Lindsey Hilsum is Channel 4 News' International Editor.
Recently she has reported on the war in Ukraine, and the return of the Taliban in Afghanistan.
She has reported from six continents, covering the major conflicts and refugee movements of the past three decades, including Syria, Iraq, Kosovo and Rwanda, winning many awards.
She is the author of Sandstorm; Libya in the Time of Revolution and In Extremis; the Life of War Correspondent Marie Colvin, which won the 2019 James Tait Black Prize for biography.
She is a regular contributor to newspapers and literary journals.
Syria’s third city, Homs, was called ‘the capital of the revolution’ against the regime of Bashar al Assad.
Syria’s third city, Homs, was called ‘the capital of the revolution’ against the regime of Bashar al Assad.
It’s been a day of celebration across Syria.
It’s been called the poor man’s cocaine. Captagon: the drug that funded Bashar al-Assad’s brutal rule in Syria.
It’s been called the poor man’s cocaine. Captagon: the drug that funded Bashar al-Assad’s brutal rule in Syria.
Syrians are continuing to celebrate the fall of the regime that oversaw every part of their lives for more than half a century.
Two days after the collapse of the Assad regime, the new de facto government is slowly taking shape.
Two days after the collapse of the Assad regime, the new de facto government is slowly taking shape.
The fall of the Assad regime has led not only to convulsions in the states that neighbour Syria, it’s also causing major global power shifts.
We asked Ukrainian diplomat Vadym Pystaiko what it was like to negotiate with the Russians.
TV audiences in Ukraine are as captivated by reality shows as they are anywhere else in the world.
The German Chancellor has visited Ukraine – weeks after he was rebuked by Volodymyr Zelenskyy for holding a phone call with the Russian President.
The German Chancellor has visited Ukraine – weeks after he was rebuked by Volodymyr Zelenskyy for holding a phone call with the Russian President.
Donald Trump has endless belief in his own ability to do deals, but it’s not clear that he understands what’s at stake for Ukraine.
President Putin has threatened to target Ukraine’s decision-making centres with Russia’s new ballistic missile and turn them into dust.