Jake Hanrahan
Jake Hanrahan | |
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| Nationality | British |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist, filmmaker |
| Employer(s) | VICE News, HBO, ProPublica |
| Website | jakehanrahan.com |
Jake Hanrahan (born 23 January, 1990) is a British journalist and documentary filmmaker.
Hanrahan reports on war and conflict, focusing on militia forces, paramilitaries and guerrilla warfare. He is best known for his work covering the PKK, a Kurdish militant group in southeast Turkey. He was arrested in September 2015 in Turkey with his colleagues Philip Pendlebury and Mohammed Rasool, after the three embedded with the PKK's youth wing, the YDG-H, who were actively fighting the Turkish Armed Forces. Hanrahan spent two weeks in several maximum security prisons in Turkey, including Diyarbakır Prison and Adana F-tipi, before being deported back to the UK.[1][2] Hanrahan called on Turkey to release translator Mohammed Rasool, who remained in detention after Hanrahan's release for over 100 days.[3]
Hanrahan has also reported on the Ukraine war, embedding with both the Ukraine Army[4] and the separatist forces in the Donbass.[5] He's also covered the war in Syria, Iraq, Palestine and various riots across Europe.[6]
Hanrahan runs a grassroots independent media platform called Popular Front[7], which consists of a podcast, documentaries and a magazine. It is one of the fastest growing independent media platforms.
Hanrahan has also worked as a reporter and a producer on many Vice and HBO documentaries.[6][8]
References
- ^ "Vice News journalists back in UK after release from Turkish prison". The Guardian. September 6, 2015. Retrieved January 20, 2017.
- ^ Palmer, Ewan (September 3, 2015). "Jake Hanrahan and best mate Philip Pendlebury: Vice News journalists arrested for 'aiding Isis' freed in Turkey". International Business Times UK. Retrieved January 20, 2017.
- ^ "Northampton journalist urges Turkey to free imprisoned colleague". ITV News. Retrieved 2020-05-24.
- ^ VICE News (2016-10-21), Inside the Front Lines Of The Ukrainian Cease-fire That Wasn't (HBO), retrieved 2017-11-07
- ^ VICE News (2016-12-26), Inside The DNR, The Russia-Backed Region Clashing With Ukraine (HBO), retrieved 2017-11-07
- ^ a b "Jake Hanrahan: Irregular Warfare". Throomers. 2019-11-02. Retrieved 2020-05-24.
- ^ "Interview: Popular Front's Jake Hanrahan promises all the details of modern war". The Defense Post. 2018-08-22. Retrieved 2020-06-08.
- ^ "The Rise of Independent Journalism". The Defiance Podcast. Retrieved 2020-05-24.