Mark Townsend

Senior Guardian reporter. Awards inc British Press Awards reporter of the yr, Amnesty, FPA, Orwell Prize, Oneworld.. [email protected]

[Mark Townsend @TownsendMark]

The 528-day siege of El Fasher: Guardian investigation reveals how the UAE denied life-saving aid to the starving city and why the West failed to help. https://t.co/hYQ5dYfPL2

[The Orwell Prize @TheOrwellPrize]

We are proud to announce the finalists for the 2026 Orwell Prize for Journalism. Congratulations all - and huge thanks to our expert panel @GregWilliams718 (Chair), Nick Davies, @meenakshirv & @SayeedaWarsi.

Explore the shortlists: https://t.co/kncvRHp9n2

[Hala Y Alkarib @Halayalkarib]

#KeepEyesOnSudan
A @guardian investigation reveals that internal US and UK warnings were sidelined. "US State Department intelligence assessments that would have triggered obligations to save El Fasher were buried."
"The UK seemingly abandoned El Fasher: reports predicting genocide apparently discarded; intelligence apparatus that should have prompted intervention were not updated throughout the 561-day siege."
The Sudan war was an open secret. "Chronicle of a Death Foretold": They all knew about it, yet it was allowed to happen and to continue happening.
https://t.co/QJiKNQWZxX

[Mark Townsend @TownsendMark]

It was the biggest massacre for decades - 10,000 Sudanese killed over two days. The international community knew genocide was inevitable. Why and how did it happen? Huge thanks to @Sihanet @ikhlassahmed77 @nattyray11 @KholoodKhair https://t.co/j1dZwBvDwP

[Mark Townsend @TownsendMark]

It was the biggest massacre on the planet for more than three decades. It was also one that everyone saw coming. Here is why and how it happened.... https://t.co/j1dZwBvDwP

[Nathaniel Raymond @nattyray11]

This statement doesn’t once include the word “genocide”, which was the core finding of the report to which it is responding.

[NGO Working Group on Women, Peace and Security @ngowgwps]

Powerful reminder to the #UNSC from @HalaYAlkarib of @SIHAnet: the future of #Sudan must be written by its own people.

Read her full statement here: https://t.co/WEgBR5YAaV

[Declan Walsh @declanwalsh]

Dr. Omar Selik’s raw, urgent testimony from a besieged city cut through the fog of war, crystallizing the depravity of Sudan's war.
And then he was gone.
https://t.co/XqAvjlsD8d

[Mark Townsend @TownsendMark]

This is the inside, shocking story of a massacre of Sudanese civilians - the most vulnerable population in the world at the time - and why the world let it happen. https://t.co/1Qtj3TQGg3

[Mark Townsend @TownsendMark]

@GeoConfirmed Hello, I am a journalist on the Guardian and wondered whether I could enroll your help and skill on a project we are working on? Email: [email protected]

[Mark Townsend @TownsendMark]

@NorthDarfu24 Hello, have been very impressed with your work. Would you mind following me back so I can DM you with an idea. Keep up the good work in the meantime.

[News From Amnesty @NewsFromAmnesty]

And the winner of the #AmnestyMediaAwards 2025 ✨ WRITTEN INVESTIGATIONS ✨ award is...

🏆 The Guardian with 'The Brutal Truth Behind Italy's Migrant Reduction' 🏆

Read it here: https://t.co/klbfuT2XTY

👏 @TownsendMark 👏

[The Orwell Prize @TheOrwellPrize]

“It's inspiring to see so many reporters using clear, brave writing to expose injustices.” – Dr Matt Walsh, Chair of Judges

Congratulations to the finalists for the Orwell Prize for Journalism 2025.

Explore their work: https://t.co/i1lPIyBMmj

#OrwellPrize2025

[Judi Rever @JudiRever]

A must read: Rwandan troops ‘dying in large numbers in DRC’, despite official denials of role. An investigation by @michelawrong & @TownsendMark https://t.co/oGQI9lK8RC

[Mark Townsend @TownsendMark]

Questions to be answered. https://t.co/9rS9KpOHwg

[Toufique Hossain @ToufiqueHossain]

So grateful to @Sonja_Miley & @CrowtherMaddy at @WagingPeaceUK for speaking to us about the conflict & their work with refugees & to @TownsendMark for sharing his insight into his recent trip to Chad. Read his article here: https://t.co/kFWRRSxYYE

#Sudan

https://t.co/DuLnYdLhh6

[The No Walls Podcast @NoWallsPodcast]

NEW EPISODE!

The latest conflict has plunged Sudan into "one of the worst humanitarian nightmares in recent history".

We speak to @TownsendMark, a senior global development reporter at the @guardian on what he's seen.

We also speak to the Co-Directors at @WagingPeaceUK

[Mark Townsend @TownsendMark]

Sudan’s exodus, my report inside this week’s Guardian Weekly. https://t.co/ghR6l7tOUU

[Mark Townsend @TownsendMark]

@Noo_IDcard Clo do v c. F m mmm

[Mark Townsend @TownsendMark]

‘Here, there is no future’: world turns its back as ethnic cleansing and fresh atrocities drive exodus of thousands from Darfur https://t.co/EPPh5mQhLk