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Edwy Plenel @edwyplenel.bsky.social · 5d

Depuis 2020, le Fonds pour une presse libre a soutenu 42 médias indépendants grâce aux dons de 9500 personnes pour un montant total de 1 millions d'€. Le @fondspresselibre.bsky.social a besoin de vous pour continuer d'aider un journalisme libre, d'enquête et d'impact. fondspresselibre.org/soutenir

Soutenir le Fonds pour une Presse Libre

Ensemble nous avons les moyens d'agir là où l'État a cédé et où les puissants comptent peser.

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Pierre Romera Zhang @pirhoo.com · 8d

Rather than strengthening safeguards highlighted by @icij.org's #FinCENFiles five years ago, the Trump administration has chosen to weaken major anti-money laundering rules. www.icij.org/news/2025/09...

FinCEN plans to delete data on U.S. companies from beneficial ownership database - ICIJ

Five years after ICIJ published the FinCEN Files, the Trump administration has walked back significant anti-money laundering rules.

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Pierre Romera Zhang @pirhoo.com · 28d

Plus que quelques jours pour candidater !

Rejoignez l'@icij.org en tant que Machine Learning Engineer pendant 12 mois. Vous aurez pour mission de concevoir et déployer des composants ML intégrés à Datashare pour le NLP, la vision par ordinateur et l'analyse audio.

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Help fill this desk! ICIJ is hiring - ICIJ

Our small but highly ambitious team is growing. Are you our next employee?

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Pierre Romera Zhang @pirhoo.com · 28d

Plus que quelques jours pour candidater !

Rejoignez l'@icij.org en tant que Machine Learning Engineer pendant 12 mois. Vous aurez pour mission de concevoir et déployer des composants ML intégrés à Datashare pour le NLP, la vision par ordinateur et l'analyse audio.

www.icij.org/about/work-w...

Help fill this desk! ICIJ is hiring - ICIJ

Our small but highly ambitious team is growing. Are you our next employee?

www.icij.org

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Pierre Romera Zhang @pirhoo.com · 28d

New HBO's series shines lights on @icij.org's reporting about a disgraced Legion of Christ priest: www.icij.org/investigatio...

New TV series highlights ICIJ reporting on disgraced Legion of Christ priest - ICIJ

Documents from the Paradise and Pandora Papers leaks showed the "full extent" of the hidden financial schemes set up by Marcial Maciel, a priest found to have molested at least 60 children.

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Pierre Romera Zhang @pirhoo.com · Sep 3

I would say they are less likely to get targeted as they represent a smaller part of the market but I would also be careful with security update from OEM which limits custom ROM's support grapheneos.org/faq#device-l...

GrapheneOS Frequently Asked Questions

Answers to frequently asked questions about GrapheneOS.

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Pierre Romera Zhang @pirhoo.com · Sep 3

If you feel threatened by this (and you should), I’d defer to @freedom.press's recommendations:

* Stay on top of updates. Similar spyware campaigns have targeted journalists, and we expect this trend will persist. Highly targeted tools risk exposure to security researchers and are therefore used sparingly by governments around the world that want to preserve their capabilities. What this means for most people is that these attacks are extremely rare, and you’re far more likely to experience simpler forms of malware. Those can be mitigated by downloading your updates as soon as possible. Check out our Senior Digital Security Trainer David Huerta’s post on why software updates are so important.

* Apple users, try Lockdown Mode. We’ve been seeing early signs that Apple’s Lockdown Mode has blocked targeted malware. If you feel you are at elevated risk, enable this setting to harden your security on macOS, iPhones, and even iPads. This will change the functionality of your devices somewhat, and may block certain text messages and graphics on websites, so it’s not seamless. It has seams. But for me, it feels very close to normal functionality on an iPhone and is a worthy trade. Try it out and see how it works for you. Learn more here.

* Android users, try Advanced Protection. This is essentially Google’s answer to Lockdown Mode. You’ll need Android 16 to enable this feature, so as always, pull down your software updates. Learn more about getting started from our friends at the Electronic Frontier Foundation.

* Look for the helpers. If you suspect your device has been infected, contact Access Now’s 24/7 Digital Security Helpline for assistance from security researchers who can help investigate these attacks.

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Pierre Romera Zhang @pirhoo.com · Sep 3

ICE can now wield Israeli-made spyware from Paragon Solutions, a tools that can hack encrypted apps and phones. buff.ly/cOEDJ6c

Ice obtains access to Israeli-made spyware that can hack phones and encrypted apps

Trump administration contract with Paragon Solutions gives immigration agency access to one of the most powerful stealth cyberweapons

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Pierre Romera Zhang @pirhoo.com · Sep 2

We’re hiring! Join @icij.org as a Machine Learning Engineer (12-month contract) to build NLP, vision & audio tools in Datashare to advance investigative journalism with real-world impact.

Apply here 👉 www.icij.org/about/work-w...

Help fill this desk! ICIJ is hiring - ICIJ

Our small but highly ambitious team is growing. Are you our next employee?

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Pierre Romera Zhang @pirhoo.com · Aug 18

Many new features are coming in the next few months. This new design marks the first step in turning Datashare into your best investigative companion.

ICIJ @icij.org · Aug 11

Datashare, ICIJ’s powerful investigation software, has a new design!

Take a look and see how you can search in any type of files 🧵 buff.ly/JtvhtF2

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Sia At The Game @rhpsia.bsky.social · Aug 9

NEW: Datashare, the document research platform behind @icij.org’s #PandoraPapers and other groundbreaking global investigations, has been relaunched with a new streamlined design — free for all, especially journalists and researchers. www.icij.org/inside-icij/...

Datashare redesign makes research tool more powerful, more accessible for all - ICIJ

Datashare, the document research platform behind the Pandora Papers and other groundbreaking global investigations, has been relaunched with a new streamlined design.

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Pierre Romera Zhang @pirhoo.com · Aug 11

Il y a tout juste cinq ans paraissait cette carte des rues de Paris où le masque était obligatoire... on n’a rien produit d’aussi drôle depuis.

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ICIJ @icij.org · Jul 9

More than a decade after the World Bank promised to make health care more affordable, high costs for lifesaving treatments impoverish families in East Africa.

Read about patients’ experiences at a private hospital in Nairobi’s Parklands neighborhood: www.icij.org/investigatio...

‘Where would I find this amount of money?’: Private hospital patients in Kenya grapple with crushing debt - ICIJ

More than a decade after the World Bank promised to make health care more affordable, high costs for lifesaving treatments impoverish families in East Africa.

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Pierre Romera Zhang @pirhoo.com · Jun 10

Jusqu'où un régime autoritaire peut-il aller pour faire taire ses opposants ? Nous vous invitons ce soir à découvrir les coulisses de #ChinaTargets, notre enquête sur la répression chinoise orchestrée par Pékin visant les membres dissidents de sa diaspora.

ICIJ @icij.org · Jun 9

ICYMI: Join our #ChinaTargets LIVE conversation tomorrow!

Hear from Scilla Alecci, the investigation's lead reporter and ICIJ’s Asia and Western Europe coordinator, and Jelena Cosic, ICIJ’s training manager and coordinator for Eastern Europe.

Register here:

Inside China Targets: Join ICIJ journalists to hear firsthand

Join ICIJ journalists Scilla Alecci and Jelena Cosic for a behind-the-scenes look at China Targets, our latest global investigation.

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Scilla Alecci @scillaa.bsky.social · May 1

The Chinese Embassy in New Zealand criticized our #ChinaTargets partners' reporting on China's misuse of Interpol. We have the receipts: www.icij.org/investigatio... @paulapenfold.bsky.social @whljustin.bsky.social

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Pierre Romera Zhang @pirhoo.com · Apr 30

Interpol, un outil dans l’arsenal répressif international chinois www.lemonde.fr/internationa...

Interpol, un outil dans l’arsenal répressif international chinois

« China Targets » (2/3). « Le Monde », en collaboration avec le consortium de journalistes ICIJ, a enquêté durant plusieurs mois sur la répression chinoise orchestrée par Pékin sur les opposants au ré...

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Pierre Romera Zhang @pirhoo.com · Apr 30

#ChinaTargets : Quand la Chine harcèle et intimide ses opposants sur le sol français www.radiofrance.fr/franceinter/...

#Chinatargets : Quand la Chine harcèle et intimide ses opposants sur le sol français

Qu’ils soient dissidents chinois, Tibétains ou Ouïghours, ils ont en commun d’être dans le viseur des autorités chinoises. Pékin n’hésite pas à les traquer et les intimider alors qu’ils vivent en Fran...

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ICIJ @icij.org · Apr 29

In the “capital of peace,” the United Nations Office at Geneva was meant to embody the ideal of a postwar world — when countries might avert conflict through diplomacy. And yet, for 15 human rights activists in March 2024, the U.N. complex held risks.

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Pierre Romera Zhang @pirhoo.com · Apr 29

#ChinaTargets: Chinese authorities weaponized Interpol and strong-armed one of the world’s richest men to pursue for political ends www.icij.org/investigatio...

Chinese authorities exploited Interpol and strong-armed one of the world’s richest men to pursue a target - ICIJ

The case involving Alibaba’s Jack Ma shows how China weaponizes the international police agency for political ends.

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Pierre Romera Zhang @pirhoo.com · Apr 29

New report from @citizenlab.ca found that Uyghur rights activists were targeted by spearphishing campaign, including advocates featured in @icij.org's #ChinaTargets investigation.

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Cyberattack against Uyghur rights activists shows hallmarks of Chinese repression tactics, researchers say - ICIJ

Citizen Lab found the advocates, including some featured in ICIJ’s China Targets investigation, were targeted with malicious software disguised as a Uyghur-language tool.

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Pierre Romera Zhang @pirhoo.com · Apr 28

#ChinaTargets

Marcus Michaelsen @mmichae1sen.bsky.social · Apr 28

New report out @citizenlab.ca A spearphishing campaign against senior @uyghurcongress.bsky.social members as part of ongoing digital transnational repression against the Uyghur diaspora. citizenlab.ca/2025/04/uygh... 1/3

Weaponized Words: Uyghur Language Software Hijacked to Deliver Malware - The Citizen Lab

Our investigation of a spearphishing campaign that targeted senior members of the World Uyghur Congress in March 2025 reveals a highly-customized attack delivery method. The ruse used by attackers rep...

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ICIJ @icij.org · Apr 27

ICIJ and its media partners interviewed over 100 members of the Chinese, Uyghur, Tibetan or Hong Kong diaspora living in 23 countries who were targeted by Chinese authorities for criticizing the government’s policies.

#ChinaTargets is almost here: bit.ly/3SCsH8c

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Be the first to know about investigations, get all the latest news from the network and behind-the-scenes stories.

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Pierre Romera Zhang @pirhoo.com · Apr 28

Enquête #ChinaTargets : la Chine traque ses opposants à travers le monde, jusque sur le sol français www.radiofrance.fr/franceinter/...

ENQUÊTE #CHINATARGETS : ONG téléguidées par Pékin : comment la Chine impose sa vision des droits de l’Homme à l’ONU

Deuxième volet de notre enquête China Targets sur la façon dont Pékin tente d’imposer des droits de l’Homme “aux caractéristiques chinoises” à l’ONU. Radio France et l’ICIJ dévoilent comment la Chine ...

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Maria Christoph @mariachristoph.bsky.social · Apr 28

🔴 China schüchtert gezielt Regimekritiker ein - mitten unter uns. In der internationale Recherche #ChinaTargets, unter der Leitung des @icij.org, decken wir das umfassende Ausmaß der Verfolgung auf. Mit @sophiastahl.bsky.social @papertrailmedia.de via @spiegel.de: www.spiegel.de/politik/deut...

(S+) So geht China systematisch gegen Dissidenten in Deutschland vor

Der chinesische Staat drangsaliert in Deutschland lebende Uiguren, Tibeter und Demokratieaktivisten. Deutsche Behörden wissen von Morddrohungen, Cyberattacken und Nötigung, die Opfer beklagen zu wenig...

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Stefan Melichar @stefanmelichar.bsky.social · Apr 28

Teil eins unserer Berichte zum Projekt #ChinaTargets von @icij.org - Falsches Spiel: Wie China Kritiker unterdrückt – sogar bei der UNO www.profil.at/investigativ... @profil.at

Falsches Spiel: Wie China Kritiker unterdrückt – sogar bei der UNO

Tabuthema Menschenrechte: Peking hat bei den Vereinten Nationen zig Schein-NGOs in Stellung gebracht. Sie loben die Regierung, attackieren Kritiker – und sollen Regimegegner ausgespäht und eingeschüch...

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