Amie Ferris-Rotman
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Global News Editor @newlinesmag | Ex @washingtonpost Moscow @Reuters Kabul. Proud founder of @Sahar_Speaks. Trustee @RukhshanaMedia (Art Liubov Panchenko)
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#FreeToomaj : Humbled by how many artists & writers have come together to sign Index on Censorship statement calling for the immediate release of Iranian rapper توماج صالحی🌋. A horrible case but an amazing display of unity from the international community indexoncensorship.org/2024/05/freeto…
A troupe of Syrian clowns visited al-Hawl, where relatives of ISIS members -- incl many innocent children -- are held in dire conditions. Their rare joy begs the question, what plans does the world have for them? victorjblue's photography in New Lines Magazine newlinesmag.com/photo-essays/a…
“We are not allowed to invite male guests or talk to male listeners on our programs, and if a man calls, I have to hang up as soon as I hear their voice,” she said.
Rukhshana Media
#WorldPressFreedomDay rukhshana.com/en/afghanistan…
The famous three-legged black dog has become a symbol of the current #Tbilisiprotests , faithfully and tirelessly following the protesters no matter how far they march. Now the doggo has been spotted in the rainy Heroes' Square.
📹 Guram Muradov/Civil.ge
Supporting journalists in exile also means supporting their families. The UK - a founder member of the Media Freedom Coalition - can and should do better than this. The world needs journalists like Zahra Joya and Britain should be doing more to help them and their families.
The indefatigable Zahra Joya runs her Afghan newsroom Rukhshana Media from exile - and their determination to plough on in the face of constant threats is beyond admirable. But nightmares stalk her as her family in Pakistan face deportation theguardian.com/global-develop…
Afghanistan’s once-flourishing media, now another Taliban victim. What a wonderful tribute to Zaki Daryabi and his اطلاعات روز | Etilaatroz KabulNow team. Journalism is needed absolutely everywhere #WorldPressFreedomDay theguardian.com/world/ng-inter…
More than 30 mass graves have been found in Sri Lanka, believed to be of those who disappeared during the civil war and communist rebellions. But efforts to uncover the truth are obstructed by the authorities, writes Kris Thomas for New Lines Magazine. newlinesmag.com/argument/sri-l…
WOW! Well done New Lines Magazine & Faisal Al Yafai CONGRATS and so thrilled that this convo is being recognized like this & that you all gave the space for such an important topic of conversation.
I am very happy to be nominated for the European Press Prize
alongside my great colleagues
Megan Clement and Charlotte Alfred
Lighthouse Reports New Lines Magazine Daraj Media and Impact.
The egg donation industry in the U.S. is a world of high financial stakes and little regulation, where women’s traits are commodified and ethical questions abound, reports Paige Emily Bruton newlinesmag.com/reportage/beca…
This investigation took 2.5 years – two babies were born during the reporting process!
Thank you to collaborators Fernande van Tets and Amie Ferris-Rotman.
Read our investigation here: newlinesmag.com/reportage/wome…
I am thrilled to have been nominated for the European Press Prize alongside my colleagues Mais Katt and Charlotte Alfred for our investigation into Syrian women asylum seekers threatened with deportation from Denmark, published by Lighthouse Reports New Lines Magazine daraj and Impact.
So excited to share that the story we published last year by Megan Clement Mais Katt Fernande van Tets and Charlotte Alfred has been nominated for the European Press Prize for migration journalism! 🎉 newlinesmag.com/reportage/wome…
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Sneak a peek with Paige Emily Bruton's piece on how the U.S. egg donation industry monetizes beauty: ow.ly/wZRy50RgtO4