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Finbarr Toesland

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Investigative Journalist | @JSchofieldTrust + @uk_aspen fellow | @Cambridge_Uni + @UCL grad | Bylines @NBCNews, @BBC & @Reuters 📩[email protected]

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Very exciting to be longlisted for the Tenacious Journalism Awards from the Public Interest News Foundation! Lots of amazing journalists on the list :) publicinterestnews.org.uk/post/twenty-ou…

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It's a bit different from my normal work but... For The i Paper: 'I holidayed at a service station – it was the most refreshing week of my year' inews.co.uk/inews-lifestyl…

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Thrilled to be selected by the Aspen Institute UK (Aspen UK) as a Rising Leaders Fellow! Joining this network of inspirational and innovative young leaders is a privilege and I very much look forward to seeing what we collectively achieve 🌎

Thrilled to be selected by the Aspen Institute UK (<a href="/uk_aspen/">Aspen UK</a>) as a Rising Leaders Fellow!

Joining this network of inspirational and innovative young leaders is a privilege and I very much look forward to seeing what we collectively achieve 🌎
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Meet the lawyers combatting anti-trans laws in the legal courts and fighting for a more just world My interview with Jo Maugham of Good Law Project for GAY TIMES magazine.gaytimes.com/meet-the-lawye…

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From 1049 entries to 108 shortlisted and 36 nominated, so exciting that our conversion therapy investigation is one of the nominees for the True Story Award!! Can't wait to attend the ceremony in Bern to find out the 3 winners :) Beyond proud of antonia groß & Nikolaeva

From 1049 entries to 108 shortlisted and 36 nominated, so exciting that our conversion therapy investigation is one of the nominees for the <a href="/truestoryaward/">True Story Award</a>!!

Can't wait to attend the ceremony in Bern to find out the 3 winners :)

Beyond proud of <a href="/a_gro_/">antonia groß</a> &amp; <a href="/nik_journ/">Nikolaeva</a>
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Extremely grateful to receive the Tenacious Journalist Award alongside some amazing people! Excited to get started on a deep investigation thanks to the support and funding of Public Interest News Foundation and Changing Ideas :) publicinterestnews.org.uk/post/announcin…

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In central Kyiv, I spoke to Ukrainians as Russia and the United States met for bilateral talks, without Kyiv, on the future of their country. 'Russia won't stop until it takes everything' The i Paper inews.co.uk/news/world/rus…

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In central Kyiv, I spoke to Ukrainians as Russia and the United States met for bilateral talks, without Kyiv, on the future of their country:

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Friday #Freelancer Spotlight. This week we are shining a light on multi-award winning #independent investigative journalist Finbarr Toesland Finbarr is committed to illuminating vital human rights stories and underreported issues. thedailybeast.com/ex-gay-influen… #journalism

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#Ukraine🇺🇦: Awful news. We mourn the loss of Ukrainian journalist and NUJU's member Tetiana Kulyk, who was killed in a Russian drone attack that hit her home in the Kyiv region. We call for a swift investigation to bring the perpetrators to justice. ifj.org/media-centre/n…

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In the hours after the United States cut off military aid to Ukraine, I spoke to Ukrainian MPs Bohdan Yaremenko, @yulia_klymenko, Volodymyr Ariev and Oleksiy Goncharenko about the future of Ukraine-US relations for The i Paper. inews.co.uk/news/world/put…

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Honored to be nominated for an Amnesty UK Media Award for my Big Issue article on the journey of Ukrainian refugees! Grateful to have my work recognised alongside so many incredible journalists shining a light on human rights ✨ #AmnestyMediaAwards

Honored to be nominated for an <a href="/AmnestyUK/">Amnesty UK</a> Media Award for my <a href="/BigIssue/">Big Issue</a> article on the journey of Ukrainian refugees! 

Grateful to have my work recognised alongside so many incredible journalists shining a light on human rights ✨ #AmnestyMediaAwards
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So what’s happening after Myanmar’s earthquake since Elon Musk Donald J. Trump Department of State dismantled USAID? “We have the capacity to save lives, & the choice has been not to use it, & people are dying,” the former Myanmar USAID mission director tells me motherjones.com/politics/2025/…

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Thinking of all those journalists being attacked, jailed and tortured across the world for doing their jobs on #WorldPressFreedomDay

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What an incredible night at the Amnesty Media Awards 2025! The ceremony was a powerful reminder of the impact journalism can have in the fight for human rights. Huge congratulations to all the winners and finalists 🌟 #AmnestyMediaAwards

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Incredible few days in Bern🇨🇭with the True Story Festival as nominees for the True Story Award🌟 Highlights were speaking to a class of secondary school students about our investigation into conversion therapy practices and our panel going in-depth on the ins and outs of our work :)

Incredible few days in Bern🇨🇭with the <a href="/truestory_fest/">True Story Festival</a> as nominees for the True Story Award🌟

Highlights were speaking to a class of secondary school students about our investigation into conversion therapy practices and our panel going in-depth on the ins and outs of our work :)
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‘credible evidence a number of states have engaged in acts of transnational repression on UK soil. It received evidence alleging that Bahrain, China, Egypt, Eritrea, India, Iran, Pakistan, Russia, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and UAE’- UK Parliament committees.parliament.uk/committee/93/h…

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For GAY TIMES, I travelled to Kyiv and Lviv to meet the queer activists and artists racing to preserve LGBTQIA+ stories and cultural heritage before they’re lost to war. Thanks to n-ost & Stiftung Erinnerung, Verantwortung und Zukunft magazine.gaytimes.com/how-ukraines-q…