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The first & leading organization in the Arab world supporting promoting investigative journalism ecosystem. Pillars: Networking | Empowerment | Innovation 🌐 en.arij.net

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arijnetwork @arijnetwork.bsky.social · Jun 25

🏆 Proud Moment for ARIJ🏆

We are thrilled to announce that we have won the Press Freedom Award from @oneworldmedia.bsky.social

This prestigious award honors an independent media organisation based in the Global South that uses journalism to spotlight pressing issues.

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arijnetwork @arijnetwork.bsky.social · 9h

#ARIJInvestigations

The investigation documents fraudulent investment schemes, promoted through Telegram channels in Jordan, luring people with quick & effortless wealth amid weak oversight, as authorities struggle to keep up with increasingly online fraud schemes.

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arijnetwork @arijnetwork.bsky.social · 1d

#ARIJInvestigations

This investigation looks into why shipments of Egyptian agricultural produce are repeatedly being refused entry by European customs because they have been treated with pesticides containing “chlorpyrifos”.

Learn more here ⤵️
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arijnetwork @arijnetwork.bsky.social · 2d

This investigation analyses hashtags that appeared on social media using disinformation & promoting conspiracy theories about climate change. The analysis of interaction shows that they were mainly promoted by accounts linked to oil interests in Gulf countries

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arijnetwork @arijnetwork.bsky.social · 3d

This investigation reveals how Israel is using military dogs, exported from European countries, as weapons against Palestinian civilians in the occupied Palestinian territories, especially in its ongoing war on #Gaza and the West Bank.

Read the full story here ⤵️
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arijnetwork @arijnetwork.bsky.social · 4d

Deadly Deliveries In #Iraq

This investigation traces the deadly risks faced by delivery drivers in Baghdad, amid a complete lack of protection & insurance. It also reveals legal violations in contracts, safety procedures & the provision of health & social insurance.
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arijnetwork @arijnetwork.bsky.social · 5d

This investigation exposes the extent of an international network fuelling a multi-billion-dollar drug industry stretching from the port of Nhava Sheva in India, via Beirut, to a mysterious, long fortified mansion in the Damascus suburb.

Read the full story ⤵️
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arijnetwork @arijnetwork.bsky.social · 6d

Thank you! We are very proud of She Checks👏🏼👏🏼

arijnetwork @arijnetwork.bsky.social · 6d

Over 5 months, ARIJ documented the fate of 1,027 Palestinian prisoners freed in the Shalit deal “Wafa al-Ahrar”. Our investigation uncovered a clear pattern of field executions, as well as surveillance & systematic rearrest of freed prisoners.

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arijnetwork @arijnetwork.bsky.social · 6d

#ARIJImpact

ARIJ’s report ‘Hands in The Dark’ won Al-Hussein Award for Journalistic Creativity in the news reporting. The report exposed sexual abuses faced by visually impaired students in a public school in #Jordan, amid the absence of administration's oversight⤵️

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arijnetwork @arijnetwork.bsky.social · 6d

#AI in Journalism with ARIJ in #Beirut 🇱🇧

👩‍💻15 Lebanese Wan-Ifra alumnae trained with ARIJ's AFCN Manager @sajamortada.bsky.social on:

🤖Core AI concepts
📊Tools for research, fact-checking & data analysis
⚖️Ethical AI challenges in journalism

arijnetwork @arijnetwork.bsky.social · 6d

The DIG Watchdog Award this year went to all Palestinian watchdogs in #Gaza, which was announced during the DIG Festival in Modena, Italy.

Our Executive Editor Hoda Osman was a member of the DIG Awards 2025 Video Jury.

arijnetwork @arijnetwork.bsky.social · 7d

This investigative report reveals a growth in smuggling activities across the Lebanon-Syria border using illegal crossing points that haven't been shut down, closed or controlled, even after the fall of the regime of Bashar al-Assad.

Read the full story here⤵️
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arijnetwork @arijnetwork.bsky.social · 9d

Great news!

Libyan platform “She Checks”, member of ARIJ’s AFCN, is a finalist for the Africa Facts 2025 Award 🏆.
The forum takes place Oct 1–2 in Dakar 🇸🇳, with AFCN represented by investigative journalist & editor Ahmed Ashour.

Good luck to She Checks & partners at @africacheck.org

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arijnetwork @arijnetwork.bsky.social · 10d

📚ARIJ's AFCN wrapped up a 2-day training on the “Fact-Checking Teaching Guide” with 30+ professors from 20+ Arab universities in 13 countries. Led by experts, it focused on teaching skills, methods, and tools.

The first of its kind guide launches at #ARIJ25!

arijnetwork @arijnetwork.bsky.social · 11d

Through a series of investigations by ARIJ and its partners in June 2024 and March 2025, these findings were published in 5 languages—to ensure the world knows the truth.

Damen shared the backstories of these investigations, highlighting the immense personal and professional risks they face

arijnetwork @arijnetwork.bsky.social · 11d

Damen addressed a devastating reality: over 200 journalists have been targeted and killed in Gaza over the past two years, with attacks continuing in the occupied West Bank of Palestine and Lebanon.

arijnetwork @arijnetwork.bsky.social · 11d

Each life lost is more than a statistic—every journalist was a person, not just a colleague, but a target.

Yesterday, @rdamen.bsky.social, ARIJ's Director General delivered a powerful speech during #iMEdDIJF25 in the session “She Wasn’t Just a Colleague — She Was a Target.”

arijnetwork @arijnetwork.bsky.social · 11d

#WND2025 seeks your support in highlighting journalism’s true value & impact.
🔹Read, watch & Listen to trusted & verified sources
🔹Register & donate to independent, fact-based outlets
🔹Share your reading & listening

#ChooseJournalism because #FactsMatter #WorldNewsDay
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arijnetwork @arijnetwork.bsky.social · 12d

ARIJ's #AI_بالعربي TOT program, supported by Google News Initiative, added a lot to 26 trainees from the Arab world before they set off to conduct in-person training in their countries on the basics of #AI, its tools & ethics.

We share with you some of what the trainees said about the experience

arijnetwork @arijnetwork.bsky.social · 13d

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arijnetwork @arijnetwork.bsky.social · 13d

The #GazaProject wins the 2025 IJ4EU Impact Award, Europe’s annual prize celebrating impactful collaborative journalism.

The Gaza Project competed alongside 9 other investigations in a pool of eligible nominations, reflecting the power of cross-border collaboration in European watchdog journalism.

arijnetwork @arijnetwork.bsky.social · 13d

#ARIJImpact

After the publication of ARIJ’s investigative report ‘Deadly Deliveries', Iraqi prime minister met with journalist Hassan Al-Shanoun, along with a group of delivery drivers,, and directed the adoption of a set of regulatory and legislative measures.

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arijnetwork @arijnetwork.bsky.social · 14d

We’re proud that Hoda Osman, executive editor at ARIJ, has been selected as a jury member for the 2025 DIG Awards.

Osman will also speak at the panel “Silencing Gaza” alongside Manisha Ganguly, Donatella Della Ratta, Sylke Gruhnwald, Mohammed Abed & Jonathan Dagher

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arijnetwork @arijnetwork.bsky.social · 14d

🇱🇧 In collaboration with the #ICRC, ARIJ's AFCN trained 12 journalists from 10 media organizations in #Beirut on:

✅ Pre- & post-publication fact-checking methodology
🛠️ Fact-checking tools

💬The training, led by fact-checker Jamil Saleh, included interactive exercises and discussions!

arijnetwork @arijnetwork.bsky.social · 15d

🌐ARIJ’s AFCN held its 3rd regional meeting of 2025, bringing together 50+ fact-checkers from 23 organizations across 13 Arab countries.
The meeting tackled mechanisms for selecting claims & updating fact-checking methodologies, & included recommendations to improve the quality of fact-checking work.