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Congratulations @rallaf.bsky.social, It Started in Damascus publishes today.

‘Weaving her own story through an account of recent Syrian history, Rime Allaf provides a riveting insider’s perspective.’ — @lindseyhilsum.bsky.social

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A copy of It Started in Damascus: How the Long Syrian Revolution Reshaped Our World by Rime Allaf held in front of Somerset House. The cover of the book features a photo of a turret taken through an archway. There are birds flying around the spire. The author name, title and subtitle are in white text.
November 6, 2025 at 11:49 AM
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Our Channel 4 News story: Survivors tell of violence committed by RSF forces in Sudan
Https://www.channel4.com/news/survivors-tell-of-violence-committed-by-rsf-forces-in-sudan
November 4, 2025 at 8:34 PM
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Tanzania: President sworn in after reported killing of hundreds of protesters
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Tanzania: President sworn in after reported killing of hundreds of protesters
The Tanzanian president Samia Suluhu Hassan has been sworn in for another term - after a disputed election which saw two main rivals barred from running.
www.channel4.com
November 3, 2025 at 8:17 PM
lindseyhilsum.bsky.social
"I could see the street and the massacre happened right outside." Anatomy of an atrocity: Our @channel4news piece from #Khartoum #Sudan. @Zahra_ZW producing. @munksoren on camera/edit.
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The victims of Sudan’s two and a half year conflict
Abdelaziz Mudawi tells of how 31 people - 24 of them his relatives - were killed.
www.channel4.com
September 26, 2025 at 8:22 PM
lindseyhilsum.bsky.social
My first live report from Khartoum, as a strike on a mosque by the Sudanese paramilitary RSF kills 75
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Drone strike on mosque by Sudanese paramilitary kills 75
A drone strike by a Sudanese paramilitary group has hit a mosque in a camp for displaced people in Darfur, killing at least 70 people.
www.channel4.com
September 19, 2025 at 8:12 PM
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Mu latest short film from Ukraine frontline.
#ukraine @bylinetv #Donbas #Putin

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We Need To Talk About Ukraine.
YouTube video by Byline TV
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September 16, 2025 at 9:31 PM
lindseyhilsum.bsky.social
Hard to overstate how much I hate the word ´content´!
September 6, 2025 at 9:10 PM
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#LestWeForget #ElFasher #Sudan

Thanks @lindseyhilsum.bsky.social for (shocking) report.

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September 4, 2025 at 8:28 PM
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Our Channel4News story from Ukraine’s front line near Kupyansk, where Putin is trying to seize what land he can
Https://www.channel4.com/news/on-ukraines-front-line-where-putin-is-trying-to-seize-what-land-he-can
July 19, 2025 at 9:08 AM
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Our report from Kharkiv www.channel4.com/news/inside-...
Inside Ukraine’s hidden weapons lab – will Trump’s aid help?
Ukraine’s armed forces have succeeded in slowing Vladimir Putin’s summer offensive.
www.channel4.com
July 16, 2025 at 6:15 AM
lindseyhilsum.bsky.social
Great event in London next Monday June 9th as @BarbaraDemick presents her brilliant new book - an extraordinary tale of twin girls, and China’s one child policy
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Barbara Demick in conversation with Lindsey Hilsum
Buy tickets for the event with Barbara Demick in conversation with Lindsey Hilsum at Daunt Books Marylebone from Daunt Books today.
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June 2, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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As Sanaa Seif, sister of detained British-Egyptian citizen Alaa Abdel Fattah, provides a deeply worrying update on their mother's hunger strike, we at TIMEP reiterate our call on UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer to act urgently and immediately to #FreeAlaa: fairsq.org/parliament-n...
Parliament, NGOs urge British PM to act to free Alaa Abd el-Fattah
More than 100 British parliamentarians, and 32 human rights organisations, have written to the British Prime Minister urging him to use all the tools at his disposal to free the British-Egyptian priso...
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May 30, 2025 at 9:25 PM
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Israel-Gaza war: desperate Palestinians storm aid depot
Israel-Gaza war: desperate Palestinians storm aid depot
A controversial new US and Israeli-backed aid organisation began operating in Gaza today.
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May 27, 2025 at 7:46 PM
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Gaza aid chaos ‘completely avoidable’ says UNRWA director
Gaza aid chaos ‘completely avoidable’ says UNRWA director
Sam Rose works for the UN Relief and Works Agency, where he is the Director of UNRWA Affairs in Gaza.
www.channel4.com
May 27, 2025 at 7:47 PM
lindseyhilsum.bsky.social
Our @Channel4News story on the Israeli reservists refusing to fight in #Gaza - and the right-wing Yoga Settler who tells me why she sees even Palestinian children as a threat.
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The Israeli reservists refusing to fight in Gaza
Tomorrow will mark 600 days since Israel launched its military action on Gaza, following the Hamas assault on October 7th. While Israel's prosecution of the war has grown ever more unpopular and contr...
www.channel4.com
May 27, 2025 at 7:47 PM
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Our @channel4news story: How one five-year-old girl escaped an Israeli airstrike on a school in Gaza
Https://www.channel4.com/news/how-one-five-year-old-girl-escaped-an-israeli-airstrike-on-a-school-in-gaza
May 26, 2025 at 6:19 PM
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Israel protesters demand more as ‘spoonful of aid’ crosses into Gaza
As Israel steps up its action to take control of Gaza, it continues to defy Western condemnation of how it has left Palestinians starving by cutting off aid.
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May 23, 2025 at 8:24 PM
lindseyhilsum.bsky.social
‘They are not dying of hunger’ says Israeli National Religious Party MK as I question him on Gaza aid
Https://www.channel4.com/news/they-are-not-dying-of-hunger-israeli-national-religious-party-questioned-on-gaza-aid
May 21, 2025 at 8:06 PM
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Our story from Jerusalem: Netanyahu doubles down as UN says it still hasn’t been able to distribute any aid in Gaza
Https://www.channel4.com/news/un-says-it-still-hasnt-been-able-to-distribute-any-aid-in-gaza
May 21, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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Our @Channel4News story from Tel Aviv: Israel condemned by closest allies as Gaza faces starvation. With @hodgerob and Josh Ho
Https://www.channel4.com/news/israel-condemned-by-closest-allies-as-gaza-faces-starvation
May 20, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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The brilliant @barbarademick.bsky.social in-conversation with @lindseyhilsum.bsky.social at @dauntbooks.bsky.social Marylebone ✨ 9 June, 7pm

Get your tickets here
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Barbara Demick in conversation with Lindsey Hilsum
Buy tickets for the event with Barbara Demick in conversation with Lindsey Hilsum at Daunt Books Marylebone from Daunt Books today.
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May 14, 2025 at 9:59 AM
lindseyhilsum.bsky.social
Lovely to be at the launch of my colleague ⁦‪@FelicitySpector‬⁩’s amazing book about providing food to frontline troops and others in #Ukraine. She is a writer, a volunteer and a great journalist.
May 12, 2025 at 6:21 PM
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Russia marks Victory over Nazis while still invading Ukraine
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Russia marks Victory over Nazis while still invading Ukraine
Flanked by the Chinese president Xi Jinping and generals from North Korea, the Russian leader Vladimir Putin has presided over the annual Victory day parade in Moscow's Red Square - the country's bigg...
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May 9, 2025 at 7:17 PM
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Russia Victory Day: will Putin ever be toppled? | Vladimir Kara-Murza | The Fourcast
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Russia Victory Day: will Putin ever be toppled? | Vladimir Kara-Murza | The Fourcast
Russia is celebrating Victory Day, with 29 foreign leaders including the Chinese President Xi Jinping joining Vladimir Putin in Moscow to commemorate the Soviet Union's part in the defeat of Nazi Germ...
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May 9, 2025 at 7:17 PM
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Join us at the Book Review as we embark on a week-long voyage to help you memorize a poem — something to fill the soul and focus the mind.
Poetry Challenge: Memorize ‘Recuerdo’ by Edna St. Vincent Millay
Starting today, we’ll have a week of games, videos and essays to help you along the way. First up: readings by Ina Garten, Ethan Hawke and Ada Limón.
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April 28, 2025 at 11:35 AM