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

U.S.Secretary of State Hillary Clinton sits down in Washington to testify on the September attack

Hillary Clinton Tearful over Benghazi Attack [VIDEO]

Outgoing secretary of state takes reponsibility for attack that killed four Americans including ambassador Chris Stevens.

10-year-old Yemeni Nujood Ali obtained divorce in 2008 (Reuters)

Amina Filali Case: Morocco Outlaws Rape Marriage of Children

Sixteen-year-old rape victim killed herself after she was forced to marry her rapist.

Weberman

Ultra-Orthodox Jewish Counsellor Nechemya Weberman Sentenced to 103 Years in Prison for Sexually Abusing Teen

New York Hasidic counsellor sexually abused a teenager while she was only 12 and invoked Kabbalah to entice victims.

Golden Dawn MP Eleni Zaroulia is a member of the Greek parliament delegation to Strasbourg’s Council of Europe’s Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination (Twitter)

EU to Ban Golden Dawn's Eleni Zaroulia from Council

Greek neo-Nazi MP labels immigrants as 'sub-humans' sparking calls for far right crackdown.

A man walks past graffiti outside the Athens' Academy in central Athens

Italy Slammed for Illegal Return of Migrants to Greece

Unaccompanied migrant children summarily sent back to Greece without access to social services.

Orthodox supporters protest against homosexuality in front the Kazan cathedral in St. Petersburg

Russia Set to Pass anti-Gay Law to Defend 'Normal Behaviour'

Law will outlaw homosexual 'propaganda' and be used to halt gay rights rallies across the country.

Obama

President Obama's 2013 Inaugural Speech: FULL TEXT

Full text of President Barack Obama's second inaugural address at the US Capitol, Washington

Eritrean troops

Eritrea: Soldiers Surround Information Ministry Amid Coup Fears

The small, secretive Horn of Africa country is one-party state led by Isaias Afewerki.

Guests at the Inauguration of the U.S. President Barack Obama take pictures before sunrise at the U.S. Capitol

Obama 2013 Presidential Inauguration: New Challenges for America in President's Speech [VIDEO]

President's second inaugural in Washington: immigration, gun control and economy the key issues.

The unnamed British hostages shrugged off their ordeal at the In Amenas gas plant in Algeria (APS)

Algeria BP Siege: Freed British Hostage 'Enjoyed' Terrorist Attack on In Amenas

Second British hostage at besieged BP gas plant tells Algerian TV: I never felt in any danger.

In Amenas gas complex

Algeria BP Siege: Mokhtar Belmokhtar Militants Trained in Jihadi Camps in Libya

Algerian military source says terrorists who attacked In Amenas gas complex trained over Libyan border.

Kamaran Haider and Thana Al Bassam

Kurdish Genocide in Iraq: Survivors Recount Saddam Terror of Chemical Attacks [VIDEO]

Kamaran Haider and Thana Al Bassam tell IBTimes UK of Saddam Hussein's systematic mass murder of Kurds.

A damaged car and buildings covered with snow at Jouret al Shayah area in Homs

Syria Civil War: Assad's Forces Kill 37 Villagers outside Homs

Bashar al-Assad forces attack farming hamlet of Haswiyeh and target Sunni Muslims.

Conflict in Mali

Algeria: Al-Qaida Seize BP Gas Field, Taking 41 Hostages, Kill Two

Negotiations under way after Masked Brigade militants kill two workers and take 41 hostages including seven Americans at BP In Amenas gas field.

Malian soldiers drive through the streets of Bamako

Mali Conflict: Counter-Terrorism Local Policy Only Way to Win the War

Abduction of foreign workers in Algeria 'just the beginning' of Al-Qaida retaliation on France.

French Elite Special Operations soldiers drive through the town of Markala

Algeria: French National Killed and Five Japanese BP Workers Abducted by Al-Qaida Islamists

BP oil plant in Algeria targeted by Islamist militants against background of Mali offensive.

Palestinian medic lifts a Palestinian youth at a hospital in Ramallah

Israeli Troops Kill Fourth Palestinian in a Week

Teenager Samir Awad gunned down by IDF at West Point Separation Barrier.

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei

Khamenei's Fatwa on Nuclear Weapons 'Binding for Iran'

Supreme leader's religious decree that condemns atomic arms as 'a sin' confirmed on eve of IAEA talks.

Pakistan's PM Ashraf

Pakistan PM Raja 'Rental' Ashraf Faces Arrest on Corruption Case

Ashraf is accused of receiving bribes in Rental Power Project (RPP) case of 2008.

France's President Hollande presides over a meeting on the Malian situation at the Elysee Palace in Paris

Mali Islamist Rebels Seize Diabaly Town Despite French Airstrikes [VIDEO]

Tuareg separatists pledge to help French military offensive against al-Qaida-linked rebels

Members of the Kurdish community gather in front of the Gare de l'Est railway station

Kurdish Women Activists' Murder in Paris 'Will not Stop Peace with Turkey'

Prime minister Tayyip Recep Erdogan's adviser says talks still ongoing with PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan.

gerard depardieu

Putin's Friend Gerard Depardieu Slams Pussy Riot

French actor says jailed feminist punk band would have been treated worse in Arab country.

Austrian Gottfried Kuessel has his handcuffs removed in a courtroom in Vienna

Austrian Nazi Apologist Gottfried Kuessel Jailed for Far-Right Website

Neo-Nazi activist Gottfried Kuessel sentenced to nine years for launching Nazi content Alpen-Donau site.

Hungary's PM Orban arrives for EU leaders summit discussing the European Union's long-term budget in Brussels

'Final Solution' Urged for Hungary's Roma 'Animals' by Ruling Party Founder Zsolt Bayer

Fidesz party PM Viktor Orban silent on right-wing zealot's claim that gypsies should not be allowed to exist.

Female driver Azza Al Shmasani alights from her car after driving in defiance of the ban in Riyadh (Reuters)

Saudi Arabia: Women Debut in Shura Legislative Council

King Abdullah grants 20 percent quota for women in government advisory body.

Supporters of the extreme right Golden Dawn party hold Greek flags

Neo-Nazi Golden Dawn Supporters Attack Turkish Consul General Ilhan Sener

Greek far-right thugs in Kavala smash up diplomatic car and jeer at Turkey's founder Ataturk.

Joe Biden

California: Two Shot as Gunman Opens Fire in Taft High School

Bakersfield shooting comes on day US vice-president Joe Biden says plans on curbing gun violence almost ready.

Casburn

Phone Hacking: Police Chief April Casburn Guilty of Misconduct over NoTW Leak

Senior counter-terrorism detective faces jail for trying to sell information on phone hacking inquiry to Murdoch paper.

Yaakow ALPERON (fot. maariv)

Tel Aviv Car Bomb Target Nissim Alperon Survived Eight Assassination Attempts

Criminal boss Nissim Alperon was seen fleeing scene of attack in centre of city.

Explosion

Tel Aviv Car Bomb Blamed on Criminal Gang

Turf war most likely cause of Jabotinsky Street blast, which leaves 10 injured, say Israel police.