Jordan Higgins
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Jordan Higgins
@jordanhiggins.bsky.social
· May 12
I’m almost ashamed to be here.
Being Irish in Germany has always been an odd experience.
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I decided to write a blog post about being Irish in Germany right now.
It felt necessary as more and more Irish artists' German shows are cancelled because of their solidarity with Palestine.
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It felt necessary as more and more Irish artists' German shows are cancelled because of their solidarity with Palestine.
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An aerial view of what the Gaza City area looked like this week. Taken from a Jordanian military aircraft, by our colleague Heidi Levine.
August 1, 2025 at 6:26 PM
An aerial view of what the Gaza City area looked like this week. Taken from a Jordanian military aircraft, by our colleague Heidi Levine.
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🏆 The moment has finally arrived! The Winners of the 2025 European Press Prize are out now!
A huge congratulations to this year’s Winners and Runners-Up!
Thank you to everyone who participated!
www.europeanpressprize.com/shortlists/y...
A huge congratulations to this year’s Winners and Runners-Up!
Thank you to everyone who participated!
www.europeanpressprize.com/shortlists/y...
May 28, 2025 at 7:10 PM
🏆 The moment has finally arrived! The Winners of the 2025 European Press Prize are out now!
A huge congratulations to this year’s Winners and Runners-Up!
Thank you to everyone who participated!
www.europeanpressprize.com/shortlists/y...
A huge congratulations to this year’s Winners and Runners-Up!
Thank you to everyone who participated!
www.europeanpressprize.com/shortlists/y...
I decided to write a blog post about being Irish in Germany right now.
It felt necessary as more and more Irish artists' German shows are cancelled because of their solidarity with Palestine.
open.substack.com/pub/jordhigg...
It felt necessary as more and more Irish artists' German shows are cancelled because of their solidarity with Palestine.
open.substack.com/pub/jordhigg...
I’m almost ashamed to be here.
Being Irish in Germany has always been an odd experience.
open.substack.com
May 12, 2025 at 5:23 PM
I decided to write a blog post about being Irish in Germany right now.
It felt necessary as more and more Irish artists' German shows are cancelled because of their solidarity with Palestine.
open.substack.com/pub/jordhigg...
It felt necessary as more and more Irish artists' German shows are cancelled because of their solidarity with Palestine.
open.substack.com/pub/jordhigg...
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3 years since the murder of Shireen Abu Akleh. No one has been charged or convicted.
According to a new documentary, Who Killed Shireen?, the US did not push for accountability despite knowing an Israeli soldier shot Abu Akleh.
End impunity for the killings of journalists.
According to a new documentary, Who Killed Shireen?, the US did not push for accountability despite knowing an Israeli soldier shot Abu Akleh.
End impunity for the killings of journalists.
May 11, 2025 at 9:21 AM
3 years since the murder of Shireen Abu Akleh. No one has been charged or convicted.
According to a new documentary, Who Killed Shireen?, the US did not push for accountability despite knowing an Israeli soldier shot Abu Akleh.
End impunity for the killings of journalists.
According to a new documentary, Who Killed Shireen?, the US did not push for accountability despite knowing an Israeli soldier shot Abu Akleh.
End impunity for the killings of journalists.
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Viktoriia Roshchyna, a 27-year-old Ukrainian journalist, disappeared in a Russia-occupied area of Ukraine in August 2023 and died in Russian captivity.
Russia’s abhorrent treatment of Roshchyna and her subsequent death require urgent investigation.
Russia’s abhorrent treatment of Roshchyna and her subsequent death require urgent investigation.
Torture, Death of a Ukrainian Journalist in Russian Custody
Viktoriia Roshchyna, a 27-year-old Ukrainian investigative journalist, disappeared in the Russia-occupied part of the Zaporizka region of Ukraine in August 2023. A year later, she called her family fr...
www.hrw.org
May 6, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Viktoriia Roshchyna, a 27-year-old Ukrainian journalist, disappeared in a Russia-occupied area of Ukraine in August 2023 and died in Russian captivity.
Russia’s abhorrent treatment of Roshchyna and her subsequent death require urgent investigation.
Russia’s abhorrent treatment of Roshchyna and her subsequent death require urgent investigation.
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🇲🇹 #Malta: A vessel delivering humanitarian aid to Gaza, attempting to bypass the blockade imposed by Israel, has been struck by drones yesterday in international waters near Malta.
May 3, 2025 at 5:41 PM
🇲🇹 #Malta: A vessel delivering humanitarian aid to Gaza, attempting to bypass the blockade imposed by Israel, has been struck by drones yesterday in international waters near Malta.
"The humanitarian response in Gaza is on the verge of total collapse".
While everyone wrings their hands over Kneecap and Israel blows up an aid ship just off Malta.
While everyone wrings their hands over Kneecap and Israel blows up an aid ship just off Malta.
May 3, 2025 at 7:47 AM
"The humanitarian response in Gaza is on the verge of total collapse".
While everyone wrings their hands over Kneecap and Israel blows up an aid ship just off Malta.
While everyone wrings their hands over Kneecap and Israel blows up an aid ship just off Malta.
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Since February 2022, more that 16,000 Ukrainian civilians have vanished into a network of informal Russian detention centers.
Ukrainian reporter Viktoriia Roshchyna was investigating this subject when she was captured and became one of them.
Read here: forbiddenstories.org/russia-disap...
Ukrainian reporter Viktoriia Roshchyna was investigating this subject when she was captured and became one of them.
Read here: forbiddenstories.org/russia-disap...
Lost in the Gray Zone: How Russia Secretly Disappears Thousands of Ukrainian Civilians
Since Russia’s February 2022 invasion of Ukraine, thousands of Ukrainian civilians in the occupied territories have vanished into thin air. These “ghost prisoners” are whisked away by the occupying fo...
forbiddenstories.org
April 30, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Since February 2022, more that 16,000 Ukrainian civilians have vanished into a network of informal Russian detention centers.
Ukrainian reporter Viktoriia Roshchyna was investigating this subject when she was captured and became one of them.
Read here: forbiddenstories.org/russia-disap...
Ukrainian reporter Viktoriia Roshchyna was investigating this subject when she was captured and became one of them.
Read here: forbiddenstories.org/russia-disap...
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The Viktoriia project launches today- our first story. Our deep dive into Russian detention centres, with @shaunwalker7.bsky.social and @forbidden-stories.bsky.social consortium to follow tomorrow.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
‘Numerous signs of torture’: a Ukrainian journalist’s detention and death in Russian prison
The Guardian, working with media partners, has tracked down first-hand accounts to reconstruct Viktoriia Roshchyna’s final months
www.theguardian.com
April 29, 2025 at 11:24 AM
The Viktoriia project launches today- our first story. Our deep dive into Russian detention centres, with @shaunwalker7.bsky.social and @forbidden-stories.bsky.social consortium to follow tomorrow.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
‘If I die, I want a loud death’: Gaza photojournalist killed by Israeli airstrike
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
‘If I die, I want a loud death’: Gaza photojournalist killed by Israeli airstrike
Fatima Hassouna, who had been documenting war in Gaza for 18 months and was subject of new documentary, killed along with 10 members of her family
www.theguardian.com
April 19, 2025 at 6:35 AM
‘If I die, I want a loud death’: Gaza photojournalist killed by Israeli airstrike
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
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🎉 Our 2025 Shortlist is out now!
25 projects have been nominated across our 5 categories:
🔹 Distinguished Reporting Award
🔹 Innovation Award
🔹 Investigative Reporting Award
🔹 Public Discourse Award
🔹 Migration Journalism Award
Find the full list here: www.europeanpressprize.com/shortlists/y...
25 projects have been nominated across our 5 categories:
🔹 Distinguished Reporting Award
🔹 Innovation Award
🔹 Investigative Reporting Award
🔹 Public Discourse Award
🔹 Migration Journalism Award
Find the full list here: www.europeanpressprize.com/shortlists/y...
April 10, 2025 at 10:30 AM
🎉 Our 2025 Shortlist is out now!
25 projects have been nominated across our 5 categories:
🔹 Distinguished Reporting Award
🔹 Innovation Award
🔹 Investigative Reporting Award
🔹 Public Discourse Award
🔹 Migration Journalism Award
Find the full list here: www.europeanpressprize.com/shortlists/y...
25 projects have been nominated across our 5 categories:
🔹 Distinguished Reporting Award
🔹 Innovation Award
🔹 Investigative Reporting Award
🔹 Public Discourse Award
🔹 Migration Journalism Award
Find the full list here: www.europeanpressprize.com/shortlists/y...
Germany is a disgrace.
Deporting EU citizens for protesting against genocide is just unbelievable authoritarianism
theintercept.com/2025/03/31/g...
Deporting EU citizens for protesting against genocide is just unbelievable authoritarianism
theintercept.com/2025/03/31/g...
Germany Turns to U.S. Playbook: Deportations Target Gaza War Protesters
Four Gaza protesters in Germany are set for deportations despite objections from an immigration official that none were convicted of crimes.
theintercept.com
April 1, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Germany is a disgrace.
Deporting EU citizens for protesting against genocide is just unbelievable authoritarianism
theintercept.com/2025/03/31/g...
Deporting EU citizens for protesting against genocide is just unbelievable authoritarianism
theintercept.com/2025/03/31/g...
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February 19, 2025 at 8:54 AM
📋 Just joined Bluesky and unsure who to follow?
Take a look at our starter pack of Prize Laureates from over the years! It’s the simplest way to stay up to date with the best journalism Europe has to offer.
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Take a look at our starter pack of Prize Laureates from over the years! It’s the simplest way to stay up to date with the best journalism Europe has to offer.
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