Elsa Buchanan
@ElsaABuchanan
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🇫🇷 🇬🇧 photojournalist working with @Masam_ENG in Yemen #humanrights #migration #security #warfare 🌍 Trustee @DatumFoundation https://t.co/1kdlCGAtGm
London, UK
Joined February 2010
#Landmines in #Yemen have poisoned soil, cut off farmland, and disrupted fragile ecosystems. As part of my work with @Masam_ENG, I look at how explosive contamination is reshaping the #environment, and the long, complex effort to restore it. Read here: https://t.co/jNriKcZVyl
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Having seen these effects first-hand in #Yemen, I can say the environmental toll of landmines is profound (poisoned soil, abandoned fields, and ecosystems that may take generations to recover). An underreported cost of #war. #Environment #UnderreportedStories #landmines
Long after #fighting stops, explosives and mines leak toxic chemicals into soil and groundwater. These poisons seep into crops, contaminate drinking #water, and disrupt fragile ecosystems, leaving invisible wounds that persist for generations. Read more: https://t.co/stPDrribjC
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Long after #fighting stops, explosives and mines leak toxic chemicals into soil and groundwater. These poisons seep into crops, contaminate drinking #water, and disrupt fragile ecosystems, leaving invisible wounds that persist for generations. Read more: https://t.co/stPDrribjC
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Working alongside @Masam_ENG across Yemen for the past (almost) five years, I’ve seen how awareness builds trust. Children, parents, and grandparents are learning, teaching, and protecting one another - this quiet, steady progress deserves recognition. #Yemen #MINEACTION
Years of explosive ordnance risk education #EORE are rebuilding trust across #Yemen. In a country long divided and wary, more and more civilians are now reporting and handing over explosive #war remnants instead of hiding or selling them in a powerful sign of growing confidence
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I’ve just entered The #IndependentPhotographer @indep_photo competition with three images from #Yemen: The Vendor of Summer, Alaa and his Pigeon and The Face Painter. Stories of resilience, colour, and quiet endurance. You can see my portfolio here: 📸 https://t.co/gqFtY5FtVP
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Stay informed. Stay connected. Follow Project Masam on @Medium for updates on our work in #Yemen, insights into the challenges of #landmine clearance, and stories from the resilient communities we serve. 🔗 https://t.co/tQlB4s69cB
#MineAction
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Really enjoyed being a guest speaker at @cityjournalism today, talking about #photojournalism and the realities of working in the field. Some brilliant questions and thoughtful discussions about my work for @Masam_ENG (and career so far!). #VisualStorytelling #Journalism
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On #WorldPressFreedomDay, a reminder: #journalists need protection and access - especially in #conflict zones where silence kills. In #Yemen, I saw how silence let atrocities go unseen. We must defend those who risk everything to tell the truth. @Masam_ENG
“In #Yemen, where landmines still claim lives daily, #journalists risk their own to expose the truth. Their stories bring global attention to a hidden #war. Protecting them is vital to protecting humanity.” – Ousama Algosaibi @AlgosaibiOusamai, Project Masam MD. #Yemen
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On #WorldPressFreedomDay, Project Masam honours the brave #journalists working in #conflict zones -including #Yemen, where #landmines threaten lives and telling the truth can cost your own. Their courage keeps the world informed about landmine-affected communities. Read more:
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With a total charge of 37 kilogramme, each super-charged #IED blast would result in disfigurement of the human body, and be fatal to humans located within 15 metres from the device. Read more ➡️ https://t.co/18MEMeTLEl
#MineAction #SaveLives
projectmasam.com
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The six high-explosive blast IEDs found in Habeqwa village (Taiz region) are typical of standardised #IEDs being mass-produced, employed and concealed under floor tiles in schools and houses by #Houthi forces (#AnsarAllah) on the west coast of #Yemen. #MineAction
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Project Masam has cleared six powerful 40kg+ improvised explosive devices #IEDs left behind by #Houthis militias after civilians in #Yemen’s Taiz region this month discovered and reported the presence of large #bombs in an agricultural area, averting a major tragedy. #MineAction
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Project Masam supports the #rights of #journalists and works alongside them as we continue to raise awareness of the devastating effects #landmines have on #civilians. #PressFreedom #EndImpunity
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#Journalism has become one of the most dangerous professions in #Yemen, with the country being ranked as the 3rd most dangerous for #journalists in the world. #Yemeni journalists have been detained, killed, and targeted for reporting on the #landmine contamination and
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On November 2, the @UN commemorated the International Day to End Impunity for #Crimes Against #Journalists. The safety of journalists is fundamental and legally protected by international #humanitarian law, especially in #conflict zones.
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From supercharged #Houthi-manufactured replicas of Soviet-era improvised anti-personnel #landmines to anti-personnel pressure plates attached to anti-tank mines, Project Masam condemns the use of increasingly lethal devices in #Yemen, and is committed to the safety of #Yemeni
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On #WorldHumanitarianDay, I would like to recognise all #humanitarians for their courageous, life-saving work - including my incredible colleagues operating in one of the world's most complex and severe conflict zones, #Yemen. 🕊Thank you for your dedication and sacrifices.
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This week, our demining team 17 carried out Explosive Ordnance #Risk #Education in the heavily-mined Alhanishiya area in Dhubab (Taiz region). These #awareness sessions successfully reached 13 locals, including: • Four boys • Nine men #MineAction #SaveLives
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Honoured to have been invited as a guest speaker at the #Polyglot Conference organised by @DebenhamHighMFL to talk to students about how useful #languages are and my career as a #journalist. It was great to see so much interest from these Year 7s! #UkEdChat #passiondriven
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@FutbolLingoApp are visiting us to deliver talks & run football themed practical workshops. Finally, @ElsaABuchanan has recorded for us her take on how languages have influenced her career. What lucky students #mfltwitterati
@DebenhamHigh
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