Gianluca Mezzofiore

Senior Foreign News Reporter

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Gianluca Mezzofiore is a senior foreign news reporter at International Business Times UK.

At the beginning of 2012, Gianluca was shortlisted at the Online Media Awards 2012 for Best Campaigning/Investigative Journalism for his articles on "Cyber Warfare and the Rise of the Hacktivist".

His back catalogue includes breaking news, features and exclusives on the Bahrain uprising; the 969 movement of Buddhist monk Wirathu and the Rohingya genocide in Myanmar; the far-right Golden Dawn party in Greece; Russian LGBT rights; Eritrea's refugees in the Sinai; Turkey's Gulen movement and Bangladesh's factory disasters.

He is also the producer, writer and reporter of IBTimes UK's special report: Battle for Bosnia: Fighting to Remember the Balkan War Genocide.

Gianluca's portfolio includes The Independent, the i newspaper, The Daily Telegraph, the Evening Standard and VICE Italia.

Gianluca Mezzofiore

France Islamists

Lyon: Six Arrested for Pimping 'Jihadi Brides' to Isis

One suspect had links with banned French Islamist group Forsane Alizza

gaza rubble

Gaza Crisis: Israel and Palestine Agree on UN Reconstruction Deal

UN-brokered deal gives lead role to PA to monitor that materials are used for civilian purpose.

Argentinean Cardinal Jorge Maria Mejia (R) looks at Pope John Paul II during his weekly general audience in St Peter's square at the Vatican 08 October 2003

Cocaine Haul Found in 91-Year-Old Vatican Librarian's Car

Two Italians reportedly attempted to smuggle drugs into France using car of Argentine cardinal Jorge Mejia

Faith/Belief Systems: Judaism

Isis Will Target Israelis and Jews Ahead of Jewish High Holy Days - Counter-Terrorism Bureau Warns

Israeli National Security Council issues warning for Jews in Western Europe and Israel ahead of holy festivities.

Morsi Egypt

Turkey to Welcome Seven Muslim Brotherhood Exiles from Qatar

Turkey's PM Erdogan opens way for possible asylum of Islamists from Gulf nation.

France's far right National Front political party leader Marine Le Pen (L) gestures at supporters next to her father Jean-Marie Le Pen

France's National Front: Rise in Jews Voting for Marine Le Pen - Survey

Numbers of Jews voting for far-right party soared to 13.5% in 2012.

Defendant Kreshnik B., waits for the start of his trial in a courtroom in Frankfurt

German Ex-Jewish Club Footballer 'Fought for Isis'

Kreshnik Berisha who played for TuS Makkabi Frankfurt allegedly waged jihad in Syria.

Alaa Abdel Fattah (R)

Egypt Activist Alaa Abdel Fattah Released on Bail

Prominent blogger was sentenced to 15 years for organising illegal protests.

Malala

Malala Yousafzai: Pakistani Taliban Who Shot Teen Educational Activist Arrested

10 Taliban militants arrested for shooting activist in school bus

A resident of Tabqa city touring the streets on a motorcycle waves an Islamist flag in celebration after Islamic State militants took over Tabqa air base

Iraq Isis Crisis: Australia Raises Terror Threat

Police raided Islamic centre in Queensland arresting two for terrorism offences.

Ebola

Cuba Dispatches 165 Health Workers to Ebola-Hit West Africa

Cuban doctors and nurses will arrive in Sierra Leone in early October.

Shannon Conley

Shannon Conley: Colorado Teenager Admits Aiding Isis

19-year-old terrorist wannabe confessed she provided support to Isis.

An unidentified U.N. peacekeeper and hostage speaks in an unknown location, in this still image from video said to be recorded by the al-Qaeda-backed al-Nusra Front

United Nations Confirms Release of Fijian Peacekeepers Captured in Syria Last Month

Islamist group frees UN troops dropping all demands

Rob Ford

Toronto Mayor Rob Ford Diagnosed with Tumour

Controversial Canadian politician suffered from abdominal pain for three months

Zello walkie-talkie app

Bahrain Police Intercept Zello 'Walkie-Talkie' App to Arrest 15 Activists

Activists point to cyber-security flaws in push-to-talk app that allegedly led to arrests

femen topless paris

Femen Activists Acquitted Over Notre Dame Topless Protest

Feminist group raided Paris holy site after resignation of Pope Benedict XVI.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arrives at Queen Alia Airport in Amman

Iraq Crisis: John Kerry Meets PM Haider al-Abadi in Baghdad for Anti-Isis Talks

US secretary of state begins Middle East tour to gain support in fight against jihadists

A Burundian policeman escorts suspect Christian Claude Butoyi (C) after he was arrested in Bujumbura for the murder of three Italian nun

Italian Elderly Nuns Raped and Murdered in 'Revenge for Land Occupation'

Burundian Christian Claude Butoyi admitted raping and butchering nuns in retaliation for 'illegally occupying' his land.

A woman carries a bundle of newly harvested wheat stalks in Albu Efan village southwest of Falluja

Syria Cancels Wheat Deal After Isis Iraq Advance

Islamic State controls fertile swathes of land in five Iraqi provinces.

Syria refugees

Syria Civil War: Rich Countries Urged to Accept 5% of Refugees

Oxfam slams international community for 'failing' to help three million Syrian refugees.

Hrity, a migrant from Eritrea, holds her hands as she poses for a photograph in the central city of Lod, near Tel Aviv

Israel: 7,000 Eritrean and Sudanese Migrants 'Coerced' into Leaving

Human Rights Watch says Israel is forcing migrants into a corner with threats of indefinite detention.

MH17 air disaster

Malaysia Airlines MH17 Pierced by 'High-Energy Objects from Outside'

Preliminary Dutch investigation points to external cause for the crash that killed 298 people.

A Syrian flag

Golan Heights: Israel Attacks Syrian Army in Reponse to Cross-Border Mortar Shells

Accidental spillover from Syria civil war causes reaction from IDF in buffer zone.

Sinaloa drug cartel member

Mexican Drug Lord Who Smuggled 148 Tons of Cocaine Arrested in Spain

Sinaloa cartel member Jaime Antonio M.E. detained at Madrid airport.

A view of the Dome of the Rock on the compound known to Muslims as al-Haram al-Sharif, and to Jews as Temple Mount, in Jerusalem's Old City is seen from the West Bank village of Jabel Mukaber

Jerusalem to Build 2,200 Houses in Arab Neighbourhood

Plan to build in occupied East Jerusalem was delayed by rightwing opposition

Naftali Frenkel, Gilad Schaer and Eyal Yifrah

Hamas Mastermind in Israeli Teens Kidnap and Murder is Indicted

Hussam Hassan Qawasme was arrested as he tried to flee to Jordan

Team fortress poster

Russia's Channel One Uses Team Fortress 2 Video Game Poster to Depict 'Crude' US Propaganda

Historical programme on Russia's main TV channel used video game fan art as US military propaganda

Alexander Nekrassov

Alexander Nekrassov: 'Ukrainian Sounds Like Bad Version of Russian Spoken by Illegal Immigrant'

The former Kremlin adviser takes issue on old East Slavic language calling it 'not really a language'.

Bilal Bosnic

Pro-Isis Bosnia Salafi Leader Bilal Bosnic 'Among 16 Detained in Police Sweep'

Leader of Bosnia's largest Islamist community reportedly detained in security raid.

Steven Sotloff

Steven Sotloff: Beheaded Journalist was 'Israeli Citizen'

Israeli foreign ministry confirms rumours that journalist killed by Isis had Israeli citizenship.