George Wright
@george_wright89
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Journalist @BBCWorld @BBCNews. Formerly found in Cambodia. Old account @GeorgeWright89 Email me: [email protected]
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Joined September 2021
Since last summer I've been investigating reports of widespread sexual abuse within a secretive Christian church known as The Truth. Last month I called an ex-minister accused of sexually abusing a boy for six years, and he agreed to talk.
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Alleged victims say predators have gone unpunished for decades in Christian church known as The Truth.
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My latest investigation into The Truth, a secretive Christian sect. I spoke to mothers in the US who say they were coerced by the church into giving up their babies for adoption.
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Hundreds of adoptions could have taken place between the 1950s and 1990s, say women who were members of a Christian sect.
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Spoke to Lethal B about 20 years of Pow! - an anthem that became so notorious that clubs started banning it.
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In the early 2000s many UK clubs banned Pow! - which critics compared to Sex Pistols' God Save the Queen.
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For me it is a year of nostalgia for a quiet morning starts with taking the kids to school, talking to my neighbors about last night’s football match walking on the beach… I waited a whole year and that beautiful morning never came . Yes, we are alive, but we are not well.
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some of my favorite pics of @MechDara1 being himself: forever on a moto, eating something delicious, sticking his head out of windows, talking to anyone & everyone, & the time he tried to fix a car with a rock. journalism is not a crime. he is the best of the best. #FreeMechDara
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Thanks @george_wright89 @lenleng_khmer and @BBCWorld for covering Mech Dara’s arrest & the growing threat to journalists for just doing their jobs in Cambodia
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Mech Dara faces up to two years in jail after being charged with inciting unrest on social media.
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In a profile I did on Dara last year, he spoke about how he would push to be allowed out to report stories after being tasked with filing archives as a rookie: "I never quit asking, barking at people to take me out reporting. I asked hundreds of times"
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VOD is the latest in a line of independent media outlets to be stifled in Cambodia.
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I often daydream about reporting trips with Dara - truly some of the best days of my life. He's one of a kind and I hope to see him free, back doing what he does best again soon.
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Mech Dara faces up to two years in jail after being charged with inciting unrest on social media.
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Mech Dara was arrested yesterday. Trips with him are filled with these looks over the shoulder before he charges ahead, itching to get the story. But more than his tenacity or courage, being a nice guy’s what makes him the best. He can talk to anyone, and they want to talk to him
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According to CamboJA News the VERY independent journalist Mech Dara seems to have been arrested in Sre Ambel. May all his friends keep an eye on this.
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Mech Dara, the most fearless journalist in Cambodia, was arrested today -- whereabouts unknown hours later. Absolute beast of a reporter who dug into corruption, human trafficking, etc. Also loved by all who have worked with him. Hope he's released soon.
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The FBI has now launched an investigation into abuse within The Truth ministry. Ex-minister Robert Corfield told me he had "no reason" to be concerned despite admitting to sexually abusing a boy for years in the 1980s.
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The Christian church, known as The Truth, has been recently rocked by a sexual abuse scandal.
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"If you are killed, if this does happen, what message do you leave behind to the Russian people?" I spoke to the director of the Oscar-winning documentary, Navalny. https://t.co/tTS2aJqmEN
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The director of the 2022 Oscar-winning film speaks of his shock at the death of Alexei Navalny.
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Since last summer I've been investigating reports of widespread sexual abuse within a secretive Christian church known as The Truth. Last month I called an ex-minister accused of sexually abusing a boy for six years, and he agreed to talk.
bbc.co.uk
Alleged victims say predators have gone unpunished for decades in Christian church known as The Truth.
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Brilliant investigation and reporting by our alumni @george_wright89. Over 1000 victims and the uncovering of many perpetrators around the world - a huge result for the brave victims who have been through such horrors. #Journalismmatters
Since last summer I've been investigating reports of widespread sexual abuse within a secretive Christian church known as The Truth. Last month I called an ex-minister accused of sexually abusing a boy for six years, and he agreed to talk.
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Amazing reporting by @george_wright89 and such brave victims who have been through unimaginable horrors. At least 1000 of them identifying 700 perpetrators across the world - this is huge.
Since last summer I've been investigating reports of widespread sexual abuse within a secretive Christian church known as The Truth. Last month I called an ex-minister accused of sexually abusing a boy for six years, and he agreed to talk.
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