Journalists Who Cover Detentions

Thomas Abidoye

Osun, Nigeria

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Thomas Abidoye is a Nigerian multimedia journalist, editor, digital publisher, social media manager, and communication strategist with more than eight years of experience covering politics, governance, business, agriculture, education, climate, and breaking news across Africa. He produces high-...

Elif Akgul

İstanbul, Turkey

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ELIF AKGUL is a journalist based in İstanbul, Turkey.

Yunus Aslan

Brussels, Belgium

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Yunus Aslan is an accomplished journalist, news presenter, and author with over a decade of experience in media and broadcasting. An alumnus of Istanbul University’s Department of Journalism, he has built a distinguished career that includes extensive field reporting from conflict zones across ...

Alessandra Bajec

Istanbul, Turkey

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Alessandra Bajec is an independent journalist with nearly 15 years of experience reporting across the Middle East and North Africa. She has reported from Tunisia, Egypt, the Palestinian Territories, Lebanon, Iraq, and beyond. Her reporting has appeared in international outlets including The New ...

Neha Banka

Kolkata, India

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Neha Banka is an independent journalist based in Kolkata, India. She specialises in longform journalism and international reporting focusing on the Asia-Pacific— from the Korean Peninsula to the Maldives. 

She also reports on rural India, borders, migration, trafficking, human rights, public ...

Emre Basaran

İstanbul, Turkey

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I am a journalist based in Istanbul, Turkey. Special reports, fact-based analyses and interviews are my strong suits. I can deliver on time, and I’m an upapologetic perfectionist. Journalism is the job I love and live to do.

Sarah Betancourt

New York, United States of America

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Sarah Betancourt is a journalist based in New York, United States of America.

Mahmut Bozarslan

Diyarbakır, Turkey

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Mahmut Bozarslan is a journalist based in Diyarbakır, Turkey.

I worked particularly in East and Southeast of Turkey but especially in Norhern Iraq . During this time, I followed almost all terrorist incidents in the region and I made very successful stories. Because of my Kurdish language skill ...

Mustapha Ceesay

Farato, Gambia

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Gambian//Award-winning journalist//Journalism trainer//News Editor

Kris Cheng

London, United Kingdom

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Kris Cheng is a journalist based in London, United Kingdom, freelancing for Voice of America. I previously covered politics, Greater China and diplomacy from Hong Kong, mostly with the Hong Kong Free Press.

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Anuj Chopra

Kabol, Afghanistan

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Anuj Chopra is a journalist based in Kabol, Afghanistan.

Ermias Daba

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

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Ermias Tasfaye Daba is a news reporter, analyst and manager at Ethiopia Insight, an independent website established in 2018 that focuses on detailed reporting and analysis of Ethiopian affairs.

Kenan Erer

Brussels, Belgium

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I am a Brussels-based journalist and media producer with extensive experience in political reporting, interviews, and feature storytelling across Europe and Turkey. I have worked in close collaboration with EU institutions, NGOs, and cultural networks, producing high-impact content that bridges ...

Umer Farooq

Peshawar, Pakistan

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Umar Farooq is a multimedia journalist based in Peshawar, Pakistan. He has extensive experience working in conflict zones. He has expertise in reporting on Pakistan-Afghan-US affairs and militancy۔

Fereshteh Ghazi

Atlanta, United States of America

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I am an Iranian-American Journalist and Iran Analyst.
 When I was 14 I was lucky enough to get a work experience placement at newspaper in Iran. That was begining, From 1997 through today and I have worked with such as great Media inside and outside of Iran. 
I worked as a beat reporter for many ...

Shabir Ibn Yusuf

Srinagar, India

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Shabir Ibn Yusuf is a journalist based in Srinagar, India.
Based in Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir, am have extensively reported on internal security, defence, human rights and related developments. Presently associated with Greater Kashmir as an Assistant Editor, one of the leading English newspapers ...

Artem Kolisnichenko

Houston, United States of America

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I’m Artem Kolisnichenko, a journalist and analyst focused on immigration, justice, and regional politics in Texas.  
I examine how immigration policies shape local communities, influence economic trends, and affect political decision-making. My work blends investigative reporting, data analysis, ...

Muhammad Luqman

Lahore, Pakistan

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Muhammad Luqman is a journalist based in Lahore, Pakistan with over 30 years experience in print, wire and broadcast modes of journalism. He started his journalistic career as reporter of the national news agency of Pakistan, APP on November 16, 1990. He switched to electronic media on September 16,...

Lilian Martínez

San Salvador, El Salvador

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Lilian Martínez is an independent journalist with 28 year of expirience. Firts at El Faro and after that at El Diario de Hoy, where in the last years she was data journalist and editor. She have written about enviroment, human right, migration and security. From 2023, she is cofunder of La Astilla, ...

Borralho Ndomba

Luanda, Angola

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Borralho Ndomba is a journalist based in Luanda, Angola.
She is a correspondent for Deutsche Welle Africa in Angola.
She studied journalism at the Centre for the Training of Journalists (CEFOJOR) in 2010 and completed a degree in Social Communication at the Private University of Angola (UPRA) in ...

Liam Scott

Washington, United States of America

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Liam Scott is an independent journalist based in Washington, D.C. He focuses on human rights and mass atrocities, China, press freedom, and disinformation.

Luisana Solano

Caracas, Venezuela

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Journalist based in Caracas (Venezuela) with years of experience in multimedia reporting at national and international media. I have worked on news and coverage from different sources, such as political and economic. Interested in writing stories focused on the social and human side. Responsible, ...

Jimmy Villalta

Caracas, Venezuela

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Jimmy Villalta is a photojournalist dedicated to documentary, editorial, and corporate photography. 
His images focus on capturing everyday life, social issues, and national events in Venezuela. 
His work has been published in National Geographic Travel, Deutsche Welle, NBC News, El País, Europa ...