Thom Walker (@thompwalker) 's Twitter Profile
Thom Walker

@thompwalker

Producer/Director. Formerly @PachaFilmsPeru in Lima, @channel4news Foreign Producer in London, @AFP in Beirut, @AP in Caracas. Views mine or stolen.

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Alan Keenan (@akeenan23) 's Twitter Profile Photo

These allegations are too serious and too consistent with information already in the public domain from credible sources not to be investigated by an independent and transparent process with international involvement, as UN Human Rights has urged. #SriLanka #EasterAttacks

Monica Marks (@monicalmarks) 's Twitter Profile Photo

🚨 The newest, most novel & possibly most damaging aspect of #France's abaya ban is this: It redefines "religious clothing" acc to its presumed destination. ➡️ Opens legal Pandora's box. Eg: Dark tights could be "Jewish" if worn by presumed Jews. Reporting should explore this.

World Politics Review (@wpreview) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The latest accusations that people close to Sri Lanka’s powerful Rajapaksa family were involved in the April 2019 Easter Bombings are not new. But their impact is likely to be much greater than that of the previous unsubstantiated rumors. worldpoliticsreview.com/sri-lanka-east…

PBS News (@newshour) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Sri Lanka’s president said he will appoint a committee chaired by a retired Supreme Court judge to investigate allegations made in a British television report that the South Asian country’s intelligence was complicit in the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings. to.pbs.org/486ARLp

Ben de Pear (@bendepear) 's Twitter Profile Photo

After our Channel 4 Dispatches basement films Sri Lanka investigation UN Human Rights Council calls on SL gov for investigation & prosecutions in Easter Sunday bombings in compliance with “international standards..independent & transparent with international assistance & full participation of victims”

Ben de Pear (@bendepear) 's Twitter Profile Photo

BREAKING; UN UN Human Rights Council calls for a full independent international investigation into Sri Lanka’s Easter terror attacks following our Channel 4 Dispatches basement films investigation Seen 'Sri Lanka's Easter Bombings: Dispatches'? Watch it here BBC News (UK) Sky News channel4.com/programmes/sri…

Ben de Pear (@bendepear) 's Twitter Profile Photo

BREAKING; More revelations following our @c4dispatches @basement_films investigation into Sri Lanka’s Easter 2019 attacks that killed 269; defense ministry now admitting its agent was in touch with the terrorists throughout; SL Police say intell involved & prevented police action

Ben de Pear (@bendepear) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Thus far SL parliament, Catholic Church & UN have called for an independent investigation following our film; police have come out publicly saying there was military intelligence involvement & defence ministry now admit it. The families of the 269 dead deserve to know the truth

Channel 4 Dispatches (@c4dispatches) 's Twitter Profile Photo

"When finally I am killed, it will be the government who kills me." Bill Nighy reads the editorial written by murdered Sri Lanka journalist Lasantha Wickremetunge who wanted it to be published in the event of his death. #SriLankaBombings #C4Dispatches

Ben de Pear (@bendepear) 's Twitter Profile Photo

On January 8th 2009 the Editor of the Sri Lankan “Sunday Leader” Lasantha Wickrematunga was murdered. Watch Bill Nighy read the editorial Lasantha wrote to be published in the event of his death m.youtube.com/watch?v=DLfB_v… Watch our full investigation here channel4.com/programmes/sri…

On January 8th 2009 the Editor of the Sri Lankan “Sunday Leader” Lasantha Wickrematunga was murdered. Watch Bill Nighy read the editorial Lasantha wrote to be published in the event of his death m.youtube.com/watch?v=DLfB_v… Watch our full investigation here channel4.com/programmes/sri…
Juan Barreto (@juanbarretoc) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Un panita de la esquina, me acaba de interceptar llegando a una panadería en una esquina de mi barrio. Me pregunta: “Cómo es la vaina con las actas?” E inmediatamente el mismo me contesta: “Yo lo entiendo así, en el juego de dominós, cuando hay una tranca se voltean las piedras y

Charlene Rodrigues (@piccolinanne) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Under constant bombardment, #el-Fasher has been largely cut off from the outside world for a year, making it impossible for journalists to enter the city - - Heba Bitar #Sudan bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Mustafa Khalili (@muskhalili) 's Twitter Profile Photo

If you watch one thing today make it this.... The city no journalist can enter: El Fasher’s battle for survival - youtu.be/HXw7y8w2irA?si… via Heba Bitar Thom Walker Abdelrahman Abutaleb BBC World Service BBC News عربي #BBCEye #Darfur #Sudan

Karin Giannone (@karinbbc) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Two years now of this appalling horror in #Sudan. Absolute barbarity towards civilians, many of them women and children. Now a huge refugee camp, which should have been a place of safety, attacked and taken over by men who rape and murder. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Anusha Kumar (@anushakumar09) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Today marks two years since the start of civil war in Sudan. #BBCEye Investigations gains rare access inside Darfur to investigate allegations of genocide, through the eyes of three citizens living under siege. Watch the full doc here: youtube.com/watch?v=HXw7y8…

Today marks two years since the start of civil war in Sudan.

#BBCEye Investigations gains rare access inside Darfur to investigate allegations of genocide, through the eyes of three citizens living under siege.

Watch the full doc here: youtube.com/watch?v=HXw7y8…
Heba Bitar (@hebabitar) 's Twitter Profile Photo

With unprecedented access, BBC Eye film “Inside Darfur: Siege and Massacres” tells the story of two cities. One that has fallen to the paramilitaries, and another cut off from the outside world, fighting to survive. youtu.be/HXw7y8w2irA?si…

With unprecedented access, BBC Eye film “Inside Darfur: Siege and Massacres” tells the story of two cities. 
One that has fallen to the paramilitaries, and another cut off from the outside world, fighting to survive. 

youtu.be/HXw7y8w2irA?si…
Heba Bitar (@hebabitar) 's Twitter Profile Photo

This story could not have been told without the courage of our contributors, who wanted the world to hear their voices and understand the reality of what's happening in Sudan.

Heba Bitar (@hebabitar) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The brilliant team I was lucky to work with: Producer: Abdelrahman Abutaleb Local producer: Hafiz Haroun Director:Thom Walker Film Editor:Gary Beelders Production coordinator: Erin Osgood Executive editor: Liz Gibbons Executive producer: Christopher Mitchell BBC Eye editor: Mustafa Khalili