Sally Hayden

UN International Law Fellowship Programme in the Hague (29 June-31 July 2026), taking applications, DL 30 March.
For "government officials & teachers of international law from developing countries & countries with emerging economies." Looks like most costs covered. legal.un.org/poa/ilfp/

Breaking News Correspondent, Sub Saharan Africa We are seeking an experienced Correspondent to join Reuters' Breaking News team in Dakar. About the Role As our Sub-Saharan Africa Breaking News Correspondent, you will: Produce real‑time headlines, n...

Reuters hiring for jobs, including
Visual Investigations Producer, Iran thomsonreuters.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Extern...
& Breaking News Correspondent, Sub Saharan Africa thomsonreuters.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Extern... #journojobs

. @molimuseum.bsky.social is hiring a head of exhibitions & programming: ams3.digitaloceanspaces.com/moli2/docume...

We were the first journalists to enter the Kurdish city of Kobane since Syrian government forces advanced across the country's northeast in January.
My report here: www.thetimes.com/world/middle...

‘The plane flew and started spraying’: Israel accused of poisoning Syrian farmland with chemicals Villagers report dying fields, damaged livestock and fears for their livelihoods

The difference is striking: one side green, the other brown. It is the result of what local residents in Quneitra say was the spraying of chemicals by Israeli planes inside Syria in late January, destroying grazing areas and farmland.
@sallyhayd.bsky.social
www.irishtimes.com/world/middle...

‘The plane flew and started spraying’: Israel accused of poisoning Syrian farmland with chemicals Villagers report dying fields, damaged livestock and fears for their livelihoods

‘The plane flew and started spraying’: Israel accused of poisoning Syrian farmland with chemicals

Opinion | The Great Unraveling Has Begun

"According to my calculations, from 1989 to 2014, battle-related deaths from cross-border conflicts averaged fewer than 15,000 a year. Beginning in 2014, the average has risen to over 100,000 a year." www.nytimes.com/2026/01/06/o...

These Women Journalists Changed Their Field. Their Lives Make Great Copy.

"Women journalists" reminds me a bit of "lady doctors". Putting this on my to-read list: www.nytimes.com/2026/02/25/b...

Record 129 press members killed in 2025; Israel responsible for 2/3 of deaths - Committee to Protect Journalists Key findings Introduction At a time when armed conflict has reached historic levels around the world, journalist killings also reached an all-time high primarily due to the actions of one government: ...

"Record 129 press members killed in 2025; Israel responsible for 2/3 of deaths" - CPJ cpj.org/special-repo...

And O'Mahony's, though it's a bit more expensive: www.omahonys.ie/this-is-also...

THIS IS ALSO A LOVE STORY: Searching for Good in a Divided World Hardcover. ***THIS IS A PRE-ORDER TO BE SHIPPED ON OR AROUND THE PUBLICATION DATE IN MAY 2026***

Kenny's seems to have a hardback, I just saw it now: www.kennys.ie/shop/this-is...

Finding Hope and Love in the Ruins of Sudan’s War "The war in Sudan has created the world’s largest humanitarian disaster but the spirit of Sudan endures," writes Yousra Elbagir

'“Death will find you anywhere,” one man told me. “Better to be with your family.”' time.com/7380894/suda...

Three books I read/reviewed recently & recommend, all about the Middle East:
'The True True Story of Raja the Gullible' (and His Mother) - Rabih Alameddine (Novel. Lebanon)
'Fire in Every Direction - Tareq Baconi' (Memoir. Palestine, Lebanon, Jordan)
'Defiance' - Loubna Mrie (Memoir. Syria)

Guardian US is hiring a climate justice reporter #journojobs workwithus.theguardian.com/job-search/e...

Oh amazing, good to know! And thank you so much.

A new book by one of the writers and journalists with the most enduring sense of humanity and curiosity out there, is absolutely a reason to celebrate! (and part with £20 to pre-order the beauty)

lighthousebookshop.com/book/9780008...

Thank you so much! My understanding of how it works is that they sell a large paperback in Ireland and the hardback in the UK for the first year, and then they launch the smaller paperback in both. So to get a hardback maybe it’s necessary to order from the UK.

Thank you to @lighthousebks.bsky.social for adding 'This is Also a Love Story' to their most anticipated books of 2026(!!!) I have added them to the list of places the book can be preordered. Preorders really help! & always support independent bookshops where you can. sallyhayden.net/2026/01/26/t...

LSE hiring an assistant professor in refugee & migration law: jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...

Destruction still visible in central Aleppo. #Syria

Good morning, Aleppo.

A report from yesterday.

Thank you to The Gloss for including 'This is Also a Love Story' here. thegloss.ie/brilliant-ne...
It is currently 25% off when you preorder through the Waterstones website with the code FEB26 (until Friday). www.waterstones.com/book/this-is...

Get 25% off when you preorder 'This is Also a Love Story' through the Waterstones website with the code FEB26 between now & Friday(!) www.waterstones.com/book/this-is...

‘Guantánamo on steroids’: Inside a prison for suspected Islamic State members in Syria During my visit, an administrator says ‘that’s correct’ when I ask if many detainees had died from tuberculosis, and ‘no answer’ when I request the exact figure

Some of my previous reporting on the treatment of detainees accused of ISIS affiliation in northeast Syria (before the current change in circumstances):
www.irishtimes.com/world/middle...
& www.irishtimes.com/world/middle...
Thousands in prisons have now been transferred to Iraq.

'This is Also a Love Story' has been named non-fiction book of the month for May by the Bookseller, a highly influential UK magazine for the publishing industry. I'm very grateful for & overwhelmed by this.
I've started collecting preorder links: sallyhayden.net/2026/01/26/t...

End of another reporting day. Stories soon @irishtimes.com #Syria

Damascus international book fair yesterday. Story soon @irishtimes.com #Syria

Babies among 53 dead or missing after migrant boat sinks off Libya, UN says The U.N. migration agency says a shipwreck off Libya's coast has left at least 53 Europe-bound migrants dead or missing

"Two babies are among at least 53 people dead or missing after an inflatable migrant boat sank off Libya, the U.N. migration agency said on Monday" abcnews.go.com/Internationa...

Archive Director, Photo New York, NY

New York Times hiring a photo archive director. #journojobs job-boards.greenhouse.io/thenewyorkti...