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White Torture by Narges Mohammadi review – solitary savagery
An Iranian political activist, now in jail herself, interviews 12 female prisoners of the Islamic Republic about their experiences
John Simpson
16, Dec, 2022 @7:30 AM
Command by Lawrence Freedman review – inside the war room
From Korea to Ukraine, a brilliant study of the politics and personalities that drive modern conflicts
John Simpson
17, Sep, 2022 @6:30 AM
Losing Afghanistan; The Naked Don’t Fear the Water reviews – fickle allies and personal tragedies
Six months on from the fall of Kabul, a collection of essays unpicks the catastrophic mess the west has left behind in Afghanistan, while the story of one young man’s perilous escape cannot fail to move
John Simpson
20, Feb, 2022 @7:00 AM
Chris Cramer obituary
CNN boss and former head of BBC news who was known for his forthright leadership
John Simpson
21, Feb, 2021 @5:40 PM
Clive James remembered by John Simpson
The BBC world affairs editor on a charismatic wit and gifted poet who elevated British life with his televisual panache
John Simpson
15, Dec, 2019 @1:00 PM
My life as youngest in the class: how four summer babies coped
Children born between 1 April and 31 August may soon be able to delay school for a year, but what’s it like at school to be born ‘late’?
John Simpson, Isy Suttie, Michael Rosen and Hilary Mantel
12, Sep, 2015 @9:35 PM
New leader Xi Jinping opens door to reform in China
Following a decade of conservative leadership in Beijing under Hu Jintao, the country may be on the cusp of radical change, writes the BBC's world affairs editor
John Simpson
10, Aug, 2013 @12:35 PM
The War is Dead, Long Live the War: Bosnia – The Reckoning by Ed Vulliamy – review
Ed Vulliamy's intelligent analysis of the Bosnian war does not linger on the horror but tries to explain it, writes John Simpson
John Simpson
21, Apr, 2012 @11:05 PM
The Kalahari Bushmen are home again | John Simpson
John Simpson: Driven from their land because of its diamonds, the Kalahari Bushmen of Botswana are returning
John Simpson
13, Dec, 2011 @9:30 PM
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