LORRAINE MALLINDER

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I’m a freelance journalist with an international outlook, published by the BBC, RTÉ, The Irish Times, The Guardian, The Globe and Mail, Radio Canada, Le Point, La Presse and many others.
Over the past decade, I’ve been based in Brussels, Montreal and Edinburgh. I’ve interviewed a diverse range of characters, from EU politicians to Mohawk tribal chiefs, from Vatican saint-makers to voodoo mambos.
I do both print and broadcast – in English and French. Contact me here.
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RECENT WORK

The Guys from Pest RTÉ (05/18) @12.04 mins They call themselves Pesti Sracok, a reference to the young men from Budapest who defied Russian tanks in 1956. But these youngsters have joined a very different revolution, one led by Viktor Orbán’s Fidesz Party.	A kilo of cocaine BBC Radio 4 (04/18) I’ve just been made this offer on the streets of Bissau, capital of Guinea Bissau, aka Africa’s first narco state. Abu tells me it will cost me €20k, but should fetch €50k on the UK streets or €80k if I sell it in Switzerland.	Guinée-Bissau: une plaque tournante Le Point Afrique (04/18) L’un des pays africains les plus instables est gangrené par l’ombre du trafic de drogues, contre lequel des moyens dérisoires sont déployés. D’après un haut fonctionnaire de l’ONU “les acteurs changent, le jeu reste le même.”
Fences and flowers RTÉ (04/18) @10.20 mins Report on Hungary’s election, featuring different views on Orbán, the EU and Russia. A local politician came with flowers for the locals, so Adam and Gaspar bagged themselves some free pansies and got a few rounds in while they were at it.	In Hungary, voters put faith in fence The Globe and Mail (04/18) You can see it across the alfalfa fields near the border with Serbia – a potent razor-wire symbol of Hungary’s fears, sealing off its borders not only to migrants, but also to an outside world that doesn’t seem to get this Central European country.	Guinea Bissau’s drug economy Global Initiative (03/18) It’s the bar with no name. Located in the heart of Bissau, it’s said to be a drop-off point for locally traded bundles of cocaine. We’re in West Africa, but the atmosphere has a distinctly Latino flavour, with salsa beats wafting out from the bar’s interior …
Narco state wide open to jihadi threat RTÉ (03/18) @12.22 mins Is Guinea Bissau becoming a new base for militant jihadis? The lawless state appears to be the perfect location for R,R+R – rest, recuperation and recruitment. I visit a local community known as ‘Taliban Village’ to find out.	Political crisis deepens in Guinea Bissau The Irish Times (03/18) There’s the briefest of frissons as President José Mário Vaz, aka Jomav, returns to his palace after lunch with the army chief. In this land of cocaine, corruption and coups, you never know what might be round the corner.	Sweet as honey: the African killer bees providing a living in Liberia The Guardian (12/17) For an increasing number of Liberians, still struggling to get by in a shattered postwar economy, killer bees are providing a much-needed livelihood.

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GREATEST HITS

A dictator in the family The New Statesman (02/17)	Trans people risk lives in Turkey AWARD WINNER GlobalPost/PRI (12/16)	Interview with Gambian president The Irish Times (12/16)	Where Brexit meets Turkey The Irish Times (05/16)	Being Muslim in France Al Jazeera (12/15)
Paris attacks report GlobalPost (11/15)	Fighting Russia’s propaganda machine GlobalPost (08/15)	It’s a ‘No’ from Greece vieuws.eu (07/15) VIDEO	A prison without bars Al Jazeera (03/15)	Making maple syrup BBC News (05/14)
The crack-smoking mayor BBC News (11/13)	Trouble in paradise Noseweek South Africa (05/13)	Interview with Alex Salmond La Presse (08/12)	In search of Philip Marlowe The Montreal Gazette (05/12)	Beaver or polar bear? BBC Radio 4/World Service (12/11) @ 17.54 mins
‘Illegal’ midwives on call The Montreal Gazette (08/11)	Smuggling across the 45th parallel GlobalPost (4/11)	Deadly Secret Canada’s History (04/11)	Spirits of a community The Montreal Gazette (02/11)	Holiday in Asbestos The Guardian (05/10)
Death of a godfather BBC World Service (11/10) @ 11.20 mins	Chagos people press to return home GlobalPost (09/10)	War and peace Police Review (07/10)	Fighting for their identity The Irish Times (07/10)	Holy rivalry over Kateri The Montreal Gazette (03/10)

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