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

Jonathan Pollard

Haaretz Correspondent Accuses Newsweek of Anti-Semitism Over Passover Reference

Twitter war between Israeli Barak Ravid and Newsweek contributing editor over Matzo reference in spying report.

Korolevskaya

Ukraine Presidential Candidate Natalya Korolevskaya Missing on Way to Donetsk

Former minister in Yanukovich government disappeared while heading to flashpoint city in eastern Ukraine

Turkey YouTube Twitter Ban Erdogan Corruption

Ankara Court Orders Lifting of YouTube Ban

YouTube was blocked following publication of recording of high-profile security meeting on Syria.

Cornelius Gurlitt

German Stolen Nazi Art Collector Cornelius Gurlitt Dies

Over 1,400 paintings including art by Picasso, Matisse and Chagall found in Munich apartment

Rihana Shekh Dhapali

Nepalese Husband Farid Sheikh 'Set Pregnant Wife on Fire' Over Dowry

25-year-old Rihana Sheikh Dhapali burnt by hubby and his family in attempt to extort motorbike and water buffalo.

Street battle in Odessa

Odessa: One Dead in Pro-Russia Separatist Attack on Ukrainian Unity Demo

Street fight erupts in southern port city with both sides hurling stones and Molotov cocktails

Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn (R) shakes hands with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry before meetings held at the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa

Ethiopia: Oromia State Clashes Leave At Least 11 Students Dead

Ethiopia's largest ethnic group protest against Addis Ababa expansion plan.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivers his speech during a news conference in the Independence Hall of Israel in Tel Aviv

Benjamin Netanyahu Wants Israel Defined as Jewish State

Prime Minister's drive to enact Basic Law faces opposition and is likely to alienate Arab citizens.

A protester throws stone at riot police during a May Day demonstration in Istanbul

Turkish Police Fire Teargas, Water Cannon and Rubber Bullets at May Day Protesters

Authorities blocked access to Taksim Square for fear of terrorist attacks.

Rob Ford

Toronto 'Crack Mayor' Rob Ford to Take Leave from Campaign to Seek Help for Alcohol Abuse

Controversial mayor's decision comes after Canadian press publishes second drug video

The changing face of Brampton

Anti-immigration Pamphlets Enrage Canadian Sikh Community

Flyers opposing past white Caucasians to present-day Sikhs criticised on social media.

Venezuelas Hugo Chavez Dies From Cancer, Aged 58

Venezuela's Former Spy Overlord Eliécer Otaiza Shot Dead in Caracas

'Hero' of the Chavez 2002 coup found dead in Venezuelan capital's suburbs.

2012 organisers

Russia Parliament Approves Laws Restricting Freedom of Bloggers

Blogs with 3,000 page views will receive same treatment as media outlets.

Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic (R) shakes hands with President of Republika Srpska Milorad Dodik

Bosnia's Serb Republic Leader Threatens Crimea-Style Referendum

Milorad Dodik calls for Bosnia to become confederation of three states - or autonomous Serb Republic will hold referendum

Fethullah Gulen

Turkey Wants Fethullah Gulen Extradited from Pennsylvania Self-Exile

Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Ankara will start legal process to bring rival back from US

Officials from the OSCE special mission in Ukraine leave the mayor's office in Sloviansk

Drop EU Sanctions or Forget Observers' Release Says Self-Styled Slovyansk Mayor

Pro-Russian rebel leader warns West against EU sanctions on separatists Pushilin and Purgin

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses a crowed ahead of local elections on 30 March.

Turkish Journalist Sentenced to 10 Months in Prison for a 'K' in a Tweet

Onder Aytac, academic and journalist for Taraf, convicted of insulting prime minister Erdogan with a tweet.

Former BBC correspondent Peter Greste is one of the journalists arrested

Al Jazeera Lodges Damages Claim for $150m with Egypt

Qatar-based pan-Arab network demands compensation for damages caused by Egyptian government

Gennady Kernes

Ukraine Crisis: Kharkiv Mayor Fighting for Life after Suspected Assassination Attempt

Gennady Kernes undergoing surgery after being shot in the back in eastern Ukrainian city.

Mohamed Badie

Egypt: Muslim Brotherhood Leader Mohamed Badie Among 683 Sentenced to Death

Egyptian court also confirms 37 death sentences over second policeman killed in Minya

Municipal workers take a photo at an Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) car near the seized office of the SBU state security service in Luhansk, eastern Ukraine

Security Watchdog Team Seized by Pro-Russia Insurgents in Slaviansk

Rebels detain 13 passengers aboard Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe bus in east Ukraine

Kim Jong-un

North Korea Detains US Tourist 'Asylum Seeker' Named as Miller Matthew Todd

Miller Matthew Todd detained in North Korea on 10 April for 'rash behaviour' at immigration according to state news agency

Dead cats found in plastic bags

Dead Cats Found Hanging from Trees in New York Suburb

Horrific scene in Yonkers as public workers discover more than 30 dead felines in plastic bags.

Picture of the explosion in Kramatorsk air base

Pro-Russia Separatist Sniper Hits Ukraine Helicopter in Kramatorsk

Helicopter bursts into flame on takeoff after being targeted by sniper

Human chain in Oxford Street

Rana Plaza Disaster: Activists Form Human Chain Around Oxford Street's Gap Shop

First anniversary of deadly Bangladesh building collapse marked with demands for safety plan and compensation

wooden cross

John Paul II Canonisation: Giant Crucifix Crushes Man to Death in Italy

30-metre-high 600kg wooden cross crushes man to death ahead of late pope's sainthood ceremony

Rana Plaza Disaster: Activists form human chain in Oxford Street's Gap Shop

Rana Plaza Disaster: Activists Form Human Chain in Oxford Street's Gap Shop

Activists have formed a human chain on London's Oxford street to mark the first anniversary of Rana Plaza disaster in Bangladesh and expose retailers' failure to rightfully compensate survivors and victims' families.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) meets with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry as they meet in Jerusalem

Israel Freezes Peace Talks Over Hamas-Fatah Reconciliation Deal

Cabinet calls off talks with the Palestinians after agreement to make unity government between rival political factions

Senior Fatah official Azzam Al-Ahmed (L), head of the Hamas government Ismail Haniyeh (C) and senior Hamas leader Moussa Abu Marzouq hold their hands after announcing a reconciliation agreement in Gaza City

US to Reconsider Aid if Hamas-Fatah Form Government

Reconciliation deal criticised by US and Israel.

Palestine: Hamas and Fatah Announce Reconciliation Agreement

Palestinian rival factions will form unity government headed by President Mahmoud Abbas