Nawal Al-Maghafi

Nawal Al-Maghafi is a Senior International Investigations Correspondent for BBC News, specializing in investigative reporting from conflict zones. She is currently newsworthy due to her recent reports on the escalating civilian toll in Tehran following strikes, and her investigation into UAE-run secret prisons in Yemen. Her report from Tehran, co-authored with Ruzgar Akgun, Ishaan Jhaveri, and Emile Costard, focuses on the devastating impact of the strikes on civilians, with military experts suggesting the use of powerful bombs like the Mark 84. Al-Maghafi's reporting from Yemen sheds light on the conditions within detention facilities on former UAE military bases, highlighting the experiences of detainees and the lack of ventilation in overcrowded shipping container prisons. Her work is significant as it brings attention to the human cost of conflict and alleged human rights abuses in these regions.