Osama Abdullah أسامة عبد الله
@oabdullah.bsky.social
Research @ WAV Recherchekollektiv | OSINT on Environmental and Human Rights Violations | Politics & data @ University of Zurich
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In January, I returned to Syria for the first time in over a decade. When I left in 2013, I was a young man fleeing conscription and civil war. What I encountered now was a country that had changed in many ways, and not only on the surface. with @republik.ch
Yes, your subscription to the New York Times is great, and indeed Donald Trump is dangerous. But we also live here in Switzerland, and local journalism is far more important than the big international headlines. And it is time to support local journalistic work.
November 13, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Yes, your subscription to the New York Times is great, and indeed Donald Trump is dangerous. But we also live here in Switzerland, and local journalism is far more important than the big international headlines. And it is time to support local journalistic work.
Major legal breakthroughs on climate & human rights ☀️
In just three months, courts across Europe and the Americas have perhaps reshaped the legal landscape:
In just three months, courts across Europe and the Americas have perhaps reshaped the legal landscape:
July 4, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Major legal breakthroughs on climate & human rights ☀️
In just three months, courts across Europe and the Americas have perhaps reshaped the legal landscape:
In just three months, courts across Europe and the Americas have perhaps reshaped the legal landscape:
🤐 Is it any wonder major stories about misconduct in Swiss finance rarely break in Swiss papers? 🧵
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Razzia bei «Inside Paradeplatz» – Art. 47 Bankengesetz darf nach dem gefährlichen Präzedenzfall nicht weiter gegen die Medien verwendet werden
Die Razzia der Zürcher Staatsanwaltschaft in der Redaktion von «Inside Paradeplatz» sowie bei dessen Betreiber Lukas Hässig (Photo: Keystone-SDA) zuhause hat die Medienlandschaft in der Schweiz schock...
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July 4, 2025 at 11:30 AM
🤐 Is it any wonder major stories about misconduct in Swiss finance rarely break in Swiss papers? 🧵
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Why Institutional Investors Must Rethink Stakes in Arms Makers After Gaza MK-82 Strike🧵
On June 30, Israel dropped an MK-82 bomb on a Gaza café, killing at least 24 and injuring more, including journalists. The evening attack hit while the café was full of civilians watching a televised event.
On June 30, Israel dropped an MK-82 bomb on a Gaza café, killing at least 24 and injuring more, including journalists. The evening attack hit while the café was full of civilians watching a televised event.
July 4, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Why Institutional Investors Must Rethink Stakes in Arms Makers After Gaza MK-82 Strike🧵
On June 30, Israel dropped an MK-82 bomb on a Gaza café, killing at least 24 and injuring more, including journalists. The evening attack hit while the café was full of civilians watching a televised event.
On June 30, Israel dropped an MK-82 bomb on a Gaza café, killing at least 24 and injuring more, including journalists. The evening attack hit while the café was full of civilians watching a televised event.
Back from some time off to very sad news. Hope and resilience are under pressure in Syria, the country’s transition is truly fragile.
A 🧵.
A 🧵.
June 23, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Back from some time off to very sad news. Hope and resilience are under pressure in Syria, the country’s transition is truly fragile.
A 🧵.
A 🧵.
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Coming soon: Die vierteilige Rechercheserie “Swiss Frontex Files” in Zusammenarbeit mit dem WAV Recherchekollektiv – ab 15. Mai auf das Lamm!
#SwissFrontexFiles
#SwissFrontexFiles
May 13, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Coming soon: Die vierteilige Rechercheserie “Swiss Frontex Files” in Zusammenarbeit mit dem WAV Recherchekollektiv – ab 15. Mai auf das Lamm!
#SwissFrontexFiles
#SwissFrontexFiles
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Heute vor drei Jahren stimmte eine klare Mehrheit für den Ausbau der Schweizer Beteiligung an Frontex. Ein geheimes Dokument zeigt nun: Die Bundesverwaltung hielt absichtlich brisante Informationen über die umstrittene EU-Grenzschutzagentur zurück.
#SwissFrontexFiles
#SwissFrontexFiles
Das geheime Dokument im Abstimmungskampf
Mehr Geld für Frontex: Das beschlossen die Schweizer Stimmbürger*innen heute vor drei Jahren. Eine geheime Infonotiz zeigt nun: Die Bundesverwaltung hielt brisante Informationen zurück. Derweil gehen ...
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May 15, 2025 at 6:57 AM
Heute vor drei Jahren stimmte eine klare Mehrheit für den Ausbau der Schweizer Beteiligung an Frontex. Ein geheimes Dokument zeigt nun: Die Bundesverwaltung hielt absichtlich brisante Informationen über die umstrittene EU-Grenzschutzagentur zurück.
#SwissFrontexFiles
#SwissFrontexFiles
WAV posting from #DataHarvest in #Mechelen:
I am very proud of my colleagues @olivierchriste.bsky.social , Jennifer Steiner and @lonaeg.bsky.social who today released two investigations and one major research project, fresh out and worth your time:
I am very proud of my colleagues @olivierchriste.bsky.social , Jennifer Steiner and @lonaeg.bsky.social who today released two investigations and one major research project, fresh out and worth your time:
May 22, 2025 at 10:37 AM
WAV posting from #DataHarvest in #Mechelen:
I am very proud of my colleagues @olivierchriste.bsky.social , Jennifer Steiner and @lonaeg.bsky.social who today released two investigations and one major research project, fresh out and worth your time:
I am very proud of my colleagues @olivierchriste.bsky.social , Jennifer Steiner and @lonaeg.bsky.social who today released two investigations and one major research project, fresh out and worth your time:
Looks like we’re in for some great weather tomorrow evening, just in time for the forest walk and apéro with the Climate Journalism Network Switzerland. We’ll be measuring CO2 in trees and enjoying the spring air together in Zurich.
May 13, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Looks like we’re in for some great weather tomorrow evening, just in time for the forest walk and apéro with the Climate Journalism Network Switzerland. We’ll be measuring CO2 in trees and enjoying the spring air together in Zurich.
Today at Zentrawaescherei. Podium discussion about Syria and its future.
April 24, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Today at Zentrawaescherei. Podium discussion about Syria and its future.
Join me and @selbstlautk.bsky.social ‘s Bartholomäus Laffert in a discussion about Syria’s future.
At the Zentralwäschaerei, Thursday, April 24th.
Discussion will be held in English and German.
At the Zentralwäschaerei, Thursday, April 24th.
Discussion will be held in English and German.
April 21, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Join me and @selbstlautk.bsky.social ‘s Bartholomäus Laffert in a discussion about Syria’s future.
At the Zentralwäschaerei, Thursday, April 24th.
Discussion will be held in English and German.
At the Zentralwäschaerei, Thursday, April 24th.
Discussion will be held in English and German.
In January, I returned to Syria for the first time in over a decade. When I left in 2013, I was a young man fleeing conscription and civil war. What I encountered now was a country that had changed in many ways, and not only on the surface. with @republik.ch
April 14, 2025 at 8:33 AM
In January, I returned to Syria for the first time in over a decade. When I left in 2013, I was a young man fleeing conscription and civil war. What I encountered now was a country that had changed in many ways, and not only on the surface. with @republik.ch
After our featured research in @republik.ch with @lukashaeuptli.bsky.social and @lonaeg.bsky.social discussing "safe areas" for minors on Samos and the focus on CH funding, @wearesolomon.bsky.social presents their research on the EU's awareness of the dire conditions and its lack of action.
Unaccompanied Children Sleep on the Floor in Shifts in Greece’s 'Model Camps'. The EU Is Aware.
Internal EU documents obtained through freedom of information requests and visual evidence from rights organizations on the ground, reveal systemic neglect of hundreds of unaccompanied children trappe...
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April 3, 2025 at 9:40 AM
After our featured research in @republik.ch with @lukashaeuptli.bsky.social and @lonaeg.bsky.social discussing "safe areas" for minors on Samos and the focus on CH funding, @wearesolomon.bsky.social presents their research on the EU's awareness of the dire conditions and its lack of action.
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For months, frontline EU staff deployed in refugee camps in Greece have been filing internal reports about the systemic neglect of hundreds of unaccompanied children.
In our @wearesolomon.bsky.social investigation, we reveal the scale of the disastrous conditions.
wearesolomon.com/mag/focus-ar...
In our @wearesolomon.bsky.social investigation, we reveal the scale of the disastrous conditions.
wearesolomon.com/mag/focus-ar...
Unaccompanied Children Sleep on the Floor in Shifts in Greece’s 'Model Camps'. The EU Is Aware.
Internal EU documents obtained through freedom of information requests and visual evidence from rights organizations on the ground, reveal systemic neglect of hundreds of unaccompanied children trappe...
wearesolomon.com
April 2, 2025 at 12:47 PM
For months, frontline EU staff deployed in refugee camps in Greece have been filing internal reports about the systemic neglect of hundreds of unaccompanied children.
In our @wearesolomon.bsky.social investigation, we reveal the scale of the disastrous conditions.
wearesolomon.com/mag/focus-ar...
In our @wearesolomon.bsky.social investigation, we reveal the scale of the disastrous conditions.
wearesolomon.com/mag/focus-ar...
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Mit @lukashaeuptli.bsky.social und @oabdullah.bsky.social recherchierte ich zu den Zuständen in der «Safe Area» für minderjährige Geflüchtete auf #Samos. Doch die sind alles andere als «safe»: Die von der Schweiz mitfinanzierten Zentren verstossen gegen Grundrechte der Bewohner:innen!
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Kaputte Toiletten, versiffte Gänge, Menschen mit Krätze. Die Zustände in einem Lager für Geflüchtete auf Samos spotten den Menschenrechten. Das sagen NGOs, das sagen Gerichte – aber was sagen die Schweizer Behörden? (1/3)
March 31, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Mit @lukashaeuptli.bsky.social und @oabdullah.bsky.social recherchierte ich zu den Zuständen in der «Safe Area» für minderjährige Geflüchtete auf #Samos. Doch die sind alles andere als «safe»: Die von der Schweiz mitfinanzierten Zentren verstossen gegen Grundrechte der Bewohner:innen!
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The situation at the Closed Controlled Access Center of Samos is beyond terrible for housing children. Below, read what the Swiss authorities has to say in response to our questions.
Kaputte Toiletten, versiffte Gänge, Menschen mit Krätze. Die Zustände in einem Lager für Geflüchtete auf Samos spotten den Menschenrechten. Das sagen NGOs, das sagen Gerichte – aber was sagen die Schweizer Behörden? (1/3)
March 31, 2025 at 1:18 PM
The situation at the Closed Controlled Access Center of Samos is beyond terrible for housing children. Below, read what the Swiss authorities has to say in response to our questions.
The media headlines continue to be focused on how incompetent US officials breached security protocols, ignoring that these are confessions to war crimes in writing.
March 31, 2025 at 1:10 PM
The media headlines continue to be focused on how incompetent US officials breached security protocols, ignoring that these are confessions to war crimes in writing.
In the past few weeks, @lonaeg.bsky.social , @lukashaeuptli.bsky.social and I were investigating de facto detention of juveniles in the holiday island of Samos financed by Switzerland.
Illustration: benjamin güdel
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Illustration: benjamin güdel
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Lager auf Samos: Haft für Kinder, bezahlt von der Schweiz
Wie auf der griechischen Ferieninsel Hunderte geflüchtete Minderjährige leiden.
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March 29, 2025 at 9:31 AM
In the past few weeks, @lonaeg.bsky.social , @lukashaeuptli.bsky.social and I were investigating de facto detention of juveniles in the holiday island of Samos financed by Switzerland.
Illustration: benjamin güdel
www.republik.ch/2025/03/28/l...
Illustration: benjamin güdel
www.republik.ch/2025/03/28/l...
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📰 Für Medienschaffende: Die Klimakrise ist gar keine Krise, denn eine Krise geht vorbei. Unsere klimatischen Grundbedingungen aber werden sich ändern und für immer anders bleiben. Das hat Auswirkungen, und zwar auf alle Bereiche, über die wir berichten. (1/3)
@climatejournalism.bsky.social
@climatejournalism.bsky.social
March 29, 2025 at 6:08 AM
📰 Für Medienschaffende: Die Klimakrise ist gar keine Krise, denn eine Krise geht vorbei. Unsere klimatischen Grundbedingungen aber werden sich ändern und für immer anders bleiben. Das hat Auswirkungen, und zwar auf alle Bereiche, über die wir berichten. (1/3)
@climatejournalism.bsky.social
@climatejournalism.bsky.social
‼️The Yemen bombing signal chat group, what almost no one is talking about.
While everyone from the media to policymakers fixate on the use of chat apps like Signal for sharing “highly sensitive” information, there’s far less scrutiny on what that information actually reveals.
While everyone from the media to policymakers fixate on the use of chat apps like Signal for sharing “highly sensitive” information, there’s far less scrutiny on what that information actually reveals.
March 28, 2025 at 11:41 AM
‼️The Yemen bombing signal chat group, what almost no one is talking about.
While everyone from the media to policymakers fixate on the use of chat apps like Signal for sharing “highly sensitive” information, there’s far less scrutiny on what that information actually reveals.
While everyone from the media to policymakers fixate on the use of chat apps like Signal for sharing “highly sensitive” information, there’s far less scrutiny on what that information actually reveals.
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🌳 🛫 Wie viele Jahre muss eine Eiche wachsen, um das CO2 von einem Flug nach New York zu neutralisieren? 🛬 🌳 (1/5)
@climatejournalism.bsky.social @mhaenggi.bsky.social @bluelle.bsky.social @sylkegruhnwald.bsky.social @florenthiard.bsky.social @lorz.bsky.social
@climatejournalism.bsky.social @mhaenggi.bsky.social @bluelle.bsky.social @sylkegruhnwald.bsky.social @florenthiard.bsky.social @lorz.bsky.social
March 20, 2025 at 9:05 AM
🌳 🛫 Wie viele Jahre muss eine Eiche wachsen, um das CO2 von einem Flug nach New York zu neutralisieren? 🛬 🌳 (1/5)
@climatejournalism.bsky.social @mhaenggi.bsky.social @bluelle.bsky.social @sylkegruhnwald.bsky.social @florenthiard.bsky.social @lorz.bsky.social
@climatejournalism.bsky.social @mhaenggi.bsky.social @bluelle.bsky.social @sylkegruhnwald.bsky.social @florenthiard.bsky.social @lorz.bsky.social
On May 7, 2025 (6–8 PM) in Zurich, we’re diving into climate numbers and CO₂ storage with @tiefenbacherin.bsky.social , right in the forest! 🌳 Learn how much carbon trees absorb, sip on wild herb-infused drinks, and connect with fellow climate journalists.
February 12, 2025 at 3:20 PM
On May 7, 2025 (6–8 PM) in Zurich, we’re diving into climate numbers and CO₂ storage with @tiefenbacherin.bsky.social , right in the forest! 🌳 Learn how much carbon trees absorb, sip on wild herb-infused drinks, and connect with fellow climate journalists.
🎙️ Podcast Alert: Our colleagues explore the impact of the conflict over raw materials on Bosnia’s fragile post-war order.
🔗 #Bosnia #MiningConflict #Politics #Podcast
🔗 #Bosnia #MiningConflict #Politics #Podcast
Schmutziges Geschäft: Lithiumabbau in Bosnien
Dimensionen · Episode
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February 12, 2025 at 2:45 PM
🎙️ Podcast Alert: Our colleagues explore the impact of the conflict over raw materials on Bosnia’s fragile post-war order.
🔗 #Bosnia #MiningConflict #Politics #Podcast
🔗 #Bosnia #MiningConflict #Politics #Podcast
To visit Syria, I had to take a flight through Istanbul, then Beirut, followed by a car ride to Damascus. A typical Lebanese bureaucratic glitch forced me into an unplanned three-night stay in Beirut. It is the first time in 11 years. Why, is a story for another day.
February 4, 2025 at 11:32 AM
To visit Syria, I had to take a flight through Istanbul, then Beirut, followed by a car ride to Damascus. A typical Lebanese bureaucratic glitch forced me into an unplanned three-night stay in Beirut. It is the first time in 11 years. Why, is a story for another day.
The next 11 billions from pension funds are now transparent 👀
In response to our request for information, the Basellandschaftliche Pensionskasse BLPK published its investments on its website - and shall update them annually.
In response to our request for information, the Basellandschaftliche Pensionskasse BLPK published its investments on its website - and shall update them annually.
blpk – Anlagen
Alles über die Grundsätze der Anlagepolitik und wie die blpk diese umsetzt, lesen Sie hier.
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February 3, 2025 at 3:01 PM
The next 11 billions from pension funds are now transparent 👀
In response to our request for information, the Basellandschaftliche Pensionskasse BLPK published its investments on its website - and shall update them annually.
In response to our request for information, the Basellandschaftliche Pensionskasse BLPK published its investments on its website - and shall update them annually.