Caroline Hawley
Diplomatic Correspondent at BBC
BBC Diplomatic Correspondent interested in the human impact of international news. Previously in Iraq - and various other parts of the Middle East.
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2 weeks ago |
bbc.com | Caroline Hawley
Mother of jailed British Egyptian activist vows to continue hunger strike despite risk of deathCaroline HawleyFree AlaaLaila Soueif's daughter, Sanaa, described the situation as "very scary"Laila Soueif's body is becoming weaker and weaker. Doctors have warned her that - after eight months on hunger strike - she's now at risk of sudden death. But the strength of her resolve has not diminished at all.
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1 month ago |
bbc.com | Caroline Hawley
Workers are already dying from preventable workplace accidents as the country prepares to host the 2034 World Cup, reports say.
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1 month ago |
bbc.com | Sean Seddon |Caroline Hawley
Two Gazan girls first to arrive in UK for medical treatmentSean Seddon & Caroline HawleyBBCGhena, five, arrived in the UK with her mother to receive private medical treatmentTwo Palestinian girls with serious health conditions have been brought to the UK for private medical treatment. The Gazan children are the first to be granted temporary UK visas since the war between Hamas and Israel broke out in October 2023.
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2 months ago |
bbc.com | Caroline Hawley
Family of couple held by Taliban fear for their healthCaroline HawleyFamily handoutThe family of a British couple in their seventies who have been detained in Afghanistan have expressed fears for their health after a court appearance was delayed. Peter Reynolds, 79, and his wife Barbie, 75, were arrested on 1 February while returning to their home in Bamiyan province.
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Mar 13, 2025 |
bbc.com | Caroline Hawley
High stakes as Iran nuclear issue reaches crunch momentCaroline HawleyBBC diplomatic correspondentReutersIran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has rejected the idea of negotiations with the US over its nuclear programmeAlmost a decade since world powers sealed a historic deal to limit the Iranian nuclear programme, this is a crunch moment for Iran and the international community. The country is now closer than ever to being able to make a nuclear bomb.
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RT @FreedomForAlaa: Every day there's a vigil outside St Thomas Hospital for Laila Soueif, on hunger strike inside. Richard Ratcliffe join…
“All that is asked of us is that we fight for what is right” – Alaa’s words spoken here by his hunger striking and desperately ill Mum
Laila speaks to us from her hospital bed, in her own words and then those of Alaa. #freealaa https://t.co/RLNWO8qs2Y
“The pain of being separated from your child by prison walls is almost impossible to convey .. Alaa’s case - like Nazanin’s before it - asks a simple question .. when it comes to unfair imprisonment overseas what does the protection of a British passport actually mean?
Many of the families of Brits wrongly imprisoned abroad know and support each other Richard Ratcliffe is a big presence in that group Below, he writes about supporting Laila Soueif and her fight to free illegally detained Alaa Abd el-Fattah https://t.co/uEMgSdluaH