Dr Iain Overton
@iainoverton.bsky.social
⚔ Investigative journalist and reporting on war - Action on Armed Violence
📗 History of suicide bomber: The Price of Paradise
📘 Global gun harm: Gun Baby Gun
☞ PhD for war-reporting
☞ Write for Byline Times / Declassified / The Guardian
📗 History of suicide bomber: The Price of Paradise
📘 Global gun harm: Gun Baby Gun
☞ PhD for war-reporting
☞ Write for Byline Times / Declassified / The Guardian
Assessing the nature of the US-UK Military partnership under Trump’s second term
Great report here for @aoav.bsky.social by Cole McCartney
aoav.org.uk/2025/assessi...
Great report here for @aoav.bsky.social by Cole McCartney
aoav.org.uk/2025/assessi...
Assessing the nature of the US-UK Military partnership under Trump's second term - AOAV
Is the US-UK special relationship becoming increasingly untenable as Washington under Trump abandons multilateralism and embraces volatile unilateral action, leaving Britain dangerously dependent on a...
aoav.org.uk
November 28, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Assessing the nature of the US-UK Military partnership under Trump’s second term
Great report here for @aoav.bsky.social by Cole McCartney
aoav.org.uk/2025/assessi...
Great report here for @aoav.bsky.social by Cole McCartney
aoav.org.uk/2025/assessi...
Does music fuel gun violence? A comparative analysis across five genres and settings
Should we try to ban or blame music for gun violence? Our study suggests not.
aoav.org.uk/2025/does-mu...
Should we try to ban or blame music for gun violence? Our study suggests not.
aoav.org.uk/2025/does-mu...
Does Music Fuel Gun Violence? A comparative synthesis across five genres and settings - AOAV
This comparative review finds that gun violence across Punjab, Chicago, Rio, Lesotho and Mexico tracks poverty, policing failures, criminal-market shifts and weapon flows rather than musical genres, s...
aoav.org.uk
November 28, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Does music fuel gun violence? A comparative analysis across five genres and settings
Should we try to ban or blame music for gun violence? Our study suggests not.
aoav.org.uk/2025/does-mu...
Should we try to ban or blame music for gun violence? Our study suggests not.
aoav.org.uk/2025/does-mu...
The owner of Facebook and Instagram has revealed in internal documents (exposed by Reuters) that around 10 per cent of its annual revenue comes from advertising placed by fraudsters.
November 27, 2025 at 10:10 PM
The owner of Facebook and Instagram has revealed in internal documents (exposed by Reuters) that around 10 per cent of its annual revenue comes from advertising placed by fraudsters.
Sun 14 Dec 6:00 PM - 8:30 PM:
Voice Notes from Palestine Fundraiser Dinner www.tickettailor.com/events/voice...
Voice Notes from Palestine Fundraiser Dinner www.tickettailor.com/events/voice...
November 27, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Sun 14 Dec 6:00 PM - 8:30 PM:
Voice Notes from Palestine Fundraiser Dinner www.tickettailor.com/events/voice...
Voice Notes from Palestine Fundraiser Dinner www.tickettailor.com/events/voice...
Reposted by Dr Iain Overton
UK MoD spent £110m on travel in 170 countries in just one year – including to states beset by coups and repressive regimes
aoav.org.uk/2025/uk-mod-...
aoav.org.uk/2025/uk-mod-...
UK MoD spent £110m on travel in 170 countries in just one year – including to states beset by coups and repressive regimes - AOAV
Britain’s armed forces spent £110 million flying to 170 countries in 2023, a globe-spanning itinerary that reached coup-hit and rights-abusing states while generating a significant and largely unaccou...
aoav.org.uk
November 25, 2025 at 3:35 PM
UK MoD spent £110m on travel in 170 countries in just one year – including to states beset by coups and repressive regimes
aoav.org.uk/2025/uk-mod-...
aoav.org.uk/2025/uk-mod-...
UK MoD spent £110m on travel in 170 countries in just one year – including to states beset by coups and repressive regimes
aoav.org.uk/2025/uk-mod-...
aoav.org.uk/2025/uk-mod-...
UK MoD spent £110m on travel in 170 countries in just one year – including to states beset by coups and repressive regimes - AOAV
Britain’s armed forces spent £110 million flying to 170 countries in 2023, a globe-spanning itinerary that reached coup-hit and rights-abusing states while generating a significant and largely unaccou...
aoav.org.uk
November 25, 2025 at 3:35 PM
UK MoD spent £110m on travel in 170 countries in just one year – including to states beset by coups and repressive regimes
aoav.org.uk/2025/uk-mod-...
aoav.org.uk/2025/uk-mod-...
Reposted by Dr Iain Overton
Suspensions of Dannatt and Evans reveal persistent vulnerabilities in Britains' defence-linked Parliamentary lobbying
aoav.org.uk/2025/suspens...
aoav.org.uk/2025/suspens...
Suspensions of Dannatt and Evans Reveal Persistent Vulnerabilities in Defence-Linked Lobbying - AOAV
The Lords watchdog found both men repeatedly used their parliamentary positions to assist companies with defence-sector ties
aoav.org.uk
November 24, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Suspensions of Dannatt and Evans reveal persistent vulnerabilities in Britains' defence-linked Parliamentary lobbying
aoav.org.uk/2025/suspens...
aoav.org.uk/2025/suspens...
Suspensions of Dannatt and Evans reveal persistent vulnerabilities in Britains' defence-linked Parliamentary lobbying
aoav.org.uk/2025/suspens...
aoav.org.uk/2025/suspens...
Suspensions of Dannatt and Evans Reveal Persistent Vulnerabilities in Defence-Linked Lobbying - AOAV
The Lords watchdog found both men repeatedly used their parliamentary positions to assist companies with defence-sector ties
aoav.org.uk
November 24, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Suspensions of Dannatt and Evans reveal persistent vulnerabilities in Britains' defence-linked Parliamentary lobbying
aoav.org.uk/2025/suspens...
aoav.org.uk/2025/suspens...
Reposted by Dr Iain Overton
Gaza ‘Humanitarian’ Hub to Function More as US Military Command Centre
I report for @bylinetimes.bsky.social on leaked documents that suggest Trump’s plans for a ‘humanitarian relief’ centre for Gaza more closely resemble those for a US Army-run command post
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/20/g...
I report for @bylinetimes.bsky.social on leaked documents that suggest Trump’s plans for a ‘humanitarian relief’ centre for Gaza more closely resemble those for a US Army-run command post
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/20/g...
Gaza 'Humanitarian' Hub to Function More as US Military Command Centre, Leaked Papers Suggest
The leaked documents suggest Trump's plans for a 'humanitarian relief' centre for Gaza more closely resemble those for a US Army-run command post
bylinetimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Gaza ‘Humanitarian’ Hub to Function More as US Military Command Centre
I report for @bylinetimes.bsky.social on leaked documents that suggest Trump’s plans for a ‘humanitarian relief’ centre for Gaza more closely resemble those for a US Army-run command post
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/20/g...
I report for @bylinetimes.bsky.social on leaked documents that suggest Trump’s plans for a ‘humanitarian relief’ centre for Gaza more closely resemble those for a US Army-run command post
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/20/g...
For The Sun, a news-outlet that is at times more patriotism than it is paper, to run this story shows just how much a problem the British Army has with misogyny.
November 22, 2025 at 4:25 PM
For The Sun, a news-outlet that is at times more patriotism than it is paper, to run this story shows just how much a problem the British Army has with misogyny.
On a daily basis I get an alert from Google News on stories relating to the 'arms trade' and if there is a frog being slow boiled in hot water it is us.
A war is coming, lads. A war is coming.
A war is coming, lads. A war is coming.
November 21, 2025 at 4:15 PM
On a daily basis I get an alert from Google News on stories relating to the 'arms trade' and if there is a frog being slow boiled in hot water it is us.
A war is coming, lads. A war is coming.
A war is coming, lads. A war is coming.
Reposted by Dr Iain Overton
Here @iainoverton.bsky.social reports for @bylinetimes.bsky.social on leaked documents that suggest Trump’s plans for a ‘humanitarian relief’ centre for Gaza more closely resemble those for a US Army-run command post
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/20/g...
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/20/g...
Gaza 'Humanitarian' Hub to Function More as US Military Command Centre, Leaked Papers Suggest
The leaked documents suggest Trump's plans for a 'humanitarian relief' centre for Gaza more closely resemble those for a US Army-run command post
bylinetimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Here @iainoverton.bsky.social reports for @bylinetimes.bsky.social on leaked documents that suggest Trump’s plans for a ‘humanitarian relief’ centre for Gaza more closely resemble those for a US Army-run command post
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/20/g...
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/20/g...
Gaza ‘Humanitarian’ Hub to Function More as US Military Command Centre
I report for @bylinetimes.bsky.social on leaked documents that suggest Trump’s plans for a ‘humanitarian relief’ centre for Gaza more closely resemble those for a US Army-run command post
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/20/g...
I report for @bylinetimes.bsky.social on leaked documents that suggest Trump’s plans for a ‘humanitarian relief’ centre for Gaza more closely resemble those for a US Army-run command post
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/20/g...
Gaza 'Humanitarian' Hub to Function More as US Military Command Centre, Leaked Papers Suggest
The leaked documents suggest Trump's plans for a 'humanitarian relief' centre for Gaza more closely resemble those for a US Army-run command post
bylinetimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Gaza ‘Humanitarian’ Hub to Function More as US Military Command Centre
I report for @bylinetimes.bsky.social on leaked documents that suggest Trump’s plans for a ‘humanitarian relief’ centre for Gaza more closely resemble those for a US Army-run command post
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/20/g...
I report for @bylinetimes.bsky.social on leaked documents that suggest Trump’s plans for a ‘humanitarian relief’ centre for Gaza more closely resemble those for a US Army-run command post
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/20/g...
Human rights are not optional: why the SAS cannot be above the law
My thoughts for @aoav.bsky.social
aoav.org.uk/2025/human-r...
My thoughts for @aoav.bsky.social
aoav.org.uk/2025/human-r...
Human rights are not optional: why the SAS cannot be above the law - AOAV
Britain’s row over Troubles legacy reform exposes a stark hypocrisy in which the government and senior officers demand accountability from others while resisting it for the state’s own use of lethal f...
aoav.org.uk
November 20, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Human rights are not optional: why the SAS cannot be above the law
My thoughts for @aoav.bsky.social
aoav.org.uk/2025/human-r...
My thoughts for @aoav.bsky.social
aoav.org.uk/2025/human-r...
Britain’s military still reflects deep class, gender and racial fault-lines. @aoav.bsky.social's new report uncovers recruitment loads drawn from deprived communities, the officer corps dominated by the elite and persistent barriers for women and ethnic minorities.
aoav.org.uk/2025/britain...
aoav.org.uk/2025/britain...
Britain’s military and the inequalities it cannot shake: class, gender and race in the UK's armed forces examined - AOAV
AOAV’s report finds that Britain’s Armed Forces remain marked by class, gender and racial inequalities, with recruitment drawn from deprived youth, officer ranks dominated by the elite, and women and ...
aoav.org.uk
November 20, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Britain’s military still reflects deep class, gender and racial fault-lines. @aoav.bsky.social's new report uncovers recruitment loads drawn from deprived communities, the officer corps dominated by the elite and persistent barriers for women and ethnic minorities.
aoav.org.uk/2025/britain...
aoav.org.uk/2025/britain...
Reposted by Dr Iain Overton
FCDO flouted own rules designed to stop MoD spy plane intelligence harming Palestinian civilians
aoav.org.uk/2025/fcdo-fl...
aoav.org.uk/2025/fcdo-fl...
FCDO flouted own rules designed to stop MoD spy plane intelligence harming Palestinian civilians - AOAV
The revelation raises questions over whether the UK applied safeguards designed to prevent information from 600 RAF intelligence flights being used to harm civilians in Gaza
aoav.org.uk
November 18, 2025 at 11:56 PM
FCDO flouted own rules designed to stop MoD spy plane intelligence harming Palestinian civilians
aoav.org.uk/2025/fcdo-fl...
aoav.org.uk/2025/fcdo-fl...
Children among 25 killed in one of Russia's deadliest strikes on western Ukraine
November 19, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Children among 25 killed in one of Russia's deadliest strikes on western Ukraine
FCDO flouted own rules designed to stop MoD spy plane intelligence harming Palestinian civilians
aoav.org.uk/2025/fcdo-fl...
aoav.org.uk/2025/fcdo-fl...
FCDO flouted own rules designed to stop MoD spy plane intelligence harming Palestinian civilians - AOAV
The revelation raises questions over whether the UK applied safeguards designed to prevent information from 600 RAF intelligence flights being used to harm civilians in Gaza
aoav.org.uk
November 18, 2025 at 11:56 PM
FCDO flouted own rules designed to stop MoD spy plane intelligence harming Palestinian civilians
aoav.org.uk/2025/fcdo-fl...
aoav.org.uk/2025/fcdo-fl...
UK Government Flouted Own Rules Designed to Stop Gaza Intelligence Harming Palestinian Civilians
My latest for Byline Times
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/18/u...
My latest for Byline Times
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/18/u...
UK Government Flouted Own Rules Designed to Stop Gaza Intelligence Harming Palestinian Civilians
The revelation raises questions over whether the UK applied safeguards designed to prevent information from 600 RAF intelligence flights being used to harm civilians in Gaza
bylinetimes.com
November 18, 2025 at 4:05 PM
UK Government Flouted Own Rules Designed to Stop Gaza Intelligence Harming Palestinian Civilians
My latest for Byline Times
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/18/u...
My latest for Byline Times
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/18/u...
Reposted by Dr Iain Overton
EXCLUSIVE - The UK gathered vast intelligence over Gaza.
But a Byline Times FOI via @iainoverton.bsky.social reveals the Government cannot show it took any steps to ensure that material wasn’t used against civilians.
600 RAF flights.
0 safeguards.
0 paperwork.
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/18/u...
But a Byline Times FOI via @iainoverton.bsky.social reveals the Government cannot show it took any steps to ensure that material wasn’t used against civilians.
600 RAF flights.
0 safeguards.
0 paperwork.
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/18/u...
UK Government Flouted Own Rules Designed to Stop Gaza Intelligence Harming Palestinian Civilians
The revelation raises questions over whether the UK applied safeguards designed to prevent information from 600 RAF intelligence flights being used to harm civilians in Gaza
bylinetimes.com
November 18, 2025 at 3:24 PM
EXCLUSIVE - The UK gathered vast intelligence over Gaza.
But a Byline Times FOI via @iainoverton.bsky.social reveals the Government cannot show it took any steps to ensure that material wasn’t used against civilians.
600 RAF flights.
0 safeguards.
0 paperwork.
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/18/u...
But a Byline Times FOI via @iainoverton.bsky.social reveals the Government cannot show it took any steps to ensure that material wasn’t used against civilians.
600 RAF flights.
0 safeguards.
0 paperwork.
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/18/u...
Is this why the UK military sent over 40 military missions to Israel since the Oct 7 attacks, to tell the IDF not to use famine as a weapon of war?
November 18, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Is this why the UK military sent over 40 military missions to Israel since the Oct 7 attacks, to tell the IDF not to use famine as a weapon of war?
Reposted by Dr Iain Overton
The UK, which continued military collaboration with Israel as it deliberately starved Palestinians in Gaza, gives a speech at the UN lamenting the use of "starvation as a weapon of war".
November 18, 2025 at 8:32 AM
The UK, which continued military collaboration with Israel as it deliberately starved Palestinians in Gaza, gives a speech at the UN lamenting the use of "starvation as a weapon of war".
Is Romania under attack from Russia?
(I read this from a book tour in Bucharest.)
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/e...
(I read this from a book tour in Bucharest.)
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/e...
Did Russia just attack Nato? Villages on Danube evacuated after tanker strike
The strike on the Turkish-flagged vessel on the Danube is the latest drone attack to batter Ukraine’s Odesa region
www.independent.co.uk
November 18, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Is Romania under attack from Russia?
(I read this from a book tour in Bucharest.)
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/e...
(I read this from a book tour in Bucharest.)
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/e...
Reposted by Dr Iain Overton
I haven’t weighed in on AI much yet, but…for a professor who really believes in the value of teaching, it’s soul-crushing.
November 18, 2025 at 1:30 PM
I haven’t weighed in on AI much yet, but…for a professor who really believes in the value of teaching, it’s soul-crushing.