Joel Gunter

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Senior International Reporter at BBC World

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Families of Ukraine's missing fear peace will not bring them home

2 weeks ago | bbc.com | Joel Gunter

Families of Ukraine's missing fear peace will not bring them homeJoel GunterReporting from Bucha, UkraineBBCTatyana Popvytch's son was taken to Russian. "He is so vulnerable," she said. "I worry that he will lose his sanity there."Tatyana Popovytch had contacted every agency she could think of. She had walked every step her son Vladislav could have taken after the Russians opened fire at his car, leaving him to flee with a bullet in his leg.
Families of Ukraine's missing fear peace will not bring them home

2 weeks ago | bbc.co.uk | Joel Gunter

According to Ukrainian authorities, nearly 16,000 Ukrainian civilians are still in captivity in Russian prisons after being abducted by the invading army – not counting the more than 20,000 Ukrainian children estimated to have been taken to Russia. There are growing fears now among their many thousands of loved ones, amid the apparent progress towards peace talks, that they could be forgotten or lost in the process. And those fears appear to be justified.
One Special Forces officer blocked 1,585 Afghans from settling in UK

1 month ago | bbc.com | Joel Gunter

Special Forces officer blocked 1,585 Afghans from UK Hannah O’GradyBen TaggartAfghan special forces were in danger of reprisal after the Taliban seized back the countryA UK Special Forces officer personally rejected 1,585 resettlement applications from Afghans with credible links to British commandos, newly released documents say.
Top UK Special Forces general oversaw blocking of Afghan 'war-crime' witnesses to Britain

1 month ago | bbc.com | Hannah O'Grady |Joel Gunter

Top UK Special Forces general oversaw blocking of Afghan 'war-crime' witnesses to BritainHannah O'Grady and Joel GunterMODGen Sir Gwyn Jenkins led UK Special Forces (UKSF) in Afghanistan at a time when alleged war crimes were committedA top general who failed to report evidence of alleged SAS war crimes in Afghanistan later oversaw the rejection of hundreds of UK resettlement applications from Afghan commandos who served with the elite regiment, BBC Panorama can reveal.
'Children handcuffed and shot' - ex-UK Special Forces break silence on war crime claims

1 month ago | bbc.co.uk | Hannah O'Grady |Joel Gunter

The eyewitness testimony offers the most detailed public account of the killings to date from former members of UK Special Forces (UKSF), the umbrella group which contains the SAS, SBS and several supporting regiments. The testimony, from more than 30 people who served with or alongside UK Special Forces, builds on years of reporting by BBC Panorama into allegations of extrajudicial killings by the SAS.
'Children handcuffed and shot'

1 month ago | bbc.com | Hannah O'Grady |Joel Gunter

Ex-UK Special Forces break silence on 'war crimes' by colleaguesHannah O'Grady and Joel GunterA video compiled by UK Special Forces shows how members of one squadron kept count of their killsFormer members of UK Special Forces have broken years of silence to give BBC Panorama eyewitness accounts of alleged war crimes committed by colleagues in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Ex-UK Special Forces break silence on 'war crimes' by colleagues

1 month ago | flipboard.com | Hannah O'Grady |Joel Gunter |Rory Tinman

2 hours agoThe Illusion of American GenerosityDespite the mythology of the good superpower, the American empire has been enormously destructive. Because of our strong Christian heritage, most …14 hours agoTaliban suspends chess over gambling concernsThe Taliban government in Afghanistan has banned chess until further notice due to fears the game is a source of gambling. Officials said the game has been prohibited indefinitely until its compatibility with Islamic law can be determined.
China's Xi stands with Putin at Russia's Victory Day parade

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Jessica Rawnsley |Paul Kirby |Joel Gunter

Vladimir Putin has led Russia's Victory Day commemorations with a parade in Red Square and heightened security after days of Ukrainian strikes targeting the capital. China's Xi Jinping joined Putin as he told thousands of soldiers and more than 20 international leaders that Russia remembered the lessons of World War Two.
Putin hosts Victory Day parade with tight security and a short ceasefire

1 month ago | bbc.com | Jessica Rawnsley |Joel Gunter

Putin hosts Victory Day parade with tight security and a short ceasefireJessica Rawnsley & Joel GunterReutersVladimir Putin is leading Russia's Victory Day commemorations with a parade in Red Square and ramped up security after days of Ukrainian strikes targeting the capital. Chinese President Xi Jingping is among more than 20 international leaders who have made the journey to Moscow.
'Why would we play Putin's game?': Ukrainians see Russian lull as sideshow

1 month ago | bbc.com | Joel Gunter

'Why would we play Putin's game?': Ukrainians see Russian lull as sideshowJoel GunterGetty ImagesRussia is celebrating the 80th anniversary of the end of World War TwoRussia is expected to begin a self-declared three-day pause in fighting against Ukraine on Wednesday night, in a move derided by many Ukrainians and described by President Volodymyr Zelensky as little more than a "theatrical show".