Maura R. O'Connor

Maura R. O'Connor is a freelance journalist based in New York City. Her work has appeared in Time.com, The Washington Post, Columbia Journalism Review, The Times of India and The New York Post, among other publications. She spent seven months in Sri Lanka working for The Sunday Times based in Colombo. She was born in Boston, Mass. and graduated from Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism in 2008.

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Tamil civilians endured horror

March 9, 2017Agence France-Presse

As Tamils flee Sri Lanka’s conflict zone, details of their situation emerge.

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In peace, Sri Lankans still disappear

March 9, 2017Politics

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East offers glimpse of post-war Sri Lanka

March 9, 2017Politics

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Doctors at center of human rights row

March 9, 2017Politics

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How Sri Lanka governs through detentions

March 9, 2017Agence France-Presse

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Zanzibar’s three-month blackout

August 2, 2016Agence France-Presse

Indian Ocean islands go for 90 days without power, causing business problems and water shortages.

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Maasai herders now Dar security guards

August 2, 2016Business, Economics and Jobs

Famed rural tribesmen head to East Africa’s fast-growing cities to find work.

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10 worst man-made environmental disasters

August 2, 2016Business, Economics and Jobs

As oil threatens the Gulf Coast, a list of 10 other disasters both forgotten and infamous, from the Dust Bowl to Bhopal.

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UN to investigate Sri Lanka on human rights charges

August 2, 2016Politics

UN Secretary-General plans to create panel to look at allegations in Sri Lanka.

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World Cup 2010: Are South Africa’s stadiums white elephants?

August 2, 2016Lifestyle

South Africa’s 10 new stadiums face uncertain future.