Malachy Browne
@malachybrowne
Visual Investigations @nytimes | Pulitzer team for international reporting (2020 & 2023) | http://malachy.bsky.social
Our recent video investigation on Sudan now has Arabic subtitles. It charts a command structure for the opaque paramilitary group, the RSF, and links named commanders to some of the war's worst atrocities. Please share with Sudanese friends. youtube.com/watch?v=H231Yl…
Below, our story on Rikers Island and Michael Nieves, a detainee who bled out for 10 mins as guards stood by. We spent 3 years filing FOIA requests and lawsuits to get these videos of conditions in the jail. w/ @Jan_Ransom @sskerrr Caroline Kim @laforgia_ youtube.com/watch?v=kJvhdE…
New🚨: Rikers Island guards stood by as Michael Nieves bled out onto the floor after cutting his throat with a razor. Their inaction, a medical examiner said, contributed to his death. We obtained video of what went wrong, making it public for the 1st time nytimes.com/2025/07/14/nyr…
NEW: Inside Gaza’s ‘death traps’ via @FT GHF’s plan forces hungry Palestinians to trek miles to aid sites, often through the IDF’s active military areas. Hundreds have been killed and thousands injured. This is how… on.ft.com/40S6LsR
Tomorrow marks 30 yrs since the Srebrenica Genocide. I have ID'd bones from mass graves in Bosnia and know the conflict well. This year, I pitched it to countless media outlets. But no one is interested in genocide. So here's my prior piece for @nytimes. nytimes.com/interactive/20…
"People are prepared to die for a bagful of rice and a bit of pasta" That is the assessment of a surgeon who was among the few international witnesses to the aftermath of first shooting near a Gaza food distribution point. Read my interview with her here: nytimes.com/2025/07/09/wor…
“Here, caught between two threats, we are victims and hostages” - political detainees held in Iran's notorious Evin prison after Israel bombed it six times, killing 79.
Our investigation into Israel's deadly strike on Evin prison: turning it from a hated symbol of oppression into a new rallying call against Israel, even among dissidents. Aftermath sparked fury against the government for treatment of prisoners. nytimes.com/2025/07/06/wor…
How Trump's deal with El Salvador and Bukele is undermining a longstanding U.S. inquiry into the gang, MS13. The Justice Department was having cases “literally pulled out from under them,” one defense lawyer said. nytimes.com/2025/06/30/us/…
For about a year, I worked with a retired British academic named Alasdair Spark to solve a mystery: where did the original photo from the end of The Shining come from, and where/when was it captured? Last week, we finally found the answer. instagram.com/p/DID43LBNPDh/…
The L.A.P.D.’s widespread use of less-lethal weapons on protesters in June was intended to limit injuries and deaths. But our analysis shows how officers misused the weapons, violating department protocol by shooting and severely injuring two protesters with 40-mm sponge rounds.…
How the Hottest Place in India Survives nytimes.com/2025/07/01/wor…
A wonderful, and very well-made, video from Kubrick scholar @nessuno2001 on this search for the Overlook Hotel photograph that closes The Shining: youtube.com/watch?v=vd7x_F…
For about a year, I worked with a retired British academic named Alasdair Spark to solve a mystery: where did the original photo from the end of The Shining come from, and where/when was it captured? Last week, we finally found the answer. instagram.com/p/DID43LBNPDh/…
BREAKING: At least 16 people were killed in protests across the country yesterday, Amnesty Kenya says. We saw police violently crack down on largely peaceful protesters. This dramatic report highlights some of the questionable actions we filmed
EXCLUSIVE: Ayatollah Khamenei has made a remarkable move as the war with Israel intensifies: He has named potential successors so if he is assassinated transition is swift and orderly. And inside look into this pivotal moment for Iran: nytimes.com/2025/06/21/wor…
How “Jaws” created a playbook that filmmakers have followed closely for 50 years. nytimes.com/interactive/20…
Investigating Israel's strikes on Iran and their impact on civilians: cross referencing addresses of Iranian commanders and nuclear scientists with geolocated footage of strikes. @PallabiMunsi & Oscar Featherstone edition.cnn.com/2025/06/19/wor…
Israeli Strikes Kill Civilians Across Iran- hundreds have been killed, among them a poet and her family, an equestrian national champion, an eight-year-old, a graphic designer & 80 yr old grandparents. Our story w/ @Parinlalala & Leily Nikounazar nytimes.com/2025/06/18/wor…