Laura Smith-Spark

Reports of the RSF forcing Sudanese men and children to join their ranks through intimidation, torture, and the withholding of food and aid are deplorable.  The war must stop and those responsible for atrocities must be held accountable. cnn.com/2024/03/18/afr…

"Imagine going back, after all of this is over, and there's going to be nothing to go back to." 20-year-old Nowara gives us a "sneak peek into hell", life in Gaza through her eyes. By @ZahidM_ @AbeerSalmanCNN cnn.com/2024/01/24/mid…

Scores of Palestinian journalists have been documenting the horrors suffered in Gaza, and many of them have lost their lives doing so. Now @CNN’s @clarissaward, @scottycnn and @BrentSwailsCNN managed to enter without Israeli military escort. Watch their extraordinary report.

'Britain’s shadowy border' by @CNN wins Gold. See the project: informationisbeautifulawards.com/showcase/6638-…

Migrant crossings: A new army of drones, watchtowers and AI scours the UK coastline for small boats. But it didn’t stop migrants from dying. Fabulous new investigation from ⁦@katie_polglase⁩ ⁦@LivvyDoherty⁩ and team! cnn.com/interactive/20…

Our latest investigation: Britain’s shadowy border: A new army of drones, watchtowers and AI scours the UK coastline for small boats. But it didn’t stop migrants from dying. cnn.com/britainsshadow… #AI #smallboats #andurill #tekever #ukhomeoffice

It’s taken two months to organise a #Sudan donor conference in Geneva & as aid agency’s scramble to respond to the crisis, at the S Sudan border camp we visited children are dying daily waiting for help to arrive- “the world has chosen to forget us”. amp.cnn.com/cnn/2023/06/19…

Over a months-long #Sudan investigation we interviewed eyewitnesses at key transit points and conducted open-source analysis, to prove Wagner has continued arming the RSF via routes into #Darfur from CAR.Exacerbating and sustaining the fighting and terror. cnn.com/2023/06/16/afr…

The winner of the “Multimedia, Interactive Graphics and Animation” category is @CNN for “How Iran’s security forces use rape to quell protests.” edition.cnn.com/interactive/20…

"No one feels safe," said Fatima Amiri, 18, who lost her eye in a suicide bombing on her school in Kabul last year. The Taliban promised to provide security to Afghans. But new data from @afghan_witness/@Cen4infoRes shows threat from ISIS-K is growing: edition.cnn.com/2023/05/19/asi…

Congrats to @cnni’s sprawling Newsgathering operation for receiving the @RTS_media award for breaking news coverage of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. None of this swift, nuanced reporting would have been possible without our brilliant Ukrainian colleagues. This is for you!

"To the world, these people are known as the 'Bucha bodies.' For us, these are our relatives, our friends." Revisiting the Kyiv suburb synonymous with Russia's worst atrocities, as residents try to rebuild. Photo essay by @IvanaKottasova @brendanhoffman: edition.cnn.com/2023/02/22/eur…

12 months ago Russian President Vladimir Putin announced his country’s invasion of Ukraine. This is how the brutal conflict has unfolded. cnn.it/3EuPQ4n

NEW IRAN REPORT: we uncover a central component of the crackdown on the Mahsa Amini uprising -- a proliferation of secret jails where protesters were tortured into submission. w/ @ArvanitidisCNN @nimaelbagir @FaribaSahraei @ArtemisChats @GianlucaMezzo edition.cnn.com/interactive/20…

A giant cache of files has been made accessible to the public with a new online search tool that enables people to discover what details the Chinese state has about their loved ones in Xinjiang. cnn.com/interactive/20…

The NHS has been in crisis before, but this winter has brought a new reality: in the UK, people can no longer rely on getting healthcare in an emergency. I wrote about how the UK ended up here for @CNN. cnn.com/2023/01/23/uk/…

Germany plans to destroy this village for a coal mine. Thousands are gathering to stop it edition.cnn.com/2023/01/14/eur…

@blathnaidhealy Congratulations @blathnaidhealy ! Sounds like a great role, the BBC is lucky to have you!

A personal update: I’m thrilled to be joining BBC News in the New Year!

Rishi Sunak’s rise to power has sparked a debate among many British Asians that lies at the intersection of race, class and politics. I spoke to folks in my local stomping ground -- south London's Tooting -- about their thoughts for @cnni. cnn.com/2022/10/28/uk/…

As Putin sought to cover up the scale of troop losses in Ukraine, injured Russian soldiers were spirited across the border to Belarus. These doctors were forced to treat them. cnn.it/3U0W4P3