Iona Craig
@ionacraig.com
Journalist. Mostly Yemen/Arabian Peninsula. Sometimes @yemendataproject.org. Board member: @tcij.org, @declassifieduk.org. Once upon a time I trained racehorses
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The attack on Sa’ada detention center violated humanitarian law and should be investigated as a war crime, says Amnesty International.
Trump’s Yemen Strike Killed 61 Immigrants and No Combatants
The attack on Sa’ada detention center violated humanitarian law and should be investigated as a war crime, says Amnesty International.
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October 29, 2025 at 12:19 AM
The attack on Sa’ada detention center violated humanitarian law and should be investigated as a war crime, says Amnesty International.
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NEW: TRUMP’S YEMEN STRIKE KILLED 61 IMMIGRANTS AND NO COMBATANTS
The attack on Sa’ada detention center violated humanitarian law and should be investigated as a war crime, says Amnesty International.
theintercept.com/2025/10/28/t...
The attack on Sa’ada detention center violated humanitarian law and should be investigated as a war crime, says Amnesty International.
theintercept.com/2025/10/28/t...
Trump’s Yemen Strike Killed 61 Immigrants and No Combatants
The attack on Sa’ada detention center violated humanitarian law and should be investigated as a war crime, says Amnesty International.
theintercept.com
October 29, 2025 at 2:00 AM
NEW: TRUMP’S YEMEN STRIKE KILLED 61 IMMIGRANTS AND NO COMBATANTS
The attack on Sa’ada detention center violated humanitarian law and should be investigated as a war crime, says Amnesty International.
theintercept.com/2025/10/28/t...
The attack on Sa’ada detention center violated humanitarian law and should be investigated as a war crime, says Amnesty International.
theintercept.com/2025/10/28/t...
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👉NEW -- Westminster attack on press freedom condemned by journalists and MPs
by Martin Williams
Campaign comes after officials blocked Declassified from holding a press pass, citing our Gaza ‘standpoint’.
www.declassifieduk.org/westminster-...
by Martin Williams
Campaign comes after officials blocked Declassified from holding a press pass, citing our Gaza ‘standpoint’.
www.declassifieduk.org/westminster-...
Westminster attack on press freedom condemned by journalists and MPs
Campaign comes after officials blocked Declassified from holding a press pass, citing our Gaza ‘standpoint’.
www.declassifieduk.org
October 15, 2025 at 3:43 PM
👉NEW -- Westminster attack on press freedom condemned by journalists and MPs
by Martin Williams
Campaign comes after officials blocked Declassified from holding a press pass, citing our Gaza ‘standpoint’.
www.declassifieduk.org/westminster-...
by Martin Williams
Campaign comes after officials blocked Declassified from holding a press pass, citing our Gaza ‘standpoint’.
www.declassifieduk.org/westminster-...
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The rate of civilian harm in Israeli strikes remains unprecedented.
In Trump's bombing campaign earlier this year the average was 2.07 civilian casualties per strike. In seven years of Saudi-led air raids the rate was 0.76.
In September, the average surged to over 32 civilian casualties per strike.
In Trump's bombing campaign earlier this year the average was 2.07 civilian casualties per strike. In seven years of Saudi-led air raids the rate was 0.76.
In September, the average surged to over 32 civilian casualties per strike.
October 8, 2025 at 10:35 AM
The rate of civilian harm in Israeli strikes remains unprecedented.
In Trump's bombing campaign earlier this year the average was 2.07 civilian casualties per strike. In seven years of Saudi-led air raids the rate was 0.76.
In September, the average surged to over 32 civilian casualties per strike.
In Trump's bombing campaign earlier this year the average was 2.07 civilian casualties per strike. In seven years of Saudi-led air raids the rate was 0.76.
In September, the average surged to over 32 civilian casualties per strike.
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✒️ Parliament has been accused of an “outrageous abuse” that is “worthy of the Trump White House”, after refusing to issue us a media pass.
Thousands have signed a petition calling on the government to give us access.
Help defend press freedom, sign today.
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Thousands have signed a petition calling on the government to give us access.
Help defend press freedom, sign today.
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Defend Press Freedom
I stand with Declassified UK - I've just signed my name. Join me in telling Westminster that you care about freedom of the press.
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September 29, 2025 at 1:50 PM
✒️ Parliament has been accused of an “outrageous abuse” that is “worthy of the Trump White House”, after refusing to issue us a media pass.
Thousands have signed a petition calling on the government to give us access.
Help defend press freedom, sign today.
secure.declassifieduk.org/page/178447/...
Thousands have signed a petition calling on the government to give us access.
Help defend press freedom, sign today.
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Israel’s mass murder of 31 Yemeni journalists and media workers happened over a week ago. There has been zero coverage of this strike in the western press. Zero.
Israel’s targeted strikes on two newspaper offices in Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, which killed 31 journalists and media support workers on September 10th, marks the deadliest global attack in 16 years and the second deadliest single attack on the press ever recorded.
cpj.org/2025/09/isra...
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Israel’s killing of 31 Yemeni journalists marks deadliest global attack in 16 years - Committee to Protect Journalists
Washington, D.C., September 19, 2025—Israel’s targeted strikes on two newspaper offices in Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, which killed 31 journalists and media support workers on September 10, signal that it...
cpj.org
September 19, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Israel’s mass murder of 31 Yemeni journalists and media workers happened over a week ago. There has been zero coverage of this strike in the western press. Zero.
Israel’s targeted strikes on two newspaper offices in Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, which killed 31 journalists and media support workers on September 10th, marks the deadliest global attack in 16 years and the second deadliest single attack on the press ever recorded.
cpj.org/2025/09/isra...
cpj.org/2025/09/isra...
Israel’s killing of 31 Yemeni journalists marks deadliest global attack in 16 years - Committee to Protect Journalists
Washington, D.C., September 19, 2025—Israel’s targeted strikes on two newspaper offices in Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, which killed 31 journalists and media support workers on September 10, signal that it...
cpj.org
September 19, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Israel’s targeted strikes on two newspaper offices in Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, which killed 31 journalists and media support workers on September 10th, marks the deadliest global attack in 16 years and the second deadliest single attack on the press ever recorded.
cpj.org/2025/09/isra...
cpj.org/2025/09/isra...
Hundreds attend the mass funeral of 31 journalist and media workers killed in an Israeli strike in Sana’a.
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Hundreds attend funeral services for 31 Yemeni reporters killed in Israeli airstrikes
Hundreds have attended funeral services in Yemen for 31 local journalists who were reported killed in Israeli airstrikes last week that targeted Iran-backed Houthi rebels in the capital of Sanaa.
apnews.com
September 16, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Hundreds attend the mass funeral of 31 journalist and media workers killed in an Israeli strike in Sana’a.
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apnews.com/article/jour...
Israeli strikes were carried out when staff of the 26 September newspaper were printing the paper.
“Staff were gathered at the publishing house to prepare for distribution, significantly increasing the number of people present in the compound”
www.hrw.org/news/2025/09...
“Staff were gathered at the publishing house to prepare for distribution, significantly increasing the number of people present in the compound”
www.hrw.org/news/2025/09...
Israeli Forces’ Attack on Sanaa Kills Journalists
An Israeli attack on a media center in the Yemeni capital Sanaa on September 10, which killed 35 people, including journalists, is one more example of the danger for media workers in Yemen.
www.hrw.org
September 15, 2025 at 6:21 AM
Israeli strikes were carried out when staff of the 26 September newspaper were printing the paper.
“Staff were gathered at the publishing house to prepare for distribution, significantly increasing the number of people present in the compound”
www.hrw.org/news/2025/09...
“Staff were gathered at the publishing house to prepare for distribution, significantly increasing the number of people present in the compound”
www.hrw.org/news/2025/09...
Yemeni Journalists' Syndicate identifies 10 journalists and media workers killed by Israel in strike on Wednesday:
▪️Abdulaziz Al-Sheikh
▪️Abbas Al-Dailami
▪️Youssef Al-Din
▪️Abdullah Al-Bahri
▪️Mohammed Al-Amaysi
▪️Abdullah Al-Harazi
▪️Murad Al-Faqih
▪️Ali Al-Sharai
▪️Ali Al-Aqil
▪️Jamal Al-Aadi
▪️Abdulaziz Al-Sheikh
▪️Abbas Al-Dailami
▪️Youssef Al-Din
▪️Abdullah Al-Bahri
▪️Mohammed Al-Amaysi
▪️Abdullah Al-Harazi
▪️Murad Al-Faqih
▪️Ali Al-Sharai
▪️Ali Al-Aqil
▪️Jamal Al-Aadi
September 12, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Yemeni Journalists' Syndicate identifies 10 journalists and media workers killed by Israel in strike on Wednesday:
▪️Abdulaziz Al-Sheikh
▪️Abbas Al-Dailami
▪️Youssef Al-Din
▪️Abdullah Al-Bahri
▪️Mohammed Al-Amaysi
▪️Abdullah Al-Harazi
▪️Murad Al-Faqih
▪️Ali Al-Sharai
▪️Ali Al-Aqil
▪️Jamal Al-Aadi
▪️Abdulaziz Al-Sheikh
▪️Abbas Al-Dailami
▪️Youssef Al-Din
▪️Abdullah Al-Bahri
▪️Mohammed Al-Amaysi
▪️Abdullah Al-Harazi
▪️Murad Al-Faqih
▪️Ali Al-Sharai
▪️Ali Al-Aqil
▪️Jamal Al-Aadi
116 civilian casualties in five Israeli strikes in Yemen in August including the assassination of the Sana’a-based Prime Minister, nine ministers and two cabinet officials where up to 10 munitions were deployed on a political gathering.
Average rate of civilian harm in Israeli strikes remains unprecedented in 10+yrs of data collection. August average was over 23 civilian casualties per strike.
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September 6, 2025 at 6:24 PM
116 civilian casualties in five Israeli strikes in Yemen in August including the assassination of the Sana’a-based Prime Minister, nine ministers and two cabinet officials where up to 10 munitions were deployed on a political gathering.
The irony of the photo above this headline. The look on my face was of anger + sadness.
Placards of every journalist killed by Israel were handed out. But the number of dead journalists outnumbered those willing to show up in support our Palestinian colleagues. Shame
novaramedia.com/2025/09/04/b...
Placards of every journalist killed by Israel were handed out. But the number of dead journalists outnumbered those willing to show up in support our Palestinian colleagues. Shame
novaramedia.com/2025/09/04/b...
BBC Union Reps Warned Staff Against Attending the Union’s Own Vigil for Palestinian Journalists | Novara Media
In emails seen by Novara Media, BBC staffers and National Union of Journalists representatives warned colleagues against attending a vigil organised by…the National Union of Journalists. Rivkah Brown ...
novaramedia.com
September 5, 2025 at 7:11 AM
The irony of the photo above this headline. The look on my face was of anger + sadness.
Placards of every journalist killed by Israel were handed out. But the number of dead journalists outnumbered those willing to show up in support our Palestinian colleagues. Shame
novaramedia.com/2025/09/04/b...
Placards of every journalist killed by Israel were handed out. But the number of dead journalists outnumbered those willing to show up in support our Palestinian colleagues. Shame
novaramedia.com/2025/09/04/b...
September 4, 2025 at 9:28 PM
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I was honoured to speak at the vigil for Palestinian journalists killed during Israel’s assault on Gaza, organised by the London Freelance chapel of @NUJofficial. It was a shame a far right activist tried to disrupted the event. It matters not; hundreds of us turned out in solidarity.
August 27, 2025 at 6:03 PM
I was honoured to speak at the vigil for Palestinian journalists killed during Israel’s assault on Gaza, organised by the London Freelance chapel of @NUJofficial. It was a shame a far right activist tried to disrupted the event. It matters not; hundreds of us turned out in solidarity.
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Jeremy Scahill on Western media's complicity in Israel's murdering of journalists in Gaza.
August 13, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Jeremy Scahill on Western media's complicity in Israel's murdering of journalists in Gaza.
Very well said
Hypocrisy of Western Media
Al Jazeera journalist, Laila Al-Arian, joined the Drop Site livestream yesterday.
Al Jazeera journalist, Laila Al-Arian, joined the Drop Site livestream yesterday.
August 14, 2025 at 6:35 AM
Very well said
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Israel has normalised killing journalists, like it normalised killing medical workers, like it normalised destroying hospitals and schools, like it normalised killing the equivalent of a classroom of children per day.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
Anas al-Sharif, prominent Al Jazeera correspondent, among five journalists killed in Israeli airstrike on Gaza
Israel admits deliberate attack on the journalist, known for frontline coverage, in a strike on a tent outside al-Shifa hospital
www.theguardian.com
August 11, 2025 at 7:05 AM
Israel has normalised killing journalists, like it normalised killing medical workers, like it normalised destroying hospitals and schools, like it normalised killing the equivalent of a classroom of children per day.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
Such a relief.
Alec Luhn has been found alive after going missing in the Norwegian mountains.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
Journalist missing in Norwegian wilderness found in good health
Alec Luhn set out on trek in Folgefonna national park last week and was reported missing on Monday
www.theguardian.com
August 6, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Such a relief.
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In case I have any followers in Norway -- my colleague Alec Luhn is missing after a solo hiking trip in the Folgefonna / Nedre Buarbreen area. The Red Cross is searching, but if anyone has seen Alec by chance, they can call the local police at 02800 or email Morten.Fosse2@politiet.no with info.
I’m sharing this hoping that someone hiking the same route in Norway might see this. Let’s find @alecluhn.bsky.social!
American climate journalist Alec Luhn missing on Norwegian glacier
A search is underway for award-winning climate journalist Alec Luhn, a Wisconsin native, who is missing on a Norwegian glacier.
www.cbsnews.com
August 5, 2025 at 4:48 PM
In case I have any followers in Norway -- my colleague Alec Luhn is missing after a solo hiking trip in the Folgefonna / Nedre Buarbreen area. The Red Cross is searching, but if anyone has seen Alec by chance, they can call the local police at 02800 or email Morten.Fosse2@politiet.no with info.
Such terrible news. Holding out hope they find @alecluhn.bsky.social
Alec Luhn, an American journalist, has been missing for days in Folgefonna National Park in Norway. He was last heard from on Thursday at the start of a solo hike.
Search Underway for Alec Luhn, American Journalist Missing in Norway
A search was underway Tuesday for Alec Luhn, 38, who was last heard from five days ago at the start of a solo hike.
nyti.ms
August 5, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Such terrible news. Holding out hope they find @alecluhn.bsky.social
This must stop.
Israel must stop this mass starvation.
Our lawmakers must do more.
“Since AFP was founded in August 1944, some of our journalists were killed in conflict, others were wounded or made prisoner, but there is no record of us ever having had to watch our colleagues starving to death.”
Israel must stop this mass starvation.
Our lawmakers must do more.
“Since AFP was founded in August 1944, some of our journalists were killed in conflict, others were wounded or made prisoner, but there is no record of us ever having had to watch our colleagues starving to death.”
July 22, 2025 at 8:23 PM
This must stop.
Israel must stop this mass starvation.
Our lawmakers must do more.
“Since AFP was founded in August 1944, some of our journalists were killed in conflict, others were wounded or made prisoner, but there is no record of us ever having had to watch our colleagues starving to death.”
Israel must stop this mass starvation.
Our lawmakers must do more.
“Since AFP was founded in August 1944, some of our journalists were killed in conflict, others were wounded or made prisoner, but there is no record of us ever having had to watch our colleagues starving to death.”
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🚨EXCLUSIVE: Inside Trump’s New Gaza Ceasefire Proposal
Drop Site obtained the “term sheet,” circulated by Steve Witkoff. It would allow Israel to resume war after 60 days.
Report by @jeremyscahill.com, Sharif Kouddous and Jawa Ahmad.
www.dropsitenews.com/p/trump-gaza...
Drop Site obtained the “term sheet,” circulated by Steve Witkoff. It would allow Israel to resume war after 60 days.
Report by @jeremyscahill.com, Sharif Kouddous and Jawa Ahmad.
www.dropsitenews.com/p/trump-gaza...
EXCLUSIVE: Inside Trump’s New Gaza Ceasefire Proposal
Drop Site obtained the “term sheet,” circulated by Steve Witkoff. It would allow Israel to resume war after 60 days.
www.dropsitenews.com
May 29, 2025 at 3:11 PM
🚨EXCLUSIVE: Inside Trump’s New Gaza Ceasefire Proposal
Drop Site obtained the “term sheet,” circulated by Steve Witkoff. It would allow Israel to resume war after 60 days.
Report by @jeremyscahill.com, Sharif Kouddous and Jawa Ahmad.
www.dropsitenews.com/p/trump-gaza...
Drop Site obtained the “term sheet,” circulated by Steve Witkoff. It would allow Israel to resume war after 60 days.
Report by @jeremyscahill.com, Sharif Kouddous and Jawa Ahmad.
www.dropsitenews.com/p/trump-gaza...
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The Trump administration has called off a bombing campaign that failed to achieve its stated goal of destroying the Ansar Allah movement.
But steps taken by Trump to restrict aid are continuing to aggravate the dire humanitarian situation in Yemen.
But steps taken by Trump to restrict aid are continuing to aggravate the dire humanitarian situation in Yemen.
Donald Trump Is Still Punishing the People of Yemen
The Trump administration has called off a bombing campaign that failed to achieve its stated goal of destroying the Ansar Allah movement. But steps taken by Trump to restrict aid are continuing to aggravate the dire humanitarian situation in Yemen.
jacobin.com
May 16, 2025 at 9:59 PM
The Trump administration has called off a bombing campaign that failed to achieve its stated goal of destroying the Ansar Allah movement.
But steps taken by Trump to restrict aid are continuing to aggravate the dire humanitarian situation in Yemen.
But steps taken by Trump to restrict aid are continuing to aggravate the dire humanitarian situation in Yemen.
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BREAKING: 82% of Those Killed in Gaza Since March Are Civilians, Israeli Military Admits
May 14, 2025 at 1:55 PM
BREAKING: 82% of Those Killed in Gaza Since March Are Civilians, Israeli Military Admits
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Very good discussion here.
In the middle of lots of Yemen-related events last week, I sat down with @snellarthur.bsky.social to try and disentangle what's been happening and to try and anticipate what's next.
Huge pleasure to speak to @ionacraig.com - one of the very few journalists who has consistently covered #Yemen and the #Houthis for more than a decade about recent events, including the US-UK airstrikes against the Houthis as well as the wider regional politics. shows.acast.com/65196b0b1488...
May 12, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Very good discussion here.