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“And it ended up me being in this place. And I was with a fake name, with a fake haircut, and funny looking glasses and a camera in my watch, walking around all these Nazis and neo-Nazis.”
December 12, 2025 at 1:12 PM
“And it ended up me being in this place. And I was with a fake name, with a fake haircut, and funny looking glasses and a camera in my watch, walking around all these Nazis and neo-Nazis.”
His elder daughter “remembers her father every day.”
“The moments when she asks why the Taliban shot her father are the most painful,” his widow told us. “To this day I don't have an answer to this and other countless questions she has.”
“The moments when she asks why the Taliban shot her father are the most painful,” his widow told us. “To this day I don't have an answer to this and other countless questions she has.”
October 16, 2025 at 10:19 AM
His elder daughter “remembers her father every day.”
“The moments when she asks why the Taliban shot her father are the most painful,” his widow told us. “To this day I don't have an answer to this and other countless questions she has.”
“The moments when she asks why the Taliban shot her father are the most painful,” his widow told us. “To this day I don't have an answer to this and other countless questions she has.”
Ali Gul Hadari–an elite commando unit soldier–was one of them. He worked closely with US Special Forces during the war, but was left behind when the US pulled out.
Last year, the Taliban killed him in front of his wife and daughters.
Last year, the Taliban killed him in front of his wife and daughters.
October 16, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Ali Gul Hadari–an elite commando unit soldier–was one of them. He worked closely with US Special Forces during the war, but was left behind when the US pulled out.
Last year, the Taliban killed him in front of his wife and daughters.
Last year, the Taliban killed him in front of his wife and daughters.
🧵What’s the biggest lie the surveillance industry tells? That they only sell to legal clients. That there are red lines. But what do these companies say when they think nobody is watching? We went undercover to find out
October 15, 2025 at 8:23 AM
🧵What’s the biggest lie the surveillance industry tells? That they only sell to legal clients. That there are red lines. But what do these companies say when they think nobody is watching? We went undercover to find out
31-year-old Farid Djassadi lost both his legs during an interception.
Court documents we obtained show he fell into the sea as the police were pursuing his boat, causing his legs to be severed by the police boat’s motor
Court documents we obtained show he fell into the sea as the police were pursuing his boat, causing his legs to be severed by the police boat’s motor
September 16, 2025 at 7:52 AM
31-year-old Farid Djassadi lost both his legs during an interception.
Court documents we obtained show he fell into the sea as the police were pursuing his boat, causing his legs to be severed by the police boat’s motor
Court documents we obtained show he fell into the sea as the police were pursuing his boat, causing his legs to be severed by the police boat’s motor
We found training videos demonstrating the dangerous interception tactics described by the officers we spoke to
September 16, 2025 at 7:52 AM
We found training videos demonstrating the dangerous interception tactics described by the officers we spoke to
To cross-check these accounts, We obtained case files documenting 4 deadly incidents, as well as police & gendarmerie reports.
We interviewed 6 serving & former French officials who had been posted to Mayotte.
They confirmed aggressive tactics were part of routine practice
We interviewed 6 serving & former French officials who had been posted to Mayotte.
They confirmed aggressive tactics were part of routine practice
September 16, 2025 at 7:52 AM
To cross-check these accounts, We obtained case files documenting 4 deadly incidents, as well as police & gendarmerie reports.
We interviewed 6 serving & former French officials who had been posted to Mayotte.
They confirmed aggressive tactics were part of routine practice
We interviewed 6 serving & former French officials who had been posted to Mayotte.
They confirmed aggressive tactics were part of routine practice
Officially, French police are only allowed to rescue people at sea, and not to intercept them b/c it’s too risky.
But 20 survivors from 17 different incidents told us the police had circled or collided with their boats, sometimes causing them to capsize
But 20 survivors from 17 different incidents told us the police had circled or collided with their boats, sometimes causing them to capsize
September 16, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Officially, French police are only allowed to rescue people at sea, and not to intercept them b/c it’s too risky.
But 20 survivors from 17 different incidents told us the police had circled or collided with their boats, sometimes causing them to capsize
But 20 survivors from 17 different incidents told us the police had circled or collided with their boats, sometimes causing them to capsize
REVEALED: French police have caused dozens of drownings by violently intercepting small boats trying to reach overseas territory Mayotte.
Similar tactics are being proposed for the Channel, to try to stop people from reaching the UK.
Similar tactics are being proposed for the Channel, to try to stop people from reaching the UK.
September 16, 2025 at 7:52 AM
REVEALED: French police have caused dozens of drownings by violently intercepting small boats trying to reach overseas territory Mayotte.
Similar tactics are being proposed for the Channel, to try to stop people from reaching the UK.
Similar tactics are being proposed for the Channel, to try to stop people from reaching the UK.
Partner BBC Eye follows Reem al-Kari as she searches for her son Karim. The 2yr old went missing when Reem’s husband Osama was kidnapped by security services. He would now be 15. Reem navigates a bureaucratic labyrinth of missing and falsified records.
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September 11, 2025 at 6:26 AM
Partner BBC Eye follows Reem al-Kari as she searches for her son Karim. The 2yr old went missing when Reem’s husband Osama was kidnapped by security services. He would now be 15. Reem navigates a bureaucratic labyrinth of missing and falsified records.
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Mohammed Ghbeis was seized from an incubator in Damascus while only days old. By the time Mohammed’s mother Iman was able to see him in prison, he was a year old, taking his first steps. They couldn’t recognise each other.
Ghbeis archive: Mohammed Ghbeis newborn
Ghbeis archive: Mohammed Ghbeis newborn
September 11, 2025 at 6:26 AM
Mohammed Ghbeis was seized from an incubator in Damascus while only days old. By the time Mohammed’s mother Iman was able to see him in prison, he was a year old, taking his first steps. They couldn’t recognise each other.
Ghbeis archive: Mohammed Ghbeis newborn
Ghbeis archive: Mohammed Ghbeis newborn
What would journalism look like if it wasn’t written for an editor, but for your best friend over dinner?
In this Backlight episode, we dive into how news content creator-journalists are redefining the way stories are told and what traditional journalists can learn from them.
In this Backlight episode, we dive into how news content creator-journalists are redefining the way stories are told and what traditional journalists can learn from them.
June 2, 2025 at 3:54 PM
What would journalism look like if it wasn’t written for an editor, but for your best friend over dinner?
In this Backlight episode, we dive into how news content creator-journalists are redefining the way stories are told and what traditional journalists can learn from them.
In this Backlight episode, we dive into how news content creator-journalists are redefining the way stories are told and what traditional journalists can learn from them.
Satellite imagery analysis corroborates whistleblowers' testimony exposing widespread greenwashing across the Philippines’ national reforestation program. Davao Today, @thibico.bsky.social and Lighthouse prove instead of restoring forests, it’s often fueling deforestation. 🧵
May 21, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Satellite imagery analysis corroborates whistleblowers' testimony exposing widespread greenwashing across the Philippines’ national reforestation program. Davao Today, @thibico.bsky.social and Lighthouse prove instead of restoring forests, it’s often fueling deforestation. 🧵
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April 17, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Help turn our investigations into powerful visual content.
You’ll work with our media partners to create high-impact videos for social media & more and help shape how investigative journalism reaches new audiences.
Remote | €40K–€50K | Full-time
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You’ll work with our media partners to create high-impact videos for social media & more and help shape how investigative journalism reaches new audiences.
Remote | €40K–€50K | Full-time
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Exciting news! Our investigation Smoke and Lies has been shortlisted for the @cen4infores.bsky.social Open Source Film Awards. A collaboration with La Verdad Juárez & El Paso Matters. www.info-res.org/film-awards/...
March 11, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Exciting news! Our investigation Smoke and Lies has been shortlisted for the @cen4infores.bsky.social Open Source Film Awards. A collaboration with La Verdad Juárez & El Paso Matters. www.info-res.org/film-awards/...
On this episode of #Backlight, award-winning reporters @karenhao.bsky.social and @gabrielgeiger.bsky.social explain how to report on #AI.
March 7, 2025 at 11:29 AM
On this episode of #Backlight, award-winning reporters @karenhao.bsky.social and @gabrielgeiger.bsky.social explain how to report on #AI.
We found disparities beyond income, too. Even when accounting for other factors, women receive shorter sentences than men. Older judges hand out longer sentences than younger judges—and punish migrant defendants especially harshly.
February 1, 2025 at 10:43 AM
We found disparities beyond income, too. Even when accounting for other factors, women receive shorter sentences than men. Older judges hand out longer sentences than younger judges—and punish migrant defendants especially harshly.
Our findings in particular point to stark class injustice within Norwegian courts. Jakob and Frank are part of a larger pattern where those who earn the least are punished more harshly than those who earn the most.
February 1, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Our findings in particular point to stark class injustice within Norwegian courts. Jakob and Frank are part of a larger pattern where those who earn the least are punished more harshly than those who earn the most.
In 2022, two men were convicted for driving under the influence. Frank in a cheap, old car, unemployed with debt. Jakob in a new, expensive Audi, worth millions. Their cases were nearly identical, but their sentences could not have been further apart.
February 1, 2025 at 10:43 AM
In 2022, two men were convicted for driving under the influence. Frank in a cheap, old car, unemployed with debt. Jakob in a new, expensive Audi, worth millions. Their cases were nearly identical, but their sentences could not have been further apart.
Secretive algorithms deployed in Sweden's vaunted welfare system cast suspicion on innocent women & migrants while ignoring men & the affluent. We reveal with @SvD how Sweden built this system then stonewalled journalists
November 27, 2024 at 12:03 PM
Secretive algorithms deployed in Sweden's vaunted welfare system cast suspicion on innocent women & migrants while ignoring men & the affluent. We reveal with @SvD how Sweden built this system then stonewalled journalists
The Taliban-run Kabul municipality says they are combating land grabbing, helping displaced ppl return and investing in infrastructure. But we found a darker reality: violent evictions leaving families homeless & without compensation
(image from Kabul Municipality X)
(image from Kabul Municipality X)
November 24, 2024 at 2:16 PM
The Taliban-run Kabul municipality says they are combating land grabbing, helping displaced ppl return and investing in infrastructure. But we found a darker reality: violent evictions leaving families homeless & without compensation
(image from Kabul Municipality X)
(image from Kabul Municipality X)