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The Bureau of Investigative Journalism @tbij.bsky.social · 3d

Our newsroom was lucky enough to speak to him over a video call last week 👇

Wael al-Dahdouh interview: ‘If we don’t continue reporting from Gaza,…

The Palestinian journalist on how he continues to do his job through trauma and tragedy

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The Bureau of Investigative Journalism @tbij.bsky.social · 3d

Hours after burying his wife, two children and grandson, Palestinian journalist Wael al-Dahdouh went back on air to continue reporting

His ability to continue his job while Israel killed tens of thousands of Gazans around him has turned him into an icon of bravery

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The Bureau of Investigative Journalism @tbij.bsky.social · 4d

The allegations against Gill relate to a legal letter sent to a whistleblower, not her correspondence with the police, and are unproven until a full hearing

The Bureau of Investigative Journalism @tbij.bsky.social · 4d

Gill and Carter-Ruck deny all wrongdoing and have applied to dismiss the case in full on the basis that “it does not raise any proper issue of professional misconduct and/or has no real prospect of success”

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The Bureau of Investigative Journalism @tbij.bsky.social · 4d

A leading transparency campaigner has described the firm’s conduct as “completely unacceptable”

More on Carter-Ruck 👇

www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2023...

Britain’s fiercest libel firm can pursue anyone, anywhere

The government is trying to rein in firms like Carter-Ruck. It’s not easy

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The Bureau of Investigative Journalism @tbij.bsky.social · 4d

“We cannot necessarily stop the police taking these actions during an investigation,” Gill wrote in one email

“But we need to complain about it and give the [police] cause to doubt their investigation and to force them to question if they are on the right track”

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The Bureau of Investigative Journalism @tbij.bsky.social · 4d

The revelations are detailed in a 1283-page court bundle disclosed in an ongoing tribunal against Carter-Ruck partner Claire Gill for her work on behalf of OneCoin – whose co-founder is now on the FBI’s most wanted list

Carter-Ruck partner prosecuted for ‘improper’ threat to sue

Claire Gill understood to be facing tribunal over letter attempting to silence victim of a huge fraud scheme, as reported by TBIJ

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The Bureau of Investigative Journalism @tbij.bsky.social · 4d

Carter-Ruck tried to give the police “cause to doubt” their investigation into OneCoin, a global fraud, and used defamation threats to “send a clear message”

‘Send a clear message’: Carter-Ruck’s dirty tactics on behalf of $4bn…

Stunning new documents lay bare law firm’s attempts to silence whistleblowers and cast doubt on police probe

www.thebureauinvestigates.com

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The Bureau of Investigative Journalism @tbij.bsky.social · 4d

London libel firm Carter-Ruck tried to “silence” a police investigator who had been trying to protect the public from a $4bn crypto scam, new court documents reveal

City lawyers tried to ‘silence’ police fraud investigator

Carter-Ruck launched campaign against London detective on behalf of $4bn crypto scam, according to court documents

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The Bureau of Investigative Journalism @tbij.bsky.social · 9d

The government is currently passing through parliament the employment rights bill, which will extend worker and trade union rights

But it’s unclear how this will lead to any meaningful change for those who are still chasing what they’re owed 👇

Thousands of rogue bosses get away with not paying tribunal awards

The government scheme ‘enforcing’ money owed to workers has been unsuccessful in a staggering three-quarters of cases

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The Bureau of Investigative Journalism @tbij.bsky.social · 9d

We’ve obtained data showing that more than 7,000 workers have gone to the government’s employment tribunal penalty enforcement scheme since it was launched in 2016 – 75% of them did not get their money

That’s £36m in unpaid funds

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The Bureau of Investigative Journalism @tbij.bsky.social · 9d

Last year, Nadine made headlines after she was awarded £65,000 for unfair dismissal by Peckham Levels

Preparing for the tribunal cost Nadine her health – but she has yet to see the money

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The Bureau of Investigative Journalism @tbij.bsky.social · 10d

The application deadline for our journalist mentorship programme is this Friday (3rd)

Get more details here: www.thebureauinvestigates.com/blog/2025-09...

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The Bureau of Investigative Journalism @tbij.bsky.social · 10d

Today Gareth asks: who will take that stand now? 👇

‘Little island of hatred’: the mystery activist who defied…

An old episode close to my heart is a reminder that today's racist resentments have been simmering for years

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The Bureau of Investigative Journalism @tbij.bsky.social · 10d

Our Bureau Local editor, Gareth, connects this year’s protests against asylum seekers to those he saw in his hometown 20 years ago

Back then a mysterious figure dubbed as ‘Banner-Man’ would pull down racist banners in the night ...

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The Bureau of Investigative Journalism @tbij.bsky.social · 12d

Full details 👇

We’re hiring! Apply to be our Fundraising Manager

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The Bureau of Investigative Journalism @tbij.bsky.social · 12d

Are you a creative fundraiser capable of showing how powerful journalism can change the world?

We’re looking for someone energetic and imaginative to join us!

💰 £43-48k depending on experience
🕒 Permanent
📌 London (hybrid)
⌛October 17

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The Bureau of Investigative Journalism @tbij.bsky.social · 12d

Patients are being left to suffer as a painkiller crisis hits Gaza’s hospitals

More than 167,000 people have been reported injured in Gaza since 7 October 2023, according to the Gaza Health Ministry

Read the full story: www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2025...

A doctor examines a child injured at Nasser Hospital, southern Gaza

Patients are treated in makeshift tents in the courtyard of Nasser medical complex, southern Gaza

Doctors operate on a patient at Al-Awda hospital, northern Gaza

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The Bureau of Investigative Journalism @tbij.bsky.social · 17d

BREAKING: Stunning new documents lay bare Carter-Ruck’s attempts to silence whistleblowers and cast doubt on police probe

www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2025...

‘Send a clear message’: Carter-Ruck’s dirty tactics on behalf of $4bn…

Stunning new documents lay bare law firm’s attempts to silence whistleblowers and cast doubt on police probe

www.thebureauinvestigates.com

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The Bureau of Investigative Journalism @tbij.bsky.social · 23d

www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2025...

Carter-Ruck drops bid to hide identity of crypto scam client

New twist in prosecution case sparked by TBIJ’s revelations about libel firm

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The Bureau of Investigative Journalism @tbij.bsky.social · 23d

BREAKING: Elite law firm Carter-Ruck has dropped its attempt to hide the identity of a former crypto scam client

Story in the replies ⬇️

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The Bureau of Investigative Journalism @tbij.bsky.social · 23d

Last chance to sign up to this evening's TBIJ Live – the team will be talking about their investigation into how bad cancer drugs were shipped to 100+ countries

Sign up free here: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

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The Bureau of Investigative Journalism @tbij.bsky.social · 28d

In response to our investigation, a Meta spokesperson told us “ads that violate our policies have no place on our platform, and we’ve removed the content brought to our attention”

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The Bureau of Investigative Journalism @tbij.bsky.social · 28d

In Australia, Germany and Denmark it is illegal to own such dolls, while the UK prohibits the importation and sale of them

Last month, one man was given an 18-month community order for importing a sex doll – as well as offences involving indecent or prohibited images

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The Bureau of Investigative Journalism @tbij.bsky.social · 28d

When we contacted one of the sites posing as a potential customer concerned about getting a doll through customs, the business replied saying that they “have a lot of clients from the UK and most of them have bought over two dolls from us”

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