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Journalismfund Europe @journalismfund.bsky.social · 23d

Manganese, key for wind turbines and EV batteries, is crucial to Europe’s green transition. In Georgia, extracting it strains local ecosystems and communities, a quiet reminder that the metals behind renewables come with real costs. t.ly/dafhF #earthinvestigations

The controversial Georgian mine fueling Europe’s new industrial arms race

A troubled manganese mine in the former Soviet state is exposing the European Union’s double standards on environmental and worker protections.

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New Lines Magazine @newlinesmag.bsky.social · Jul 30

NEW: Belgium continues to have the most crowded, violent prisons in Europe, despite whistleblowers, legal efforts and government promises, report @nathaliebertrams.bsky.social and @ingridgercama.bsky.social for @newlinesmag.bsky.social

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Belgium's Broken Prisons

In one of Europe’s richest countries, overcrowded and neglected facilities trap inmates and staff in a cycle of violence, fear and institutional decay

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Ingrid Gercama @ingridgercama.bsky.social · Jul 30

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De Groene Amsterdammer @groene.nl · Jul 23

De Georgische regering wendt zich af van Europa en beweegt richting Moskou. In Tbilisi neemt de repressie sterk toe. Aan het hoofd van het verzet staat Salomé Zoerabisjvili, de vijfde president van Georgië, die zich niet laat wegspelen door de autocraten.

Volgens velen is Salomé Zoerabisjvili, in weerwil van de oligarchische en pro-Russische regeringskliek, nog steeds de president van Georgië

De Georgische regering wendt zich af van Europa en beweegt richting Moskou. In Tbilisi neemt de repressie sterk toe. Aan het hoofd van het verzet staat Salomé Zoerabisjvili, de vijfde president van…

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Ingrid Gercama @ingridgercama.bsky.social · May 13

I am lucky to meet the most amazing people through my job. Last week, for Red Line, I interviewed one of my all time heroes: Dr. Allison Skidmore, a wildlife crime expert, who went undercover to investigate tiger poaching in Siberia!

📸 by Allison! With @nathalieb.bsky.social and Tristen Taylor.

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NRC @nrc.nl · Jul 9

Na acht maanden protest tegen de regering verhardt het conflict tussen studenten en autoriteiten in Servië. De studenten willen verkiezingen, president Vucic antwoordt met geweld en arrestaties.

In Servië neemt de onvrede over aanhoudend protest toe, en daarmee ook het politiegeweld

Protest in Servië: Na acht maanden protest tegen de regering verhardt het conflict tussen studenten en autoriteiten in Servië. De studenten willen verkiezingen, president Vucic antwoordt met geweld en arrestaties.

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Marjolein Koster @marjoleinck.bsky.social · Jun 16

Het vierde verhaal is dat van Elma Čavčić. Ze werd in 1995 geboren in een van de andere VN 'safe areas' Žepa, die vlak na Srebrenica ook viel. Elma was nog maar een baby. Nu maakt ze schilderijen op basis van de herinneringen van haar familieleden.
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Ingrid Gercama @ingridgercama.bsky.social · Jul 4

Suitably impressed with Elma Čavčić’s art! #arte See more of her work here:

www.elmacavcic.nl?fbclid=PAQ0x...

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Journalismfund Europe @journalismfund.bsky.social · Jun 30

Communities in Georgia living near a controversial regime-backed manganese mine –supplying the EU's ever-growing demand for critical mineralls– face landslides, water pollution, and report labor rights abuses. Read more in the recent article on L'Espresso + find all the info here: t.ly/7LBoT

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Ingrid Gercama @ingridgercama.bsky.social · Jun 29

Beautiful #Bosnia #analogue 🖤

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Al Jazeera English @al-jazeera-english.bsky.social · Jun 29

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Serbian police arrest dozens in clashes with antigovernment protesters

YouTube video by Al Jazeera English

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Ingrid Gercama @ingridgercama.bsky.social · Jun 29

In Chiatura, Georgia 🇬🇪, citizens and mineworkers like Giorgi Kapanadze are fighting against a regime-backed managese mine, causing an environmental disaster. Read our - with Olivia Acland & Stefano Vergine - article for L’Espresso with the support of @journalismfund.bsky.social.

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Journalismfund Europe @journalismfund.bsky.social · Jun 27

In May, Journalismfund grantee @ingridgercama.bsky.social spoke at TEDxAUCollege. She shared her experience on how journalists reporting about environmental crime can boost real-life impact for those investigations. Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJsJgTeXoD8a #earthinvestigations #impact

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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · Jun 16

The UK has appointed its first-ever female leader for Britain’s MI6 spy agency — and no, Judi Dench didn’t count. Prime Minister Keir Starmer named Blaise Metreweli chief of the Secret Intelligence Service on Sunday.

UK appoints first female MI6 spy chief

Blaise Metreweli becomes Britain’s top spook as the country faces “threats on an unprecedented scale,” Prime Minister Keir Starmer says.

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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · Jun 10

Of the five billion species that have existed on Earth, 99.9 per cent have vanished. A genetics startup is trying to bring some of them back.

The Dire Wolf Is Back

Colossal, a genetics startup, has birthed three pups that contain ancient DNA retrieved from the remains of the animal’s extinct ancestors. Is the woolly mammoth next?

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Ingrid Gercama @ingridgercama.bsky.social · Jun 6

Wilders’ decision to step down: political suicide or strategy? In a PVV-stronghold in Limburg, opinions are divided. What the Wilders voters Alix le Bourdon and I spoke with had in common? Disappointment with politicians in The Hague, who don’t do enough to help them www.arte.tv/.../pays-bas...

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Journalismfund Europe @journalismfund.bsky.social · Jun 3

#impact A cross-border investigation into illegal logging in BiH led to a legal case concerning press freedom and official accountability 🚨 bit.ly/4dKdhXX
Alena Besirevic Harun Dinarevic @ingridgercama.bsky.social @marjoleinck.bsky.social Jeanne Frank
#earthinvestigations #environmentaljournalism

Mayor in Bosnia Faces Discrimination Lawsuit Over Threats to Journalists | Journalismfund Europe

BANJA LUKA – Bosnia's Wood Barons investigation into illegal logging in that Balkan country has led to a legal case concerning press freedom and official accountability.

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Ingrid Gercama @ingridgercama.bsky.social · Jun 2

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Servië, vriend van Rusland, levert via sluiproutes wapens aan Oekraïne

Servië, het enige Europese land naast Belarus dat de sancties tegen Rusland niet steunt, levert wapens en munitie aan Oekraïne. Met hulp van het Pentagon zette Belgrado een diplomatieke sluiproute op....

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Ingrid Gercama @ingridgercama.bsky.social · Jun 2

A few months ago, for the @groene.nl & Vreme we followed the money & mapped the actors behind these shipments. Behind these arms transfers - a murky network involving Pentagon-linked private contractors, a Serbian exporter close to the Belgrade regime, and a former KGB agent with ties to the Kremlin

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Ingrid Gercama @ingridgercama.bsky.social · Jun 2

On Thursday, Russia accused Serbia of enabling weapons deliveries to Ukraine, calling it a “stab in the back.” Vučić says he discussed the issue with Putin and that a joint working group will be set up to "investigate" how these weapons are getting through.

But we already know how! 🧶

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Ingrid Gercama @ingridgercama.bsky.social · Jun 2

Watch our report - with Alix Le Bourdon - on LGTBQI migrants fleeing Trump’s USA for the Netherlands @artefr.bsky.social

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L’exil des Américains LGBTQI+ aux Pays-Bas - Regarder le documentaire complet | ARTE

Depuis son retour au pouvoir aux États-Unis, Donald Trump a instauré un climat politique de plus en plus hostile envers les personnes LGBTQI+. Certaines d’entre elles décident de déménager aux Pays-Ba...

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Ingrid Gercama @ingridgercama.bsky.social · May 30

When crime & corruption cross borders, so must journalism. Wrongdoing rarely respects national boundaries; cross-border collaboration is more vital than ever. I’ve had the privilege of working with brilliant colleagues in Bosnia. But such journalism is under pressure spin-portal.info/saradnja-ist...

Saradnja istraživačkih novinara- kriminal i korupcija prevazilaze međunarodne granice

Prostor slobode u Bosni i Hercegovini, posebno u Republici Srpskoj, posljednih godina sve je uži. Javnim obračunima sa neistomišljenicima, prijetnjama, psovkama, ali i usvajanjem represivnih zakona…

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Marjolein Koster @marjoleinck.bsky.social · May 26

Absolute must read. Beide fotografen kregen politiek asiel in Nederland, Bojan Stojanović is hier toentertijd ook door verschillende media geïnterviewd, maar eigenlijk is er nooit écht kritisch gekeken naar hoe deze foto's tot stand konden komen. Goed werk van Barbara Matejčić.

Ingrid Gercama @ingridgercama.bsky.social · May 26

If you read one thing today, let it be this: Barbara Matejčić investigates the World Press Photo of a murder in Bosnia during the war. How did the photographer capture the killing — and why didn’t the jury ask tougher questions?

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Ingrid Gercama @ingridgercama.bsky.social · May 26

If you read one thing today, let it be this: Barbara Matejčić investigates the World Press Photo of a murder in Bosnia during the war. How did the photographer capture the killing — and why didn’t the jury ask tougher questions?

birn.rs/ubijanje-za-...

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