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In this #Backlight episode, Jean Peters of Correctiv explains how he infiltrated a closed-door AfD meeting, while his colleagues followed him from a sauna boat. www.lighthousereports.com/how-to-becom...
How to become an undercover reporter
You’ve seen it in movies, but what does undercover reporting actually look like in real life?
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December 12, 2025 at 1:12 PM
In this #Backlight episode, @lighthousereports.com reporters @cr0ft0n.bsky.social and @emmanfre.bsky.social take us inside the undercover reporting behind the Surveillance Secrets investigation: www.lighthousereports.com/investigatio...
Surveillance Secrets
Trove of surveillance data challenges what we thought we knew about location tracking tools, who they target and how far they have spread
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December 4, 2025 at 10:33 AM
There's been a change in our schedule. Our fellowships will now run from 16 March 2026 to 18 September 2026. Submissions close on 2 January 2026. Shortlisted applicants can expect to get a written assignment by 23 January and be interviewed by 13 February start work on 16 March 2026.
December 2, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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December 2, 2025 at 12:15 PM
As part of our commitment to expand investigative journalism in underrepresented communities, we are recruiting our 2026 OSINT fellow exclusively from Majority World countries.
December 2, 2025 at 12:15 PM
They will be mentored by Lighthouse journalists and fully embedded within investigations. Where possible, they will also join our remotely distributed team for in-person meetings.
December 2, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Lighthouse Reports is hiring two part-time fellows in 2026. The fellows – one focused on open source intelligence and the other on reporting – will work with us from 23 March 2026 to 25 September 2026.
December 2, 2025 at 12:15 PM
“I deeply believe that the need for investigative journalism in Syria is as important as it ever was.” 🎙️

Lighthouse editor Charlotte Alfred explains why cross-border collaboration remains key to accountability.

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What is the role of accountability journalism in post-Assad Syria?
For the first episode of the season, we speak with Syrian journalists Bashar and Mais about their first investigation in a newly free Syria.
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November 5, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Bashar & Mais talk about the experience of reporting on one of the country’s biggest wounds: Syria’s Stolen Children and how the findings are helping the families still searching for their children and for justice and accountability.
November 5, 2025 at 2:29 PM
“Nothing matters most to Syrian society until this day more than the fate of the hundreds of thousands that went missing over the years.” 🎙️
November 5, 2025 at 2:29 PM
This investigation was made possible thanks to the diligent work by partners @8ammedia.bsky.social @the-independent.com @hollybancroft.bsky.social @militarytimes.bsky.social @hopeseck.bsky.social
October 16, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Read the Independent’s pieces showing what our findings mean for UK allies–and the persistent danger they face as Britain delays its promise of bringing them to safety
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They fought with Britain and US in Afghanistan – now Taliban are taking their revenge
After the Taliban takeover of Kabul in 2021, Britain pledged sanctuary to Afghans who faced reprisals for working with UK forces – but thousands are still waiting. Now, as Britain drags its heels, we ...
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October 16, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Rep. Mike Lawler told the Military Times, “For the sake of the men and women who stood with us, and for America's moral standing in the world, we must do more.” Read their piece here:
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Despite Taliban amnesty declaration, killings of US allies persist
Our investigation, in partnership with Lighthouse Reports, identified 110 killings of former Afghan National Defense and Security Forces troops since 2023.
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October 16, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Our investigation demonstrates the hollowness of the Taliban’s amnesty claims–and the mortal danger that these Afghan allies continue to face. Read our pieces:
October 16, 2025 at 10:19 AM
This summer, the Taliban reiterated its promise of amnesty and the US ended Temporary Protected Status for Afghans. Advocates warn the Taliban’s security assurances are being used to justify the stripping away of Afghan pathways to safety.
October 16, 2025 at 10:19 AM
We documented dozens more cases of brutal deaths and torture. Still these numbers are likely an undercount–many cases were not included due to verification standards, safety concerns, and a rising climate of fear.
October 16, 2025 at 10:19 AM