Anja Popp , Reporter
Anja Popp is an award-winning reporter, covering human-interest, counterculture and justice stories both at home and abroad.
In 2019, Anja was awarded the RTS Young Talent of the Year award and later won a Mind Media award with her team. In 2018 she was part of a three-person team shortlisted for an Orwell Award.
She began her Channel 4 News career in Washington DC as an intern in 2014, and has since been a guest booker and a producer, before becoming a reporter in 2018.
Anja regularly reports on Channel 4 News’ Uncovered series on Facebook, her film on Femicide in Mexico was nominated for an RTS award in 2020.
Anja has also worked on several Channel 4 Dispatches programmes, first as a researcher and imbedded undercover reporter, and most recently reporting on an hour-long investigation
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Sarah Everard handcuffed and falsely arrested before she was murdered, court told
Shocking details emerged of how former police officer Wayne Couzens was able to abduct Sarah Everard by handcuffing and falsely arresting her in plain view of other members of the public.
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Police failing to impose orders on men accused of abuse, say watchdogs
A joint investigation from police and fire watchdogs has found that police are failing to protect women by imposing restraining orders or bail conditions on men accused of domestic abuse, harassment, stalking and even rape.
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At least 10 dead following catastrophic flooding in Tennessee
At least ten people have died and dozens are missing after catastrophic flooding in the US state of Tennessee.
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Thousands rally in central London in solidarity with Afghan people
Thousands have rallied in central London in solidarity with the Afghan people – some of them with friends or relatives still trapped in the country.
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Haiti death toll rises to almost 1,300 after devastating earthquake
In Haiti, almost 1,300 people are now confirmed to have died in Saturday’s earthquake. Thousands more are injured or homeless.
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Battle to bring Evia wildfires under control boosted by crews from other countries and volunteers
Teams of firefighters and residents on the Greek island of Evia are tonight finally beginning to bring the wildfires under control.
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Families flee devastating wildfires in Greece
As we drive north on the island of Evia in Greece the sky turns from blue to grey and the ashen remains from the wildfires haunt the landscape.
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Day 6: The Greek island burning out of control
Thousands of people have been forced to flee their homes on the Greek island of Evia as wildfires burn out of control for a sixth day. Firefighters are battling flames on several fronts across the north of Evia, a large island east of Athens. But those who have lost their homes and livelihoods are growing…
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Thousands forced to evacuate as Greece battles fifth day of wildfires
Thousands more people forced to flee their homes. Some rescued by boat to escape the advancing flames. Fires are raging across Greece for a fifth night running – fuelled by a combination of fierce winds and record high temperatures that’s created furnace like conditions which the emergency services are struggling to keep under control
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Belarus Olympic sprinter speaks out after fleeing games for Poland
Krystina Timanovskaya has been speaking to the world’s press about how a conversation with her grandmother persuaded that she should not return to Belarus for her own safety.
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Belarus Olympian Krystina Timanovskaya arrives in Vienna after refusing flight home
She refused to fly home from Tokyo on Monday, saying she was being removed from the Olympics under duress.
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Streatham terrorist Sudesh Amman ‘retained extremist views’ after prison release
An inquest has been told that convicted terrorist Sudesh Amman was released from prison despite concerns by the authorities that he had retained his extremist views, just 10 days before he stabbed two passers by in a south London street before being shot dead by police. Amman had been automatically released in January 2020 after…
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Germany floods: authorities promise to learn lessons from disaster
Some villages in Germany hit by last week’s devastating floods could be left unable to restore power and drinking water supplies for months due to the extent of the damage.
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German floods: Merkel visits disaster zone, pledging to step up climate action
Angela Merkel has promised quick financial aid for the parts of western Germany devastated by flooding and has vowed to step up efforts to tackle climate change.
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Desperate search for survivors of Europe floods continue with over 160 dead
The true scale of the devastation caused by floods in parts of Western Europe has been laid bare as water levels drop.
