Colin Freeman

London

Journalist and Foreign Correspondent at Freelance

Journalist & author of Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea, the mission to rescue the hostages the world forgot

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The Russian missile brigade slaughtering Ukrainian civilians

1 week ago | msn.com | Colin Freeman

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The Russian missile brigade slaughtering Ukrainian civilians

1 week ago | telegraph.co.uk | Colin Freeman

Should Russia ever face a war crimes court over its actions in Ukraine, the men of the 112th missile brigade may have some explaining to do. Officially, their job is to support Russian troops in north-east Ukraine, using huge, truck-launched rockets to take out military targets far behind enemy lines. Unofficially, they are also accused of "terror bombing", such as this weekend's Palm Sunday attack on the city of Sumy, which killed 34 people.
How Sweden’s multi-cultural dream went fatally wrong

1 week ago | msn.com | Colin Freeman

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How Sweden's multi-cultural dream went fatally wrong

1 week ago | telegraph.co.uk | Colin Freeman

Child soldiers, gang violence and murders for hire blight the once-famously peaceful country, journalist Diamant Salihu tells The TelegraphTo show me just how bad gang crime has become in Sweden, all journalist Diamant Salihu has to do is forward a few mobile phone messages. At first glance, they look like spam, written in garish fonts and promising large sums of money, there to be earned. It's only on closer examination that the purpose of the pistol and skull emojis becomes clear.
Will Trump take a punt on Puntland?

2 weeks ago | thespectator.com | Colin Freeman

As a man who views the world as one big real-estate portfolio, Donald Trump sees the potential in northern Somalia’s Puntland region. Lousy government, maybe, and definitely more than a few bad guys around. But Puntland has great winter sun and tremendous beaches, folks. It could be just the place to resettle Palestinians from the Gaza Strip.
How North Korea’s ‘Lazarus Group’ made hermit kingdom a global hacking superpower

2 weeks ago | m.independent.ie | Colin Freeman

At first glance, “Matt” looks like the perfect solution to your firm’s evolving IT needs. He’s worked for a small software outfit, and has a CV that suggests he is both a self-starter and a team player. He performs well in a Zoom interview, and soon gets hired, working from home on those late shifts that nobody else wants to do. It’s only a few weeks in, when your firm suffers a ransomware attack, that Matt’s true nature as a “team player” is revealed.
Meet the US soldiers who served in Ukraine

2 weeks ago | thespectator.com | Colin Freeman

The Ukrainians of Alabama are not the kind of lobbyists whose visits strike fear into pro-Trump politicians in Washington. They are an ad hoc campaign group of expats and refugees who do their best to put Kyiv’s case politely to representatives of Congress and Senate. They do, however, have a secret weapon, in the form of an ex-US soldier from the town of Tuscaloosa, whose backstory is the kind the Beltway finds hard to ignore.
How hermit kingdom North Korea became a hacking superpower

2 weeks ago | telegraph.co.uk | Colin Freeman

Despite its reputation as a backward, Stalinist state, the nation's most potent weapon is its ability to steal billions onlineAt first glance, "Matt" looks like the perfect solution to your firm's evolving IT needs. He's worked for a small software outfit, and has a CV that suggests he is both a self-starter and a team player. He performs well in a Zoom interview, and soon gets hired, working from home on those late shifts that nobody else wants to do.
‘Trump is a coward’: meet the US soldiers who served in Ukraine

3 weeks ago | spectator.com.au | Colin Freeman

The Ukrainians of Alabama are not the kind of lobbyists whose visits strike fear into pro-Trump politicians in Washington. They are an ad hoc campaign group of expats and refugees who do their best to put Kyiv’s case politely to representatives of Congress and Senate. They do, however, have a secret weapon, in the form of an ex-US soldier from the town of Tuscaloosa, whose backstory is the kind the Beltway finds hard to ignore.
‘Trump is a coward’: meet the US soldiers who served in Ukraine

3 weeks ago | spectator.co.uk | Colin Freeman

The Ukrainians of Alabama are not the kind of lobbyists whose visits strike fear into pro-Trump politicians in Washington. They are an ad hoc campaign group of expats and refugees who do their best to put Kyiv’s case politely to representatives of Congress and Senate. They do, however, have a secret weapon, in the form of an ex-US soldier from the town of Tuscaloosa, whose backstory is the kind the Beltway finds hard to ignore.