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Lama Fakih @lamafakih.bsky.social Global Program Director @hrw | Prev: MENA Director @hrw | In Eng/Arabic
Joyce Sohyun Lee @joyceshlee.bsky.social Senior Visual Forensics reporter, The Washington Post
Emily Tripp @emilytripp.bsky.social Director @airwars.bsky.social
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Patrick Senft @senftpatrick.bsky.social Research Coordinator @Arms_Research | Previously @Vredesinstituut | MSc. @UniLeiden. Slowly transitioning away from Twitter.
Avihai Stollar @stollar.bsky.social Military & Human rights researcher | Arms specialist | PhD student @ces_uc
Abigail Hauslohner @hauslohner.bsky.social U.S.- Middle East Correspondent at the Financial Times. I find social media exhausting, so I'm not the best at posting...
Jared Malsin @jmalsin.bsky.social WSJ journalist based in Istanbul. Former Middle East bureau chief for TIME. Turning and turning in the widening gyre.
https://www.wsj.com/news/author/jared-malsin
Hakeem Jeffries @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social Brooklyn Congressman. Democratic Leader.
Work hard. Stay focused. Deliver results #ForThePeople.
Drew Harwell @drewharwell.com tech & society @washingtonpost.com
stories: https://drewharwell.com/
videos: tiktok.com/@drewharwell
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Pranshu Verma @pranshuverma.bsky.social Incoming New Delhi Bureau Chief at The Washington Post | Signal open for tips: @pverma.50
Cate Brown @catebrown.bsky.social political investigations at @TheGuardian. formerly @WashingtonPost. power over/power to
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Yemen Data Project @handle.invalid Independent data collection project. Collating and disseminating data on airstrikes in Yemen since 2015, with the purpose of increasing transparency and promoting accountability.
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David Wearing @davidwearing.bsky.social Assistant Professor in International Relations at the University of Sussex (own views, obviously).
Interested in British (and Western) foreign relations in the Middle East and elsewhere, and how they're shaped by legacies of colonialism.
Yvonne Wingett Sanchez @yvonnewingett.bsky.social Staff writer, @theatlantic
Fan of mentors, Kinsey Millhone and the snooze button. DM for Signal.
MAG (Mines Advisory Group) @minesadvisorygroup.bsky.social We do whatever it takes to get to a landmine before another child does — working with communities across the world to save and change lives every single day.
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Susannah George @sgreports.bsky.social The Washington Post's Gulf bureau chief, before that Afghanistan, Pakistan & Iraq.
Chris Kay @christopherkay.ft.com Mumbai bureau chief at the Financial Times.
Previously with Bloomberg in India, Pakistan, Nigeria and the UK.
https://chriskay.co.uk/
https://www.ft.com/chris-kay
Airwars @airwars.bsky.social The civilian harm watchdog.
We also run the Open Source Munitions Portal @munitionsportal.bsky.social
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Jarrett Ley (WashPost) @osviz-jarrett.bsky.social Visual Forensics reporter at The Washington Post using open-source evidence and spatial analysis tools
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Ramzi Kaiss | رمزي قيس @ramzikaiss.bsky.social Lebanon researcher at Human Rights Watch @HRW.org
Maged Mandour @magedmandour.bsky.social An Egyptian who writes about Egypt , among other things. Author Egypt under El-Sisi, now available.
https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/egypt-under-elsisi-9780755649136/
Danny Hajjar @dannyghajjar.bsky.social 🇱🇧
Journalist covering Arabic music
Co-host of the Shik Shak Shook Ones podcast
Bylines: NYTimes, Pitchfork, Rolling Stone, Spin, NPR, The Grammys, Billboard Arabia, GQ Middle East
https://www.dannyhajjar.com
Stefano Pitrelli @stefanopitrelli.bsky.social Investigative journalist, reporter in The Washington Post Rome Bureau 🇮🇹🇻🇦🇪🇺
Monica Sarkar @monicasarkar.bsky.social Senior Editor at CNN International. Aspiring novelist: #LondonWritersAward longlist, #Hachette mentee. Usually prefer animals to people 🙈🧿
Rima I Anabtawi @rimaanabtawi.bsky.social Palestinian-American digital-internet pioneer. Non-profit, NGO founder. Scholar, analyst, consultant, lecturer. Humanist. MENA Peace and Reconciliation. Interdisciplinary Narrative Studies. Campari enthusiast. Dawg Mom. Yankees & Giants Fan.
Bradley Secker @bradleysecker.bsky.social Photojournalist & portrait photographer in Istanbul. Brit. Covering migration & LGBT rights, politics, culture, news & features. Nat Geo Explorer. Rep by Panos Pictures. bradleysecker.substack.com / bradleysecker.com
Arthur Scott-Geddes @arthurscottgeddes.bsky.social Deputy Editor @telglobalhealth.bsky.social
Contact: arthur.scottgeddes@telegraph.co.uk
Previously in Germany and Pakistan
Free to read 🔓
www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/
Vivian Ho @vivianho.bsky.social Freelance journalist in London. Joan of Narrative Arc. Forever Californian.
Michael Birnbaum @mbirnbaum.bsky.social White House correspondent @washingtonpost.com.
Paul Schemm @paulschemm.bsky.social Editing Russia/Ukraine at the Washington Post, longtime Cairo resident but definitely left stuff in Rabat and Addis Ababa. Now London. 
Salwan Georges @salwangeorges.bsky.social 📸 Pulitzer Prize-winning Visual Journalist
📧 SalwanGeorges@gmail.com
🔗 https://linktr.ee/salwangeorges
Anna Fifield @annafifield.bsky.social Independent New Zealand journalist and foreign affairs analyst.
Joe Snell @joesnellreports.bsky.social 🌍 World news for The Washington Post. Assyrian. joseph.snell@washpost.com
Aaron Schaffer @aaronschaffer.com news researcher doing OSINT things and more at @washingtonpost.com. signal: aaronschaffer.01 https://www.washingtonpost.com/people/aaron-schaffer/
Bryan Pietsch 정동수 @pietsch.bsky.social Bloomberg editor covering breaking DC news. Former WaPo, NYT
Jintak Han @jintakhan.com Photojournalist and picture editor in Seoul
Former photo editor, @washingtonpost.com
Member of @diversifyphoto.bsky.social
Trained linguist. 🗣🇰🇷🇺🇸🇯🇵
Natasha Hall @natashahall.bsky.social Senior Fellow, Center for Strategic and International Studies; Former mediator, humanitarian, government official
All views my own
#Conflict #Regimesurvival #Environment #Governance
Siobhán O’Grady @siobhanogrady.bsky.social Ukraine bureau chief @washingtonpost. It’s pronounced Sha-VON.
Leo Sands @leo-sands.bsky.social Breaking news reporter at The Washington Post
Jon Yeomans @jonyeomans.bsky.social Business Editor at The Sunday Times.
Hari Raj @jarirah.bsky.social Inadequately palindromic. Seoul hub editor for The Washington Post.
Rachel Chason @rchason.bsky.social @washingtonpost.com West Africa bureau chief, based in 🇸🇳
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rchasonwp
Bart Schaneman @bartschaneman.bsky.social Senior Reporter, Asia-Pacific for Tax Notes Today International. Former Washington Post.
Signal: bartschaneman.34
Randy Archibold @randynyt.bsky.social Senior Editor for News @nytimes. I help curate and vet our digital page one and run the newsroom on weekends. Instagram: LatAmPix
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Danielle Paquette @daniellepaquette.bsky.social National correspondent for the Washington Post (on maternity leave 🥹)
Helier Cheung @heliercheung.bsky.social Breaking news editor at The Washington Post. 
Michael Hudson @michaelwhudson.bsky.social Pulitzer-sharing journo + author
current gig: head of investigations @GuardianUS
prior gigs: @ICIJorg (Panama Papers, etc.), Associated Press, Center for Public Integrity, Wall Street Journal, Roanoke (Va.) Times
linktr.ee/michaelwhudson
Martha Bellisle @marthabellisle.bsky.social AP Reporter. 2025 Pulitzer Prize finalist in Investigative Journalism for the Lethal Restraint project. Frontline documentary a finalist for two Emmy Awards.
Covering Biathlon at the 2026 Winter Olympics
Stories: https://apnews.com/author/martha-bellisle
Claire Cozens @clairecozens.bsky.social Freelance editor and recovering foreign correspondent (Delhi and Beijing). Now mostly in south London, with occasional time out for good behaviour- B @bsoloway.bsky.social @bsoloway.bsky.social International assignment editor at The Washington Post.
Shibani Mahtani @shibanim.bsky.social Washington Post international investigative correspondent, co-author of Among the Braves https://amongthebraves.com/
Wesley Morgan @wesleymorgan.bsky.social Writing about America’s post-9/11 wars
https://linktr.ee/wesleysmorgan
Author of THE HARDEST PLACE (2021)
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/227894/the-hardest-place-by-wesley-morgan/
Signal: https://tinyurl.com/kzmejtaw
Rick Noack @ricknoack.bsky.social @washingtonpost Kabul Bureau Chief covering Afghanistan and Pakistan
Lizzie Porter @lcmporter.bsky.social Award-winning correspondent based in Turkey for The National newspaper. English, français, العربيّة, فارسى, Türkçe öğreniyorum. I like elegant writing, translation, textiles, and the sea. All views are my own.
Eike Klapper @eikeklapper.bsky.social EU diplomat in Washington D.C. 🇪🇺🇺🇸 Industrial policy at @EUintheUS 🏗️ Posts may contain sports 🐐⚽️🐴🏈🧙♀️🏀 Views my own. RT not endorsement 🕵️♂️
Sophia Yan @sophiayan.bsky.social Telegraph Senior Foreign Correspondent | Marie Colvin Award Winner | Posts: 🌍🌏🌎🎹🎶🥃🍜🧘🏻♀️| Now: IST Then: TPE PEK HKG TYO NYC DCA HNL
Shirin Jaafari @shirinj.bsky.social Reporter for The World radio program 📻 🎙🎧
Eyes on the Middle East.
Email: Shirin_Jaafari@wgbh.org
http://www.pri.org/people/shirin-jaafari
Missy K @missykhamvongsa.bsky.social Editor by trade. A connoisseur of sports, pop culture and all things Disney by passion.
Matthew Hay Brown @matthewhaybrown.bsky.social International assignment editor, Washington Post // Journalism instructor, Harvard // New Englander. Potential Ukrainian. Literally Irish. Now more Canadian!™
Maria Sacchetti - reporter - The Washington Post @mariasacchetti.bsky.social Email: Maria.sacchetti@washpost.com
On Signal mariapost.45
Hablo español
Terrence McCoy @terrencemccoy.bsky.social Washington Post Rio de Janeiro bureau chief
Telling stories about Brazil, one of the world's most fascinating and beautiful countries.
Nick Miroff @nickmiroff.bsky.social Staff writer @theatlantic.com covering immigration and the Department of Homeland Security.
Tips? Signal: NickMiroff.78
Arelis R. Hernández @arelisrhdz.bsky.social National reporter @washingtonpost in Texas, covering border, immigration and fronterizo life. Sometimes and preferably in 🇵🇷 | On Signal @arehernandez.19 | Story idea? arelis.hernandez@washpost.com
Chico Harlan @chicoharlan.bsky.social Global climate correspondent for the Washington Post. Previously Rome bureau chief. Past lives in Seoul, Tokyo, D.C., and Sydney.
Michelle Ye Hee Lee @myhlee.bsky.social Covering Asia at The Washington Post. Mom to two needy cats & a rambunctious golden retriever. michelle.lee@washpost.com
Mikhail Klimentov @leadergrev.bsky.social video game newsletter at readergrev.com
former editor at Launcher and The Washington Post
mikhailklimentov.01 on Signal
Reem Akkad @reemakkad.bsky.social Senior Editor, Washington Post International Desk
Rebecca Tan @rebtanhs.bsky.social Southeast Asia bureau chief at The Washington Post
Snaps from bikes and boats instagram.com/rebtanwp
@haidamus.bsky.social @haidamus.bsky.social 
Robyn Dixon @robyndixon.bsky.social Washington Post. These days following Russia's war on Ukraine. I'm hoping I won't need to explain "Never been to Potomac" here.
Francesca Ebel @francescaebel.bsky.social I write about Russia and Ukraine for The Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/people/francesca-ebel/
Ex North Africa correspondent.
Lily Kuo @lilkuo.bsky.social China correspondent for @nytimes. Former Washington Post China bureau chief. Previously @theguardian @quartz
Katharine Houreld @khoureld.bsky.social Muckraker, traveler, adventuress. East and Southern Africa Bureau Chief for the Washington Post. Email: katharine.houreld at washpost.com
Greg Miller @gregpmiller.bsky.social International Investigations for The Washington Post. Based in London. Author of The Apprentice, Trump, Russia and the Subversion of American Democracy. greg.miller@washpost.com; signal/whatsapp: +1 202-494-1545.
Ishaan Tharoor @ishaantharoor.bsky.social Global affairs columnist @NewYorker.com. Dad. Victoria concordia crescit.
Mary Ilyushina @ilyushina.bsky.social The Washington Post Eastern Europe Reporter, mainly covering Russia and Ukraine
John Hudson @johnphudson.bsky.social I cover diplomacy and national security for The Washington Post
Liz Cookman @lizcookman.bsky.social 🖋️Correspondent: Ukraine, Turkey, Middle East
📍 Kyiv and Istanbul
🏆Best Print & Best Specialist Journalist, Freelance Journalism Awards 2024
🏆Amnesty Gaby Rado award 2023
Jack Moore @jfxm.bsky.social @afp.com editor, Middle East and North Africa desk
Adam Taylor @mradamtaylor.bsky.social Washington Post reporter covering Trump administration foreign policy with a focus on the State Department. Adam.taylor@washpost.com or Mradamtaylor.01 on signal
Nataliya Vasilyeva @nataliyavasilyeva.bsky.social Freelance reporter @nytimes.com Past: Jerusalem and Moscow, ex-Telegraph, AP survivor. Shortlisted for 2024 UK Press Awards Foreign Correspondent of the Year.
Aric Toler @aric.bsky.social Visual Investigations at The New York Times
Laura Rozen @lkrozen.bsky.social Reporting on foreign policy. Current: https://diplomatic.substack.com Just Security ed board. Al Monitor, Politico, Foreign Policy alum.
Joyce Karam @joycekaram.bsky.social Editor-in-Chief, AL-MONITOR | Professor, GWU
https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/china-middle-east-briefing-7305587918826319872/
Joanne Stocker @joannestocker.bsky.social Producer, CBS News Confirmed. Philadelphian/Londoner by way of Northern Ireland. I like to poke at things that don’t make sense. Big fan of big boats.
Sune Engel Rasmussen @suneengel.bsky.social Security correspondent for WSJ and author of "Twenty Years: Hope, War and the Betrayal of an Afghan Generation". Eyes on war, the Arctic, organized crime and terror. He/him.
Vera Bergengruen @verambergen.bsky.social National Security Reporter at the Wall Street Journal
Talk to me ➡️ vera.bergengruen@wsj.com
Ali Al-Sakani @alisakani.bsky.social Yemeni journalist 
Harry Davies @harryfoxdavies.bsky.social Investigations correspondent @theguardian.com
(harry.davies@theguardian.com or hd.gnm@proton.me) theguardian.com/tips
theguardian.com/profile/harry-davies
Yaroslav Trofimov @yarotrof.bsky.social Chief Foreign-Affairs Correspondent, The Wall Street Journal. 📕Author of No Country for Love, Our Enemies Will Vanish, Siege of Mecca and Faith at War 📕 Yarotrof.com
Hala Gorani @halagorani.bsky.social NBC News International Correspondent. Former CNN. Author "But You Don't Look Arab."
Rania Abouzeid @raniaab.bsky.social Mideast-based journalist. Words @Newyorker @NatGeo + other mags. Ex @TIME. Fellow @Newamerica @DartCenter @ecfr Harvard @niemanfdn
Author x3: No Turning Back. Sisters of the War. The Cave🇦🇺🇱🇧🇳🇿
www.raniaabouzeid.com 
Banchi Yimer @banchiyimer.bsky.social The founder of Egnalegna Besidet
Sajad Jiyad @sajadjiyad.bsky.social Focus on Iraq
Ruth Michaelson @ruthmichaelson.com Observer Middle East correspondent based in Turkey.
Bylines @theobserveruk.bsky.social & seen in @theguardian.com, sometimes others.
ruth.michaelson@observer.co.uk
ruth.michaelson@guardian.co.uk
ruth@ruthmichaelson.com
www.ruthmichaelson.com
Bassam Khawaja @khawaja.bsky.social Deputy Director, Middle East and North Africa, @HRW.org
Senior Fellow, Human Rights Institute, Columbia Law School
Counsel to Human Rights & Privatization Project, NYU Law
مصدر عام | The Public Source @thepublicsource.bsky.social In-depth and uncompromising journalism in the public interest
إعلام مكرَّس لإنتاج صحافة معمّقة وغير مساوِمة لخدمة المصلحة العامّة
https://thepublicsource.org/
Mohanad Hage Ali @mohanad.bsky.social MENA politics