Orla Guerin

United Kingdom

Senior International Correspondent at BBC

Senior International Correspondent @BBCNews. Dubliner making detours for decades. Never far from a cup of tea. Own views. Retweets not endorsements.

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'Ne slikaj, ne snimaj': Hapšenje novinara budi bojazan u Turskoj

2 weeks ago | b92.net | Orla Guerin

Bilo je rano ujutro 23. marta kad je policija došla na vrata Jasinu Akgulu u Istanbulu – dok su mu deca još bila u krevetu. Samo nekoliko sati ranije, turski foto-reporter se vratio kući sa izveštavanja o masovnim anti-vladinim protestima. Sada je bio čovek tražen od policije. "Otišao sam do vrata i video ispred mnogo policajaca", kaže on. "Rekli su da imaju naređenje za mene, ali mi nisu otkrivali detalje.
Journalist arrests fuel fears for democracy

2 weeks ago | bbc.com | Orla Guerin

'Don't speak, don't film': Journalist arrests fuel fears for democracy after Turkey protestsBBCYasin Akgul, a photojournalist for AFP, was arrested at his homeIt was early morning on 23 March when the police came to Yasin Akgul's door in Istanbul – while his children were still in bed. Just hours before, the Turkish photojournalist had returned home from covering mass anti-government protests. Now he was a wanted man. "I went to the door and saw there was a lot of police," he says.
CHP says protests to continue until jailed mayor is freed

4 weeks ago | bbc.com | Orla Guerin

Turkey opposition says protests will continue until jailed mayor is freedOrla GuerinSenior international correspondent in IstanbulEPAThe rallies have been largely peaceful, but on Sunday, fierce clashes saw protesters fired upon with tear gas and rubber bulletsThe head of Turkey's main opposition party has told the BBC that protests will continue "in every city" until either early presidential elections are called, or the jailed mayor of Istanbul, Ekrem Imamoglu, is released from prison.
Turkey protests are about far more than fate of Istanbul's mayor

1 month ago | bbc.com | Orla Guerin

Turkey protests are about far more than fate of Istanbul's mayorOrla GuerinSenior International correspondentGetty ImagesBeneath the acrid smell of tear gas on the night air in Istanbul, there is a hint of something else - a whiff of panic on the part of Turkey's long-time leader, Recep Tayyip Erdogan. One of his rivals has been put behind bars - so far, so familiar.
BBC investigates allegations of a massacre

1 month ago | bbc.com | Orla Guerin

'They killed all these young people' - BBC investigates alleged massacre in rebel-held Congolese cityOrla GuerinFreddy Mukuza / FacebookRapper Freddy Mukuza, who was married with two children, was moving house on the day he was killedFreddy Mukuza's final moments were witnessed by a friend, who stood helpless, 50m (160 ft) away. When he heard that Freddy had been shot - by M23 rebels he was told - he and others rushed to the scene in Goma, in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
Rape survivors recall horror of DR Congo jailbreak

1 month ago | msn.com | Orla Guerin

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Women tell BBC of rape ordeal at Goma's Munzenze prison

1 month ago | bbc.com | Orla Guerin

'They took all the women here': Rape survivors recall horror of DR Congo jailbreakOrla GuerinGöktay Koraltan / BBCWarning: This article contains distressing content, including descriptions of rape, from the start. "He told me that if I tried to escape, he would kill me."Pascaline, 22, recalls the words of her rapist at a prison in Goma, the largest city in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, in the early hours of 27 January.
M23 rebels leave families devastated in wake of advance

2 months ago | bbc.com | Orla Guerin

Rebels leave families devastated in wake of DR Congo advanceOrla GuerinGöktay Koraltan / BBCHeshima winces in pain as he tries to shift his weight, sweat beading on his face. The slight 13-year-old sits on a bed in a tent in the grounds of an overcrowded hospital in Goma city in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Heshima's left leg is a bandaged stump, his stomach is streaked with burn marks, and both of his parents have been killed.
Race to evacuate residents from Ukraine front-line city

2 months ago | msn.com | Orla Guerin

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How Trump has already changed the world

Jan 21, 2025 | businessghana.com | Laura Kuenssberg |Orla Guerin |Jessica Murphy |Suranjana Tewari

Long before Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th president, the global impact of his second term was already being felt. From Jerusalem to Kyiv to London to Ottawa, his election victory and the anticipation of a new Trump agenda changed the calculations of world leaders - with some far-reaching consequences. In the lead-up to the handover of power in Washington, our correspondents dissected these changes in the regions where they were.