Eric O'Connor

Dec 18, 2024 | pbs.org | Eric O'Connor

Syrians are celebrating their hard-won freedoms throughout the nation, but that joy is tempered by the absence of so many imprisoned and never heard from again. In some ways, Syria is a land of ghosts, and the job of speaking for the dead falls to their loved ones and the new Syrian government. Leila Molana-Allen reports from the suburbs of Damascus. A warning, images in this story are disturbing.

Nov 22, 2024 | pbs.org | Eric O'Connor

Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Audio Gang warfare in Haiti has displaced about 700,000 people, more than half of them are children. The fighting has sent poverty and hunger skyrocketing and children are caught between the gangs and their tenuous futures. Special correspondent Marcia Biggs and videographer Eric O'Connor report. A warning, accounts of abuse and sexual violence in this story may disturb viewers.

Nov 20, 2024 | pbs.org | Eric O'Connor

Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Audio Despite a UN-approved security mission that deployed in June to try and restore some order, large swaths of the country remain under gang control and violence is endemic. Special Correspondent Marcia Biggs and videographer Eric O'Connor traveled there for a look at the depth of the crisis.

Sep 26, 2023 | pbs.org | Nick Schifrin |Eric O'Connor |Volodymyr Solohub

PBS NewsHour The U.S. has sent Ukraine tens of billions of dollars of weapons and senior U.S. military officials predict Ukraine has only about a month to make progress against Russia before rainy weather makes movement difficult. With the help of the Pulitzer Center, Nick Schifrin, videographer Eric O’Connor and their team spent a week on the frontline and has this inside look at the counteroffensive.