Chloe Hadjimatheou

Narrative Editor @Observeruk.
Podcasts: The Real Salt Path, LuckyBoy, The Gas Man, Burning Sun.
BBC "Mayday" series about Syrian White Helmets.

[Chloe Hadjimatheou @chloehadj]

Remember being 14yrs old, trying to navigate an adult world? Lucky Boy tells the story of Gareth, who says he had a relationship with his 27yr old teacher. It's about why, when an attractive woman has sex with a willing child, people don't see it as abuse. https://t.co/aREn10u5DY
@tortoise @basialcummings @GaryJMarshall90 @hannvarr @RebeccaHBM

[Chloe Hadjimatheou @chloehadj]

@USAP09 @PrivateEyeNews @ObserverUK Thanks Stephen! working on a new podcast series about Syria now - look out for it in July.

[Chloe Hadjimatheou @chloehadj]

Thrilled to have been shortlisted by @privateeyenews for the Paul Foot award and to be listed among such brilliant investigative journalists. Thank you! @ObserverUK https://t.co/2L14rNO1Gv

[The Observer @ObserverUK]

Ten to midnight: Iran's nuclear arms race

According to United States and Israel, there's 460 kilograms of enriched uranium that Iran are just ten days away from turning into weapons grade nuclear bomb material. @Chloehadj investigates story of Iran's nuclear arms race and finds it is less clear than they make it appear though. It's a tale of espionage, assassinations, and a high-stakes game of bluff.

Listen now the Slow Newscast:
https://t.co/ABlxT5QK3O

[The Observer @ObserverUK]

After months of digging, @chloehadj has finally uncovered the first fiction book ever written by Raynor Winn, challenging the widely held belief that The Salt Path was her debut.

Back in 2012, Raynor and Moth launched their own publishing venture, Gangani Publishing. The company released just one title: How Not to Dal Dy Dir by Izzy Wyn-Thomas — a book that has remained largely unknown ever since.

So far, The Observer is the only publication confirmed to have obtained a copy.

Want the full story? Listen to The Walkers: The real Salt Path series: https://t.co/VX610YCZTF

[The Observer @ObserverUK]

'I kept thinking about all those girls with ambitions of becoming successful lawyers and judges. They would have to let those dreams go.'

As educated liberal women left the country in droves, human rights lawyer Shirin Ebadi chose to stay in Tehran and defend the cases that began piling up. @chloehadj writes that the now exiled judge is drafting the law for a future Iran
https://t.co/wlp4v1tQFm

[The Observer @ObserverUK]

Shirin Ebadi: Iranian regime told me ‘killing you would be easy’

The human rights lawyer is working from her London home with opposition leaders on a legal framework for a new Iran. But the exiled judge and Nobel laureate fears she is still in danger from the regime, writes @chloehadj
https://t.co/wlp4v1tQFm

[Chloe Hadjimatheou @chloehadj]

Today we launch a brand new narrative series @ObserverUK It about a woman who as a baby was abandoned on the side of the road. It's a gripping and heart wrenching mystery story. Subscribe to listen to the whole series today. https://t.co/166PPAdm0D Produced by the brilliant @KatieGunning2

[Tapandegan @tapandegan]

The Tapandegan Movement, in a shocking new revelation, exposes the Iranian regime's use of chemical weapons to suppress popular protests.
https://t.co/1tREIB3eke
#Tapandegan

[The Observer @ObserverUK]

Why my book on mothers battling for custody was pulped – not once, but twice

When Lara Feigel tried to write about family law’s harsh treatment of mothers, the very same legal system tried to shut her down, writes
@chloehadj
https://t.co/7LjJChtXLX

[Chloe Hadjimatheou @chloehadj]

@tomprimrose @ObserverUK @tortoise Thanks for the good review Tom! 🙏

[The Observer @ObserverUK]

James Harding: After Andrew, the royal machine’s invisible men should face a reckoning

The monarchy could have tried to find out the truth about the disgraced former prince. Instead, it bought into his lies and it peddled them
https://t.co/XMgRhlyhzJ

[Julian Baggini @JulianBaggini]

@chloehadj's exposé of The Salt Path showed that the best-selling memoir and movie was more fiction than fact. Chloe is coming to Bristol, where we'll be discussing why (if?) truth matters, with me and memoirist/narrative writing teacher @Lilydunnwriter
https://t.co/f70c9q7R0s

[Chloe Hadjimatheou @chloehadj]

I'm very excited to be joining @JulianBaggini and @Lilydunnwriter at the Philosophy Salon in Bristol on Feb 22nd to discuss The Salt Path and how far you can bend the truth before it breaks. https://t.co/B95HpgzxZ6

[Apple Podcasts @ApplePodcasts]

After receiving a tip about the contents of a beloved memoir, @chloehadj begins to suspect that it actually belongs in the fiction section.

Follow along as she investigates the story behind a bestseller in this new season of @Tortoise Investigates.

https://t.co/oaeg9axSy6

[The Observer @ObserverUK]

‘Betraying his country’: 19-year-old Iranian footballer on death row for protesting

Family of Amir Hossein Ghaderzadeh say the teenager was sentenced to hang after taking part in sweeping anti-government demonstrations, @chloehadj reports
https://t.co/ALcdhmXpCJ

[Chloe Hadjimatheou @chloehadj]

Teenagers in Iran facing the death penalty. @ObserverUK #IranRevolution2026 https://t.co/VTkViDueFx

[Third Sector @ThirdSector]

🎧 What can charities learn from the Salt Path exposé?

@LHRouse and @EmilyLHarle find out from the Observer's narrative editor @chloehadj

Listen here: https://t.co/fSl8Td9sBt

[Chloe Hadjimatheou @chloehadj]

Very honoured to have my work recognised by @WIJ_UK and to stand alongside these brilliant journalists. Thank you! @ObserverUK

[Chloe Hadjimatheou @chloehadj]

Interviewed about my Real Salt Path investigation by the brilliant @joshdean66 for Chameleon's weekly podcast. @ObserverUK
https://t.co/r3qdqpBTJQ.