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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Tracy McVeigh

A massacre, an airstrike on children and a message from prison: our stories are not easy but they must be told

A thick plume of black smoke rises over buildings
A satellite view of El-Fasher after Rapid Support Forces fighters seized the city; fires and smoke billow around the city’s airport. Photograph: SATELLITE IMAGE ©2025 VANTOR/EPA

Of the outstanding journalism that I am proud to say our team here at global development produce every week, the past ten days have seen three standout pieces that fulfilled our remit of going deep behind the international headlines to give a voice to those people whose lives are affected by global events.

Mark Townsend’s forensic piece on the terrible two October days of the El Fasher massacre was a masterclass in how to piece together a story through witness accounts and from international sources in authority.

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