
Mark Townsend
@TownsendMark
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Senior Guardian reporter covering human rights. Awards inc reporter of the yr, Amnesty, FPA, Orwell Prize, Oneworld. [email protected]
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Joined April 2010
This is the inside, shocking story of a massacre of Sudanese civilians - the most vulnerable population in the world at the time - and why the world let it happen.
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As the UK prepared to host a global summit on bringing peace to Sudan, the RSF paramilitary began a ‘genocidal’ massacre in Zamzam refugee camp. But when reports emerged of the killings, London held...
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RT @NewsFromAmnesty: And the winner of the #AmnestyMediaAwards 2025 ✨ WRITTEN INVESTIGATIONS ✨ award is. 🏆 The Guardian with 'The Brutal….
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Keir Starmer says he wants to learn from Italy’s ‘dramatic’ statistics. But a Guardian investigation reveals that EU money goes to officers who are involved in shocking abuse, leaving people to die...
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RT @TheOrwellPrize: “It's inspiring to see so many reporters using clear, brave writing to expose injustices.” – Dr Matt Walsh, Chair of Ju….
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RT @JudiRever: A must read: Rwandan troops ‘dying in large numbers in DRC’, despite official denials of role. An investigation by @michelaw….
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Exclusive: Sources say thousands of RDF killed supporting M23 rebels in eastern Congo, intensifying pressure on Kigali
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Questions to be answered.
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Exclusive: Discovery of Emirati passports in wreckage suggest covert boots on the ground, despite Gulf state’s denials
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RT @ToufiqueHossain: So grateful to @Sonja_Miley & @CrowtherMaddy at @WagingPeaceUK for speaking to us about the conflict & their work with….
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The No Walls Podcast · Episode
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RT @NoWallsPodcast: NEW EPISODE!. The latest conflict has plunged Sudan into "one of the worst humanitarian nightmares in recent history".….
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Sudan’s exodus, my report inside this week’s Guardian Weekly.
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The victims of Africa’s forgotten war. Plus: After the Moscow attack, a cynical blame game begins
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‘Here, there is no future’: world turns its back as ethnic cleansing and fresh atrocities drive exodus of thousands from Darfur
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Almost a year since conflict reignited in Sudan, its terrified people are crossing borders to Chad and beyond. An increasing number are trying to reach Europe as food supplies dwindle in the refugee...
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Phone messages reveal detained British mothers who have been abandoned by UK gov fear death in Syrian camp
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Exclusive: testimonies describing malnourishment and disease to renew pressure on government to repatriate dozens of Britons, many of them children
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RT @SaveUKNews: Middle East thrust into ‘apocalyptic’ humanitarian crisis. Powerful reporting by @TownsendMark for @guardian on how war in….
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Aid agencies warn multiple conflicts putting unprecedented pressure on lives of people in Syria, Lebanon, Yemen and Gaza
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RT @archiebland: Amid quite a lot of misleading both-sidesy commentary and coverage of the Armistice Day disorder, today’s First Edition wi….
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In today’s newsletter: Sorting fact from fiction on day of pro-Palestine march after violent scenes involving far-right counter-protesters • Sign up here for our daily newsletter, First Edition
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‘They’re demonised, labelled as criminals’ - life on a violent London estate.
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Youth violence involving gangs in a London neighbourhood is being tackled by a mentoring project that hopes to unite rivals
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Half of UK teenagers have witnessed or been victims of violence, government advisors on knife crime say.
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Landmark survey on knife crime, bullying and gang rivalry has uncovered ‘shocking and unacceptable’ levels of violence
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New government definition of extremism drawn includes ‘undermining’ UK values - huge threat to freedom of expression. Great work by @JonUngoedThomas
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Leaked documents spark furious backlash from groups who fear freedom of expression could be suppressed
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Braverman provokes despair within Tories after describing homelessness as a ‘lifestyle choice’
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Senior Conservative says home secretary should not discuss complex issue in such terms and advised her to use ‘wiser’ language
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Himmler ordered mass execution of prisoners in Britain’s only Nazi camp, newly disclosed documents reveal
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Papers from SS headquarters uncover instruction to kill up to 1,000 enslaved labourers on island of Alderney
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RT @LInvestigates: @TownsendMark An interactive graphic in the version of the story on our website allows you to explore the movements of s….
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Revealed: UK coastguard downgraded 999 calls from refugees in small boats just days before mass drowning. Latest with @LInvestigates
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Investigation finds evidence that many calls received prior to 2021 Channel disaster were treated as less urgent
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Revealed: Home Office not only secretly lobbied for facial recognition spy firm but 'threatened' the independent regulator
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Officials reflected policing minister’s enthusiasm to roll out controversial technology across the country, particularly in retail settings
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