Gabriela Pomeroy

Journalist at BBC

Journalist at BBC News. Staff writer and video journalist at BBC News Digital and Live pages.

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Kurdish group PKK says it is laying down arms and disbanding

2 days ago | yahoo.com | Orla Guerin |Gabriela Pomeroy

Outlawed Kurdish group the PKK, which has waged a 40-year insurgency against Turkey, has announced it is laying down its arms and disbanding. The move followed a call in February by the group's jailed leader, Abdullah Ocalan, for it to disband. The PKK insurgency initially aimed to create an independent homeland for Kurds, who account for about 20% of Turkey's population. But it has since moved away from its separatist goals, focusing instead on more autonomy and greater Kurdish rights.
Pope Leo calls for journalists to be released from prison

2 days ago | bbc.com | Gabriela Pomeroy

Pope calls for journalists to be released from prisonReutersPope Leo XIV has called for the release of imprisoned journalists in his first address to members of the media at the Vatican. He expressed solidarity with journalists who were jailed "for seeking and reporting the truth" and said their suffering "challenges the conscience of nations and the international community". Press freedom must be defended, he said. The media must ensure that the "precious gift" of free speech is protected.
Pope calls for journalists to be released from prison

2 days ago | yahoo.com | Gabriela Pomeroy

Pope Leo XIV has called for the release of imprisoned journalists in his first address to members of the media at the Vatican. He expressed solidarity with journalists who were jailed "for seeking and reporting the truth" and said their suffering "challenges the conscience of nations and the international community". Press freedom must be defended, he said. The media must ensure that the "precious gift" of free speech is protected.
Kurdish group PKK says it is laying down arms and disbanding

2 days ago | bbc.co.uk | Orla Guerin |Gabriela Pomeroy

Image source, ReutersImage caption, A demonstrator holds a picture of jailed Kurdish militant leader Abdullah Ocalan at a rally in Diyarbakir, Turkey, in February BBC News, reporting from Diyarbakir, Turkey Outlawed Kurdish group the PKK, which has waged a 40-year insurgency against Turkey, has announced it is laying down its arms and disbanding. The move followed a call in February by the group's jailed leader, Abdullah Ocalan, for the organisation to disband.
Kurdish group PKK says it is laying down arms and disbanding

2 days ago | flipboard.com | Orla Guerin |Gabriela Pomeroy

13 hours agoTrump backs Putin’s proposal for Ukraine talks, undermining alliesTrump’s endorsement came the day after he backed European leaders’ demand for a ceasefire first.
Trump orders reopening of notorious Alcatraz prison

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Gabriela Pomeroy

Donald Trump says he is directing his government to reopen and expand Alcatraz, the infamous former prison on an island near San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge. In a message on his Truth Social site on Sunday, President Trump said that "for too long America has been plagued by vicious, violent, and repeat criminal offenders". The reopening of Alcatraz - once notorious as one of the US's toughest prisons - would serve as a "symbol of law, order, and justice," he said.
Donald Trump ordena reabrir la infame prisión de Alcatraz

1 week ago | es-us.noticias.yahoo.com | Gabriela Pomeroy

Gabriela Pomeroy - BBC News5 de mayo de 2025, 6:19 a.m.·3 min de lecturaEl presidente de EE.UU., Donald Trump, dijo que le ordenó a su gobierno reabrir y ampliar Alcatraz, la antigua prisión ubicada en una isla cerca del puente Golden Gate de San Francisco. En un mensaje en Truth Social el domingo, Trump afirmó que "durante demasiado tiempo EE.UU. ha estado plagada de delincuentes viciosos, violentos y reincidentes".
Trump orders reopening of notorious Alcatraz prison

1 week ago | namibian.com.na | Gabriela Pomeroy

United States president Donald Trump says he is directing his government to reopen and expand Alcatraz, the infamous former prison on an island near San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge. In a message on his Truth Social site on Sunday, Trump said that “for too long America has been plagued by vicious, violent and repeat criminal offenders”. The reopening of Alcatraz — once notorious as one of the country’s toughest prisons — would serve as a “symbol of law, order, and justice,” he said.
Trump orders reopening of notorious Alcatraz prison

1 week ago | bbc.com | Gabriela Pomeroy

Trump orders reopening of notorious Alcatraz prisonGetty ImagesDonald Trump says he is directing his government to reopen and expand Alcatraz, the former prison on an island off the coast of California. In a message on his Truth Social site on Sunday, President Trump said that "for too long America has been plagued by vicious, violent, and repeat criminal offenders". The reopening of Alcatraz would serve as a "symbol of law, order, and justice," he said.
Peru kidnapping leaves 13 dead in gold mine

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Gabriela Pomeroy

Thirteen miners have been found dead inside a mine in Peru after being kidnapped several days earlier. They were working at a gold mine owned by Peruvian mining company Poderosa, which is based in Pataz province, north of the capital Lima. The victims had been sent out to confront a group of people involved in illegal mining in the area, but were kidnapped by a criminal gang which was trying to gain control of the mine. AdvertisementAdvertisementThe gang kept them hostage inside a mine shaft.