Story for Private Eye magazine about Lord Naseby’s selective use of FOI disclosure to down play the scale of Sri Lanka’s war crimes
Category Archives: Country
Anti-Muslim riots
Story for New Internationalist on anti-Muslim riots in Sri Lanka and the Scottish connection
UK Foreign Office destroyed Sri Lanka files
Story for the Guardian about Britain’s Foreign Office destroying almost 200 files from the start of the Tamil Tiger uprising, when the SAS and MI5 gave secret counter-insurgency advice. Story was picked up by the Sri Lankan Daily Mirror, Sunday Times, Sunday Leader, Colombo Gazette and Tamil Guardian.
FOI Tribunal
Story for VICE. Also see Indian press coverage of my appeal in The Hindu, CNN News18, Press Trust of India and The Wire.
Gulf lessons
Story for Private Eye magazine about Huddersfield University’s deal with Bahraini police.
British-trained Bahraini cop criticised in police station sex abuse allegations
Story for VICE about a Bahraini activist who is going on trial after the Bahrain Grand Prix, and the British-trained officer linked to her case.
Looping the loophole
Story for Private Eye magazine about a loophole in the freedom of information act being used by the National Police Chiefs’ Council.
Princess Diana and Bahrain’s crackdown
Investigation for New Internationalist into Charles and Diana’s visit to Bahrain in 1986 – a troubled year in the country’s history when the opposition was crushed by a British officer, Colonel Ian Henderson.
Advertorials
Piece for Private Eye about the Daily Telegraph’s coverage of Bahrain
Military redaction
Article for Private Eye about British military support for Indian forces during the unrest of 1984.
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