Dan Collyns

Dan Collyns

Dan Collyns covers the Andean region for CGTN America.

Collyns joined CGTN America in November of 2011 and is based in Lima, Peru. He has also reported for CGTN from Ecuador, Bolivia and Chile.

Collyns was formerly the BBC’s correspondent in Peru where he has been based since 2006. He also worked for AFP as a video-journalist, The Guardian newspaper and for PRI, NPR and CBC among other networks. Dan has covered earthquakes, mine cave-ins, summits, elections, the drug war, human rights trials and he interviewed the last fugitive leader of Peru’s Shining Path guerrilla group.

Before moving to South America, Dan worked at BBC World Service radio as a writer and producer. He began his career in print, filing newspaper reports from Tanzania.

He studied English Literature at Goldsmiths College at the University of London.

Follow Dan Collyns on Twitter @yachay_dc

Dan Collyns

STORIES BY DAN COLLYNS

March 21, 2024

Gang violence, hunger paralyzes Haiti

As Haiti remains engulfed in gang violence, Caribbean leaders said on Tuesday, March 20, that the key transitional council, which will select an interim leader for Haiti, was nearly complete. Read More...
March 19, 2024

Anarchy reigns in Haiti

The situation in Haiti continues to worsen, violence is on the rise and the humanitarian crisis deepens. The international community is scrambling to find a peaceful way out as the capital Port-au-Prince descends into anarchy. Dan Collyns reports from Dajabón on the Dominican Republic’s border […] Read More...
March 17, 2024

Haiti crisis explained

  Unrest continues in Haiti as civilians caught in the middle of warring gangs seek a lifeline from its neighbor the Dominican Republic. Dan Collyns reports from Dajabón on the Dominican Republic’s border with Haiti. Read More...
March 16, 2024

Haitians struggle to survive

  While international officials work to get a transitional council for Haiti in place in the coming days, the chaos and struggle of everyday life has changed little for Haitians on their home soil.  The latest crisis of the last two weeks is spilling into […] Read More...
March 10, 2024

Gang violence escalates in Haiti

  Already struggling with getting basic necessities like food and medicine, Haitians now find themselves struggling again after an escalation in violence from gangs seeking to oust Prime Minister Ariel Henry. The Haitian government declared a 72-hour state of emergency and a night curfew on […] Read More...
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