A few months ago @martinchulov asked me and @alexatackonline to fly to Amsterdam with him to meet two academics he’d been speaking with. They had been leaked something extraordinary It was one of the worst videos I’ve ever seen. The first known footage of Syrian soldiers in the act of executing civilians. Evidence of a war crime.

Crucially, the face of the man committing the massacre was clear in the tape. And, the academics told us - they had found him

I'm pulling together all the known incidents involving reporters during last night's protests in the US, including arrests, tear gassing, assaults. If you know of any I've missed, please let me know. Two members of Reuters crew hit with rubber bullets in Minneapolis reuters.com/article/us-min…