The Diplomat journalists and reporters

Priyanka Borpujari

Mumbai, India

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I am an independent journalist and photographer covering issues of human rights, with a decade's experience. Named the 2012-2013 IWMF Elizabeth Neuffer Fellow, and the 2015 IMC Medienbotschafter Indien-Deutschland. I split my time between Assam in northeast India, and Mumbai in west India.

Kiyya Baloch

Quetta, Pakistan

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Kiyya Baloch is a freelance journalist from Pakistan's southwestern Balochistan province. He contributed to the Guardian, the Economist, Al Jazeera, the Diplomat Magazine and Daily Times. Baloch has more than six years’ experience working with various national and international media outlets ...

Helen Clark

Melbourne, Australia

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Helen Clark is a journalist based in Melbourne, Australia.

Hugh Bohane

Cairns City, Australia

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Hugh Bohane is an Australian multimedia journalist and producer. Hugh has reported in Asia and elsewhere for over ten years in print, radio and television.

Hugh has covered politics, conflicts, natural disasters, travel, and the arts.

He holds a bachelor’s degree in Communications and ...

Adnan Bhat

New Delhi, India

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Adnan Bhat is a journalist based in New Delhi, India.

Alessia Cerantola

Venice, Italy

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Alessia Cerantola is a journalist working in Italy and in Japan.

Laura Cesaretti

Kabul, Afghanistan

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Laura Cesaretti is a journalist based in Kabul, Afghanistan.

Obaidullah Baheer

Washington, United States of America

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Obaidullah Baheer is a journalist based in Washington, United States of America.

Taylor Dibbert

Washington, United States of America

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Taylor Dibbert is a writer and journalist based in Washington, D.C. 

He's written for many publications, including The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, The Washington Times, The Boston Herald, Foreign Policy, The National Interest, HuffPost, War on the Rocks, Lawfare, Arab News and The Diplomat.

Adnan Aamir

Islamabad, Pakistan

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Adnan Aamir is an Award-Winning Journalist based in Quetta, Pakistan. He covers Business and Economics, development, media and socio-economic issues. He is also founder and Editor of Balochistan Voices, a community based online newspaper.

Aliya Bashir

New Delhi, India

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Aliya Bashir is a journalist based in New Delhi, India.

Dan Boylan

Washington, United States of America

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Dan Boylan is a national security reporter at The Washington Times focused on Capitol Hill legislative committees dealing with intelligence, foreign relations and military affairs.
Prior to joining The Times, Mr. Boylan covered the Massachusetts State Legislature and North Carolina General ...

James Chater

Taipei, Taiwan

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British freelance journalist based in Taipei, Taiwan and MPhil Candidate in Modern Chinese Studies at Oxford University. My reporting from Taipei has been featured in The Guardian, New Statesman, The Spectator, The Taipei Times and Los Angeles Review of Books.

Leonardo Delfanti

Verona, Italy

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Leonardo Delfanti is a journalist based in Verona, Italy. 
He has a BA in Philosophy (Italy, Verona) and an MA in Crisis Journalism (Thessaloniki, Greece). Before becoming a reporter, he worked extensively as a dancer and actor in the EU. 

His main interests are media literacy, conflict ...

Miguel Candela

Hong Kong, Hong Kong

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Miguel Candela is a photographer based in Hong Kong, Hong Kong.

Muzaffar Ahmad

New Delhi, India

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Muzaffar Ahmad Noori Bajwa is the current Editor-in-chief of The Eastern Herald. Writing about diplomacy, Middle East affairs, Russian affairs, and war. Expert on Counter-terrorism and strategist on International policy.

Nhat Dang Du

Hanoi, Vietnam

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Nhat Dang Du is a journalist based in Hanoi, Vietnam.

Nithin Coca

Kyoto, Japan

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Nithin Coca is a freelance journalist who focuses on social and economic issues in developing countries, and has specific expertise in Southeast Asia. He is based partly in San Francisco, CA, Kyoto, Japan, and Jakarta, Indonesia.

Coca's feature and news pieces have appeared in global media ...

Piyas Biswas

Dhaka, Bangladesh

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Photographer | Journalist | 08+ years exp | Dhaka-based | Text/Video/Photo | Climate/Human Rights

Piyas Biswas is a visual journalist and reporter based in Dhaka, Bangladesh, specializing in climate change, human rights, political conflicts, and social issues. With a keen eye for storytelling, ...

Rafael Baptista

Lisbon, Portugal

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Rafael Baptista, a 25-year-old Portuguese freelance journalist, is driven by an unwavering passion for storytelling. Inquisitive and resolutely determined, he specialises in politics and security. For more than six years his work has examined the rise of the far right and the activities of several ...

Samim Arif

Indianapolis, United States of America

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Samim Arif is a journalist based in Indianapolis, United States of America.

Sarah Cook

Huguenot, United States of America

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Sarah Cook is an independent researcher and consultant, who has worked on human rights, technology, religion, and media freedom related to China for over 20 years. Much of that work was at Freedom House, a U.S.-based non-profit and human rights organization. Ms. Cook served first as a researcher ...

Siau Lim Chong

George Town, Malaysia

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Siau Lim Chong is a journalist based in George Town, Malaysia. She is currently pursuing Media Production Course at Han Chiang University. Previously, worked as a journalist at Sin Chew Daily for over 10 years

Syeda Sana Batool

Karachi, Pakistan

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Syeda Sana Batool is a journalist based in Karachi, Pakistan.