After the death of veteran journalist, Giorgos Karaviaz, Josh Bate contemplates the nature and safety of investigative journalism. Should journalists be offered more protection, considering the dangers they face in exposing the truth?
“Democracy, win, win”
‘Through the eyes of social media, the world watches how a peaceful, nation-wide rebellion is crushed with brute force in the Southeast Asian country of Myanmar. It seems like the decade long experiment in democracy in Myanmar has come to an end.’ Lina Abraham reports.
Free Leonard Peltier!
Forty-five years ago on the 6th February 1976, an indigenous activist and member of the Turtle Mountain Chippewa Indians, by the name of Leonard Peltier was arrested in Canada in connection to the shooting of […]
Appeal Over Potential Gunshots Near Leodis Residences
West Yorkshire Police are investigating a potential firearm discharge near Leodis Residences yesterday. Shortly after 5pm on Wednesday 9 May, police were called to reports of a confrontation between two groups of males around the […]
Armed Gang Of Three Shoot Man In Leeds City Centre
A police cordon is in place this morning after a man was shot by an armed gang on the outskirts of Leeds City Centre, last night. The shooting took place at 6.30pm on Wednesday 9 […]
Stephen Paddock is a terrorist- so why are we hesitating?
On the night of October 1st, Las Vegas witnessed the deadliest mass shooting in modern American history, as 64-year- old Stephen Paddock from Mesquite, Nevada, opened fire on a music festival in Las Vegas, resulting […]
Land of the Greed, Home of the Grave: The Bleak and Bloody Reality of US Gun Control
Last week Stephen Paddock carried out the deadliest shooting in modern U.S. history when he opened fire on a Las Vegas music festival, killing 58 people and injuring another 489. His motive remains unknown. Unfortunately, the focus of […]
Campus Watch: Shooting on Pennsylvania university campus
In the early hours of Sunday morning, at the main campus in Lower Oxford Township, shots were fired at Lincoln University in Pennsylvania. In an incident that has been described to Action News as being […]
Two students shot dead after party turns into a nightmare
Two students at the Agricultural and Technical State University in North Carolina have been fatally wounded at an off-campus party, causing student safety to come under scrutiny. The victims were 19 year old Alisia Dieudonne, […]
Society Spotlight: Rifle Club
Leeds is full of weird and wonderful societies, and this week’s spotlight shines on the Rifle Society, the Union’s very own shooting club. The Gryphon spoke to Daniel Anderson, Captain of Rifle Club, to […]
Police appeal for info on Christmas Eve shooting
Police are appealing for information after a man was seriously injured in a shooting in Burley on Christmas Eve. The 25-year-old man was left with serious abdominal injuries consistent with gunshot wounds in what police […]
News | Arrest made after police woman shot in Hyde Park
Police in Leeds have arrested a 37-year-old man in connection with the shooting of a female officer in Hyde Park on Wednesday, December 4. The incident took place shortly after 4am on Cardigan Road. West […]