Russia’s ‘Council of Mothers and Wives’, read here

Foreign Policy: Winter Is Coming—for Ukrainian Refugees, read here

RTE World Report: Listen here (from 16:30)

The Independent: Ukraine’s Roma refugees face uncertain future under threat of discrimination in Hungary, read here

LBC Radio: Listen here

The Irish Times: ‘We didn’t deserve this’: Ukrainian family separated by war flee to Hungary, read here

Al Jazeera: Anti-migrant town welcomes Ukrainian refugees in Hungary, read here

Al Jazeera: Hungary’s Orban defends response to Ukraine war refugees, read here

Al Jazeera: People of colour struggle to escape Russian invasion of Ukraine, read here

The Telegraph: Test of nerves for the international students forced to flee Russian bombs, read here

LBC Radio, listen here (from 1:10:00)

Al Jazeera: Ukrainian refugees stream into Hungary amid Russian assault, read here

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Poland

World Politics Review: In Poland, Tusk's Post-PiS Repair Job Isn't Going to Plan, read here

Prospect Magazine: In Poland, it’s back to base-ics, read here

World Politics Review: Tusk Will Also Have to Jumpstart Poland’s Energy Transition, read here

Coda Story: In Poland, a manufactured panic about ‘reds under the bed’, read here

Coda Story: Poland’s ruling party demands Germany pay reparations to score political points, read here

Coda Story: Poland’s rule of law crisis threatens the integrity of its universities, read here

Coda Story: Along the Poland border with Belarus, ‘we will never know how many people died’, read here

New Humanist: A new college in Poland aims to produce a godly elite, read here

The Independent: Press freedom or diplomacy? Why Poland’s president vetoed controversial media bill, read here

The Independent: Poland’s population drive puts women on red alert over reproductive rights, read here

Foreign Policy: Poland’s Twin Crises, read here

The Irish Times: Atmosphere darkens in battle of wills between Belarus and Poland, read here

The Irish Times Podcast: What will be the human cost of the Belarus-Poland migrant crisis?, listen here

The Independent: Polish border guards fire teargas at migrants as officer taken to hospital in Belarus border clashes, read here

The Independent: Belarus neighbours say Lukashenko regime must be held accountable for human trafficking, read here

The Independent: Poland tells desperate migrants not to believe rumours promising safe route to Germany, read here

The Irish Times: ‘We were told we had to cross the border’: A migrant funnelled through Belarus, read here

The Independent:Teenage boy dies in freezing conditions on Poland-Belarus border, read here

The Independent: The Iraqi Kurd doctor helping treat desperate migrants trapped on Belarus border, read here

The Independent: Belarus threatens to disrupt European gas supplies over spiralling migrant crisis, read here

Foreign Policy: Polish Court Ruling Sets Stage for ‘Polexit’, read here

VICE: The Mysterious Lawyers Trying to Create Europe’s Most Ultra-Conservative State, read here

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Hungary

Foreign Policy: The End of the Affair, read here

Foreign Policy: Putin’s Trojan Horse Inside the European Union, read here

TIME: The E.U. Is United Against Russia—With One Notable Exception, read here

Foreign Policy: Hungary’s Orban Dials Dictatorship Up a Notch, read here

The Independent: Hungary’s Orban set for victory in toughest election challenge under shadow of war in Ukraine, read here

Foreign Policy: Hungary’s Orban Stronger at Home, Weaker Abroad Ahead of Elections, read here

Al Jazeera: Thousands in Hungary rally to support gov’t before elections, read here

The Independent: EU’s top court approves linking funds to respect for rule of law in blow to Hungary and Poland, read here

The Independent: An election too close to call as Hungary approaches its Orban crossroads, read here

Foreign Policy: Hungary’s Opposition Struggles to Take the Fight to Fidesz, read here

The Independent: The man who will take on Orban: The unknown father of seven elected to take on Hungary’s populist leader, read here

Foreign Policy: Hungary’s Orban Tries to Snatch Mantle of Christian Democracy, read here

VICE: The Drag Queens Navigating One of Europe's Most Dangerous Culture Wars, read here

Foreign Policy: Hungary’s Opposition Smells Blood in the Water, read here

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Lithuania

Coda Story: Lithuania goes after bots following spikes in pro-Russian propaganda, read here

Cover art: Teona Tsintsadze

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Transnistria

Foreign Policy: Moldova Feels the Shock Waves of Putin’s War, read here

The Independent: The next front line? Putin’s war threatens Moldova as string of attacks rock Transnistria, read here

Foreign Policy: Ukraine’s (Potential) Western Front, read here

Al Jazeera: Ukraine crisis ‘very sensitive’ for Russia-backed breakaway state, read here

RTÉ World Report, listen here (from 12:40)

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Czechia

Coda Story: Why the Czech government can’t beat back online disinformation, read here

Cover art: Teona Tsintsadze

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Slovakia

Foreign Policy: Slovakia Is Headed Back to the (Recent) Past, read here

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Serbia

Foreign Policy: Serbia Is Playing With Matches Again, read here

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Albania

Foreign Policy: Albania Is a New Belt and Road Battleground, read here

Al Jazeera: The Albanian tourist town that welcomed Afghan refugees, read here

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Romania

New Lines Magazine: In Romania, Students See Parallels Between Today and the Pre-Holocaust Era, read here

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North Macedonia

Foreign Policy: The EU Needs to Get Bigger if It Wants to Get Better, read here

Foreign Policy: EU Enlargement Is Broken in the Balkans, read here

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Austria

The Independent: ‘It must be my choice’: Austrians protest against compulsory Covid jabs, read here

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Slovenia

The Irish Times: Activists seek to protect purity of water as Slovenia goes to polls, read here

Foreign Policy: In Slovenia, a Trumpian Populist Assumes a Key European Post, read here

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Croatia

The Irish Times: Women in Croatia fear further erosion of long-held abortion rights, read here

Al Jazeera: Amid stigma in Croatia, volunteers support women having abortions, read here

DW: Radio report for Inside Europe, listen here from 32:00

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Burkina Faso

Guardian: ‘Doctors are paying for supplies': inside a stretched Burkina Faso Covid ward, read here

The Irish Times: Self-declared hunter trades big game for jihadists in Burkina Faso, read here

Foreign Policy: Biden’s Strategy in the Sahel Looks a Lot Like Trump’s, read here

POLITICO Europe: EU’s moral dilemma in the Sahel, read here

RTÉ World report: I attended the Koglweogo’s annual gathering outside Ouagadougou, listen here (from 12:00)

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Nagorno-Karabakh

The Irish Times: Nagorno-Karabakh: ‘We will keep our borders and fight with our heart’, read here

The Irish Times: Armenians hope their fighting spirit will save them amid Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, read here

RTÉ World Report: The displaced, listen here (from 23:00)

Euronews: Report from Stepanakert with an exclusive interview with the president of Nagorno-Karabakh, Arayik Harutyunyan, watch here

Euronews: Report from the frontline, watch here

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Uganda

Independent: Malaria: Uganda and Rwanda battle misinformation and lack of education in race to roll out vaccine, read here

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Germany

The Independent: Christmas presents or heat the home? Rising gas prices leave many Germans facing a tough choice, read here

Deutsche Welle: The Rajapaksa brothers walk a diplomatic tightrope with China and India, read here

Deutsche Welle: Minorities fear return of Gotabaya Rajapaksa in presidential election, read here

RTÉ World Report: Europe’s quantum dream, listen here (from 12:50)

Deutsche Welle: Quantum computing: Is it really all it's cracked up to be?, read here

Deutsche Welle: Audio fingerprinting: The secrets of sand begin to emerge, read here

Work supported by the George Weidenfeld Fellowship

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Colombia

TheJournal.ie: Economic and political instability in Venezuela threatens Colombia’s fragile peace, read here

TheJournal.ie: The young Venezuelan migrants trying to make their way in a troubled Colombia, read here

TheJournal.ie: 'Venezuela was beautiful once... It wasn’t until the very end that we realised we were losing everything', read here

RTE World Report: People smuggling just isn’t what it used to be. The Venezuelan migrant crisis through the eyes of people smugglers, listen here (from 11:00)

Work supported by The Simon Cumbers Fund

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Bosnia and Herzegovina

BBC Radio 4: Death of David Dragičević, listen here (from 11:00)

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Pakistan

The Irish Times: ‘This is a democratic facade. There is no freedom of the press’, read here

The National: Imran Khan: Pakistan needs time and money, but I have absolutely no doubt we will deliver, read here (Exclusive Interview)

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Channel 4 News

Between 2018 and 2020 I was a producer at Channel 4 News in London

REPORTING

The Brexit Minute, watch here

COVID-19

Inside ICU with impressive coronavirus recovery record, watch here

Access all areas to one Northern Ireland hospital changing how it treats all patients, watch here

Hospitals treating people with mental health problems face extra challenge during lockdown, watch here

What lessons can the UK learn from Ireland’s coronavirus testing operation?, watch here

Concerns raised over staff safety in Northern Ireland food processing plants, watch here

Northern Ireland funeral traditions threatened by coronavirus, watch here

Graves for coronavirus victims dug in Northern Ireland as country braces itself for epidemic, watch here

Help sought for rough sleepers as fears of coronavirus infection mount, watch here

Domestic violence warnings as people forced to stay at home, watch here

London hospital declares critical incident over surge in coronavirus patients, watch here

Coronavirus: Deaths jump above 600 in Italy – as country struggles with lockdown, watch here

More than 200 confirmed cases of coronavirus in UK, watch here

Britons stranded on coronavirus-hit cruise ship could be flown home, watch here

British couple on cruise ship ‘may have coronavirus’, watch here

Britons on Wuhan flights to be quarantined – as BA suspends all direct flights to and from China, watch here

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Abortion debate: the Irish referendum discussed and explained, watch here

Brexit border demand: Northern Irish leaders call for clarity, watch here

Three teenagers die at St Patrick’s Day party in Co Tyrone, watch here

Could Alliance Party win NI’s third Euro seat?, watch here

Former cricketer Imran Khan claims Pakistan election victory. Interview with Ahmed Rashid here

63 killed in Kabul hotel blast, watch here

Hopes for breakthrough Yemen peace plan, watch here

UK protests after Briton accused of spying jailed for life in UAE, watch here

Ukraine votes on martial law after Russia seizes ships, watch here

Venezuelan President Maduro rejects calls for democratic elections, watch here

Nigeria postpones election five hours before polls open, watch here

Europe’s populist right rallies as Austria’s Vice-Chancellor resigns, watch here

Iraqi President Barham Salih on US/Iran tension: ‘War is the last thing the region needs, we are yet to finish the last war on terror’, watch here

Trump makes history with a step inside North Korea, watch here

Notre Dame cathedral’s spire collapses as roof engulfed by fire, watch here

Rapper Loki on politics and growing up in poverty, watch here

Bakery wins ‘gay cake’ court appeal, watch here

Universal Credit rollout drastically decreased, watch here

Fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld dies at 85, watch here

D-Day switchboard operator to be awarded Legion d’honneur at 92, watch here

Hip hop legend Robert Glasper on the contribution of black music to American culture, watch here

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Euronews

Between 2019 and 2020 I reported for Euronews. From London and abroad I pitched, reported, shot, and edited my own TV packages & lives

Showreel of work, here

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CNN International

In January 2017 I joined CNN International as a guestbooking intern. After my internship I worked as a newsdesk producer and writer on Christiane Amanpour’s prime-time programme, Amanpour

I was deployed to Manchester following the Manchester Arena bombing in May 2017, CNNI’s coverage of the attack was nominated for an Emmy in 2018

Amanpour: Ashdown: With Mladic verdict, 'justice was done', watch here

Amanpour: Understanding the apparent coup in Zimbabwe, watch here

Amanpour: Corbyn: Trump and Kim 'using sirens' to talk, watch here

Amanpour: Vogue's new cover star signals new era for diversity, watch here

CNN Newsdesk: French President Macron has 'a very direct relationship with Trump', read here

CNN Newsdesk: South African released after nearly 6 years as al Qaeda hostage in Mali, read here

CNN Newsdesk: Huge blaze engulfs 1,600-capacity parking deck in Liverpool, UK, read here

CNN Newsdesk: International Red Cross says 21 staffers paid for sexual services since 2015, read here

CNN Newsdesk: UN chief issues 'red alert' for the world, read here

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The Andrew Marr Show, BBC

From March 2017 to September 2019 I worked on BBC One’s The Andrew Marr Show as a papers producer overseeing the 10-minute paper review on the weekly programme

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Ukraine
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Hungary
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Burkina Faso
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Germany
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Colombia
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