Journalists Who Cover Security Issues

Adnan Aamir

Islamabad, Pakistan

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Adnan Aamir is an Award-Winning Journalist based in Quetta, Pakistan. He covers Business and Economics, development, media and socio-economic issues. He is also founder and Editor of Balochistan Voices, a community based online newspaper.

Peter Quao Adattor

Accra, Ghana

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PETER QUAO ADATTOR is a journalist based in Accra, Ghana.
With nearly 18-year experience as a video journalist, Peter Quao Adattor has carved a niche for himself reporting on under-reported issues affecting a majority of Ghanaians. Peter has a special interest in crime, security and human rights ...

Justina Asishana

Minna, Nigeria

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Justina Asishana is a data/investigative journalist based in Minna, Nigeria. She is also a fact checker and a health and nutrition advocate. She is currently the Niger state Correspondent for The Nation Newspaper in Nigeria. She is open for work in any part of Nigeria

Roland Bayode

Ondo, Nigeria

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Roland Bayode is a Writer and Freelance Journalist based in Ondo State, Nigeria.

He is a creative and passionate writer and Editor who has acquired extensive knowledge in the field through media training and personal learning engagement courses. 
Also adept in content writing across different ...

Joe Cochrane

South Jakarta, Indonesia

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Joe Cochrane is award-winning foreign correspondent and editor based in Jakarta, Indonesia. He has covered Indonesia and Southeast Asia for the past 24 years for leading global media including The New York Times and Newsweek magazine. He is a former war correspondent with multiple tours in ...

Richard Collett

Exeter, United Kingdom

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Richard Collett is a freelance journalist based in Exeter, United Kingdom.

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۔

Swati Gupta

New Delhi, India

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I am a journalist based in New Delhi, India. I completed my M.S. in journalism from the Columbia Graduate School of Journalism in 2015. I have worked as an editor, reporter and producer for 14 years in India and New York City for The New York Times, Washington Post, CNN, Bloomberg News, TIME ...

David Hutt

Prague, Czech Republic

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A freelance political journalist, columnist, commentator and editor...

David Hutt is a political journalist based between the Czech Republic and Britain. He focuses on European foreign policy, Central European politics, and relations between Europe and Asia. He is also an expert on Southeast ...

Francis Kokutse

Accra, Ghana

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Francis Kokutse is a journalist based in Accra, Ghana.

Antonio López

Majadahonda, Spain

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Periodista freelance especializado en el mundo del motor

Mwangi Maina

Nairobi, Kenya

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Mwangi Maina is a Multimedia journalist working for KTN News, Kenya's leading 24 Hour TV Channel in Eastern Africa as a Content Producer. I cover topics ranging from Politics, Regional affairs (Africa's Great Lakes Region), Media Freedom, Fake news as well as human interest stories. I also write ...

Les Neuhaus

Knoxville, United States of America

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Les Neuhaus is an all-platform journalist, with a specialty in print reporting, based part of the year in Tampa-St. Petersburg, Florida and the other part of the year in Knoxville, Tennessee. He currently covers issues across the southeast U.S., but is available nationally. 

A former foreign and ...

Justice Nwafor

Ikeja, Nigeria

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Justice Nwafor is an award-winning freelance journalist, editor and content writer. His reports have been published on multiple platforms, including the BBC, Reuters, SciDevNet, HumAngle, Earth Journalism Network, International Policy Digest, Nigerian Tribune, Ripples Nigeria, etc. His most recent ...

Samuel Okocha

Ikeja, Nigeria

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Samuel Okocha is a Nigeria-based multimedia producer, feature writer and independent journalist covering business and economy in Africa’s most populous country.

With over 15 years of experience in broadcast journalism, he began as a news editor with Nigeria’s external radio service, working as a ...

Paul Okolo

Abuja, Nigeria

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Paul Okolo is a journalist based in Abuja, Nigeria. He has many years of experience reporting general news, business and financial news for Bloomberg, Reuters, and Inter Press Service, among others. He also worked as a freelance reporter for Voice of America, covering health, politics, environment ...

Ramesh Pokhrel

Kathmandu, Nepal

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Ramesh Pokhrel is an Investigative journalist, Researcher based in Kathmandu (and also New Delhi). 

Areas of Focus / Coverage

Crime & Justice, Politics, Military affairs, Geopolitics, foreign & global affairs, current affairs across Asia.

Lily Radziemski

Marseille, France

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Marseille-based journalist specialized in print and digital features (The New York Times, The Washington Post, BBC, Euronews) covering a range of topics, from human rights to travel. Fluent in French.

Henry Ridgwell

London, United Kingdom

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Henry Ridgwell is a journalist.

Amy Stillman

Ciudad de México, Mexico

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I am a freelance journalist based in Mexico City, covering Mexico and the wider region. Previously, I worked as a correspondent and senior researcher at LatAm Confidential, the Latin America research service of the Financial Times, leading coverage for Mexico and Central America. I was also part of ...

David Tarazona

Bogotá, Colombia

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I'm a journalist based in Bogotá, Colombia with three years of experience in broadcast and investigative journalism. You can watch some of my TV pieces on these links: 

1. Regresaron a la zona de tragedia - ****

2. Fiscal de fiscales en aprietos por correos agresivos a columnista - ****

3. ...

Georges Ibrahim Tounkara

Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire

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Georges Ibrahim Tounkara is a journalist based in Abidjan, Région des lagunes, Côte d'Ivoire. He worked for Deutsche Welle during 6 years in Germany. He worked also for Radio Côte d'ivoire. Freelance now. He speak well french and spanish, little english und german

Jonas Tshipadi

Kinshasa, Congo The Democratic Republic

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I’m Jonas Tshipadi, an investigative journalist specializing in the mining and telecommunications sectors in the Democratic Republic of Congo. I cover these sectors for various investigative agencies and consulting firms.

I’m also a reporter for NUMERICO.CD (a media outlet dedicated to technology ...

Joseph Wemakor

Accra, Ghana

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Dr. Joseph Kobla Wemakor is a prominent Ghanaian figure and a passionate advocate for human rights, dedicated to empowering women, girls, children, and minority groups.



As the founder of Human Rights Reporters Ghana (HRRG), Dr. Wemakor leads a vibrant media advocacy and human rights ...