David Batty
Senior reporter at The Guardian: visiting journalism lecturer at City St George’s University. theguardian.com/profile/davidbatty
- Reposted by David BattyBrooklyn Park police chief Mark Bruley: "We're hearing people being stopped with no cause & being demanded to show paperwork to determine if they're here legally. We started hearing from our police officers the same complaints. Every one of these individuals is a person of color... it has to stop"
- Reposted by David BattyNEW: NEW: Standards commissioner finds Nigel Farage committed seventeen breaches of MPs code of conduct. He failed to declare £333,000 in outside interests (more than 3x MPs annual salary)…
- The Iranian state silenced protests with brutality. What now for Iran’s opposition? Grieving, bruised and divided on the wisdom of foreign-backed revolt, how can the Iranian people achieve change? www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
- Khamenei regime will not be able to keep control of Iran, says dissenting film-maker Jafar Panahi, director of Palme d’Or winner It Was Just an Accident, says Iranian leaders want to destroy country www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
- Hundreds of gunshot eye injuries found in one Iranian hospital amid brutal crackdown on protests Doctors in Tehran tell of overwhelmed medical staff as violent crackdown intensifies www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
- How Iran’s protest movement has gained increasing momentum – a visual guide Demonstrations initially focused on economic issues but as they have grown and become political the regime has responded with deadly force www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
- An ecosystem of smuggled tech holds Iran’s last link to the outside world Despite internet blackout, a small number of Iranians are risking their lives to share messages as protests continue www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
- Dozens of artists call for end to Israel’s ‘systematic attacks’ on Gaza hospitals Actors, doctors and human rights leaders sign letter calling for restoration of medical care to ‘collapsed’ system www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
- Reposted by David BattyAmazingly, Zahawi only got round to deleting the below after the press conference announcing his defection to Reform.
- Trump says he is considering ‘very strong’ military options against Iran as protester death toll climbs US president claims ‘Iran wants to negotiate’ as rights groups report that regime’s crackdown on protest has killed hundreds www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
- Iran crisis: Trump claims leader ‘wants to negotiate’ amid protest crackdown as he mulls US military response – latest updates www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
- Over four years have passed since the Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan. Claudia Janke’s photographic series features 7 Afghan women who have found safety in the UK after escaping at great personal risk. www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
- Iranian student killed during protests was shot in head ‘from close range’ Rubina Aminian, 23, struck by bullet from behind after joining Tehran protest from college, says human rights group www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
- Lamar wants to have children with his girlfriend. The problem? She’s entirely AI As synthetic personas become an increasingly normal part of life, meet the people falling for their chatbot lovers www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
- UK wants ‘peaceful transition’ of power in Iran, says minister Heidi Alexander calls for end to violence while Tory leader says she would ‘not have an issue’ with regime change www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
- Iranian cultural figures condemn internet blackout as ‘blatant tool of repression’ Jafar Panahi, Mohammad Rasoulof and Golshifteh Farahani among those to join outpouring of support for protesters www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
- Protester pulls down national flag from Iranian embassy in London Demonstrator seen putting up pre-Islamic revolution lion and sun flag in support of rallies challenging Tehran regime www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
- Iran protesters tell of brutal police response as regime lashes out Videos emerging despite internet and mobile phone blackout show demonstrations continuing despite reports of escalating crackdown www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
- Iran’s internet shutdown is chillingly precise and may last some time Experts note the blackout is unprecedented in its extent but also selective, allowing some government communications www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
- The level violence and abuse by patients against NHS staff rose to more than 100,000 incidents last year. Nurses, doctor’s & paramedics told me they are frequently punched, kicked & sexually assaulted while providing care.
- ‘Spat at, pushed, punched’: medics tell of soaring levels of violence in hospitals Doctors and nurses blame inaction by police and the NHS for mounting toll of physical and sexual abuse www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
- NHS staff face ‘national emergency’ as patient violence hits 285 incidents a day Nearly 300,000 violent and sexual assaults recorded by NHS trusts in England over three years, Guardian analysis shows www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
- Reposted by David BattyStephen Colbert on the ICE murder of Renee Nicole Good: “The message from this administration is clear. Only they determine the truth. And when their forces come to your city: obey or die. And if you die, you clearly didn’t obey. This should be an alarm bell for the entire country.”
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- ‘In isolation, we’ll never flourish’: What Iranians think about the protests & an end to the Islamic Republic In Tehran this week, young adults told the Guardian about collapsing living standards, the mass anti-government protests & their hopes for the future www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
- Reposted by David BattyThe @guardian gets the headline right 🏆 www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
- Reposted by David BattyShe smiles at the man who shoots her and says she isn't mad at him. Clearly initiates the effort to leave when the aggressive agents arrive. The question now (not that this was in question) isn't who's telling the truth. It's when DHS had this video and knew that what they were saying was a lie.
- Growing protests in Iran do not necessarily herald a return to monarchy Despite significant support for the shah, Iranian society may be looking for any ‘escape from a dead end’ www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
- Iran’s supreme leader sets stage for harsher crackdown as protest movement swells Ayatollah Ali Khamenei calls protesters ‘vandals’ and ‘saboteurs’ and blames the US for instigating the unrest www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
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- UK recognises Palestine as an independent state Keir Starmer’s announcement comes seven decades after end of British mandate in Palestine and creation of state of Israel www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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- Reposted by David BattyThis, from The Londoner yesterday, also features people on the march who claim not to be racists. Though the things they say prove otherwise
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- Reposted by David BattyWant to be clear that the predictable violence against the police wasn't the only problem with yesterday's march It's that 100,000 angry racists gathered in London for the biggest racist march in 50 years, and anyone not white had to steer clear The govt can't see that because they are inadequate.
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- Here’s the truth about Britain’s immigration hysteria: Starmer & co have whipped it up to get cheap votes He’s part of a political establishment that’s fuelling a crisis way beyond the point they can ever be seen to solve it. It’s a cynical, idiotic doom loop www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
- Anas al-Sharif, prominent Al Jazeera correspondent, among five journalists killed in Israeli airstrike on Gaza Israel admits deliberate attack on the journalist, known for frontline coverage, in a strike on a tent outside al-Shifa hospital www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
- ‘Gross abuse of state power’: defiance grows over UK ban on Palestine protest group More than 200 have been arrested for alleged support of Palestine Action – and hundreds more are expected to protest on Saturday www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
- ‘I will live here, and I will die here’: Palestinians defiant as Israel plans to seize control of Gaza Strip While some in Gaza City are preparing to evacuate to the south, others refuse to be displaced again www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
- A wasteland of rubble, dust and graves: how Gaza looks from the sky The Guardian joins a Jordanian military airdrop for a rare chance to observe a landscape devastated by Israel’s offensive www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
- Tory and Reform politicians endanger trials with immigration ‘hysteria’, say former ministers Former attorney general Dominic Grieve among those criticising politicians for risking contempt of court www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
- ‘Heartbreaking’: a London surgeon on the trials of operating in a Gaza hospital Dr Graeme Groom has visited Gaza 40 times and says he has never before witnessed such trauma, hunger and bravery from Palestinian colleagues www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
- Police warn of mass arrests if Palestine Action protest goes ahead Hundreds could join weekend rally in support of proscribed group as 300 UK Jewish figures urge PM to lift ban www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
- ‘He has trouble completing a thought’: bizarre public appearances again cast doubt on Trump’s mental acuity www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
- Regret, resentment and Reform UK: jailed Rotherham rioters one year on Men sentenced to prison time for role in violent protests after the Southport murders describe their feelings of injustice www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
- Palestine Action ban coupled with Online Safety Act ‘a threat to public debate’ Rights bodies say new law and proscription of direct action group create risk of censorship of Gaza-related content www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
- Israel closes 88% of cases of alleged war crimes or abuse without charges – report Conflict monitoring group Action on Armed Violence says Israel is seeking to create a ‘pattern of impunity’ www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
- ‘We are dying slowly, save us’: starvation takes hold in Gaza after a week of appalling milestones Parents watch children waste away as deliberate aid restrictions from Israel mean hunger is becoming a killer, as experts confirm famine is currently playing out www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
- ‘At 80, to be treated like a terrorist is shocking’: arrested on suspicion of supporting Palestine Action Retired priest and former magistrate among those held after Palestine Action was banned as a terror organisation www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
- The mathematics of starvation: how Israel caused a famine in Gaza Israel controls the flow of food into Gaza. It has calculated how many calories Palestinians need to stay alive. Its data shows only a fraction has been allowed in www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
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- Palestine Action co-founder wins permission to challenge ban Judge says ban on direct action group could have ‘chilling effect’ on legitimate political speech www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
- Starvation in Gaza is destroying communities – and will leave generational scars. Health and societal ramifications of extreme hunger will reverberate long after the war is over www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
- ‘We faced hunger before, but never like this’: skeletal children fill hospital wards as starvation grips Gaza For months Israel kept food shipments to Gaza far below starvation rations. Now the death toll is rising rapidly www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
- ‘I have to forgive’: 20 years after Jean Charles de Menezes was shot by police in Stockwell his cousin looks back Patricia da Silva Armani shared a London flat with the Brazilian electrician who was mistaken for a terrorist in the aftermath of the 7/7 bombings www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
- Eleven minute race for food: how aid points in Gaza became ‘death traps’ – a visual story Hundreds of Palestinians have died while seeking food since delivery was taken over by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation in May www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
- I used to believe in the American dream. Then the police killed my son Twenty-five-year-old Bijan Ghaisar was unarmed when he was shot in his car by two officers. Charges against the men were dismissed. 7 years on his mother Kelly is still fighting for her boy www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
- ‘All those posh apartments. It’s a playground for the rich’: is Manchester turning into London? £6 a pint, £199 a month for gym membership, £1,200 to rent a studio flat? Is the city changing for the better – or worse www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
- A steakhouse heir, Israeli spies and a cross-border abduction: the custody battle gripping Germany Christina Block is standing trial in Hamburg accused of kidnapping of her own children from her ex-husband www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
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- Please do touch: sculpture exhibition curated by blind people to feature tactile works Henry Moore Institute in Leeds, hosting Beyond the Visual, hopes to challenge ‘ocularcentric bias’ in galleries www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
- ‘Humanitarian city’ would be concentration camp for Palestinians, says former Israeli PM Ehud Olmert says forcing people into camp would be ethnic cleansing, and anger at Israel over Gaza war is not all down to antisemitism www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
- ‘I had a home, apartment, career’ … the Guardian’s Gaza diarist on the life he lost – and his journey into exile The anonymous writer has seen horror after horror since he was driven from his home in Gaza City. How has he kept going? Does he have any hope left? www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
