Tomas Statius
@tomasstatius.bsky.social
Journaliste @lhreports.bsky.social | Migrations, surveillance, nucléaire | Auteur “Les morts de la Deûle” et “Toxique”
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Lors du dernier match du LOSC, les identitaires flamands ont posté un tifo nationaliste "Rijsel is Vlams" ("Lille est flamande" en flamand), mais en faisant une faute (Vlams au lieu de Vlaams)
October 6, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Lors du dernier match du LOSC, les identitaires flamands ont posté un tifo nationaliste "Rijsel is Vlams" ("Lille est flamande" en flamand), mais en faisant une faute (Vlams au lieu de Vlaams)
À la suite de nos révélations sur les interceptions violentes de #kwassa au large de #Mayotte, le président de l'union des #Comores, Azali Assoumani, a demandé à la France "d'arrêter ces opérations" lors de l'assemblée générale de #ONU à New York
la1ere.franceinfo.fr/mayotte/les-...
la1ere.franceinfo.fr/mayotte/les-...
September 27, 2025 at 11:24 AM
À la suite de nos révélations sur les interceptions violentes de #kwassa au large de #Mayotte, le président de l'union des #Comores, Azali Assoumani, a demandé à la France "d'arrêter ces opérations" lors de l'assemblée générale de #ONU à New York
la1ere.franceinfo.fr/mayotte/les-...
la1ere.franceinfo.fr/mayotte/les-...
Le ministère des affaires étrangères des Comores réagit à notre enquête sur les interceptions violentes de #kwassas à #Mayotte
Il condamne une "atteinte grave aux obligations internationales de la France" et appelle à des sanctions "contre les auteurs de cette barbarie"
Il condamne une "atteinte grave aux obligations internationales de la France" et appelle à des sanctions "contre les auteurs de cette barbarie"
September 22, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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For years, the French government had maintained that intercepting boats at sea was illegal and dangerous.
But in the Indian Ocean, they've been doing just that, costing dozens of lives.
If these tactics were used in the Channel, it would risk hundreds of lives.
www.thetimes.com/article/46f9...
But in the Indian Ocean, they've been doing just that, costing dozens of lives.
If these tactics were used in the Channel, it would risk hundreds of lives.
www.thetimes.com/article/46f9...
French police ‘illegally ram migrant boats in overseas territory’
France has said it can’t intervene in the Channel but police routinely use deadly tactics to stop boats reaching the Indian Ocean island of Mayotte, an investigation found
www.thetimes.com
September 16, 2025 at 7:14 PM
For years, the French government had maintained that intercepting boats at sea was illegal and dangerous.
But in the Indian Ocean, they've been doing just that, costing dozens of lives.
If these tactics were used in the Channel, it would risk hundreds of lives.
www.thetimes.com/article/46f9...
But in the Indian Ocean, they've been doing just that, costing dozens of lives.
If these tactics were used in the Channel, it would risk hundreds of lives.
www.thetimes.com/article/46f9...
Pendant un an, avec @lemonde.fr @spiegel.de @thetimes.com @artefr.bsky.social, nous avons enquêté à Mayotte sur la manière dont la police arrête les #kwassas, ces petits bateaux qui tentent de rejoindre l’île
Nous révélons l'utilisation de tactiques dont les conséquences peuvent être mortelles 🧵
Nous révélons l'utilisation de tactiques dont les conséquences peuvent être mortelles 🧵
September 16, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Pendant un an, avec @lemonde.fr @spiegel.de @thetimes.com @artefr.bsky.social, nous avons enquêté à Mayotte sur la manière dont la police arrête les #kwassas, ces petits bateaux qui tentent de rejoindre l’île
Nous révélons l'utilisation de tactiques dont les conséquences peuvent être mortelles 🧵
Nous révélons l'utilisation de tactiques dont les conséquences peuvent être mortelles 🧵
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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.
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For years Frontex gathered data and automatically passed it unlawfully to Europol. With @stavinoha.bsky.social & @lolahierro.bsky.social we investigated how this dragnet scooped up thousands of people, migrants and EU activists.
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Frontex unlawfully shared thousands of people's personal data with Europol
Under the banner of fighting migrant smuggling, Frontex has collected, and unlawfully siphoned to Europol, personal data for years—quietly drawing thousands of migrants, as well as EU citizens aiding ...
wearesolomon.com
July 14, 2025 at 12:23 PM
For years Frontex gathered data and automatically passed it unlawfully to Europol. With @stavinoha.bsky.social & @lolahierro.bsky.social we investigated how this dragnet scooped up thousands of people, migrants and EU activists.
wearesolomon.com/mag/format/i...
wearesolomon.com/mag/format/i...
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New by @oliviasolon.bsky.social ( @bloomberg.com) and @tomasstatius.bsky.social ( @lighthousereports.com): a EU border control system - with biometric info on 1.7 million people - has extremely serious cybersecurity issues.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
This is why these stories are important:
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
This is why these stories are important:
Cybersecurity Flaws Plagued EU Border Control System, Audit Shows
An information-sharing system used by EU border forces to flag illegal immigrants and suspected criminals in real time was rife with software and security vulnerabilities, according to emails and conf...
www.bloomberg.com
July 3, 2025 at 9:07 AM
New by @oliviasolon.bsky.social ( @bloomberg.com) and @tomasstatius.bsky.social ( @lighthousereports.com): a EU border control system - with biometric info on 1.7 million people - has extremely serious cybersecurity issues.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
This is why these stories are important:
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
This is why these stories are important:
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An information-sharing system used by EU border forces to flag illegal immigrants and suspected criminals in real time was rife with software & security vulnerabilities, according to confidential documents seen by @bloomberg.com and @lighthousereports.com
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
EU Border Software Vulnerable to Hacks, Confidential Reports Warn
An information-sharing system used by EU border forces to flag illegal immigrants and suspected criminals in real time was rife with software and security vulnerabilities, according to emails and conf...
www.bloomberg.com
July 2, 2025 at 6:33 AM
An information-sharing system used by EU border forces to flag illegal immigrants and suspected criminals in real time was rife with software & security vulnerabilities, according to confidential documents seen by @bloomberg.com and @lighthousereports.com
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Le fichier de contrôle aux frontières des pays de la zone Schengen (SIS) est truffé de failles de sécu qui le rendent vulnérables selon des docs obtenus par @bloomberg.com @lighthousereports.com
Il contient les données biométriques de 1,7 millions de personnes www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Il contient les données biométriques de 1,7 millions de personnes www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
EU Border Software Vulnerable to Hacks, Confidential Reports Warn
An information-sharing system used by EU border forces to flag illegal immigrants and suspected criminals in real time was rife with software and security vulnerabilities, according to emails and conf...
www.bloomberg.com
July 2, 2025 at 6:51 AM
Le fichier de contrôle aux frontières des pays de la zone Schengen (SIS) est truffé de failles de sécu qui le rendent vulnérables selon des docs obtenus par @bloomberg.com @lighthousereports.com
Il contient les données biométriques de 1,7 millions de personnes www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Il contient les données biométriques de 1,7 millions de personnes www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Pour discréditer #Toxique, notre enquête sur les essais nucléaires avec @sebphilippe.bsky.social, le CEA n'a pas lésiné sur les moyens. Sur @disclosengo.bsky.social @lemonde.fr @theguardian.com, nous révélons les coulisses d'un opé d'influence à près de 90 000 € www.lemonde.fr/politique/ar...
Essais nucléaires en Polynésie française : quand le CEA finance un contre-récit sur les contaminations
Une commission d’enquête parlementaire cherche à comprendre si l’Etat a sous-estimé le nombre de victimes pour limiter les indemnisations. En 2022, le Commissariat à l’énergie atomique a déployé une c...
www.lemonde.fr
May 27, 2025 at 5:30 AM
Pour discréditer #Toxique, notre enquête sur les essais nucléaires avec @sebphilippe.bsky.social, le CEA n'a pas lésiné sur les moyens. Sur @disclosengo.bsky.social @lemonde.fr @theguardian.com, nous révélons les coulisses d'un opé d'influence à près de 90 000 € www.lemonde.fr/politique/ar...
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Over a year, we collected & analyzed data on drowning deaths along Texas' stretch of the US/Mexico border on the Rio Grande
Yesterday our collaborative investigation went out on the front covers of @washingtonpost.com + @eluniversalmx.bsky.social @lhreports.bsky.social
Yesterday our collaborative investigation went out on the front covers of @washingtonpost.com + @eluniversalmx.bsky.social @lhreports.bsky.social
December 9, 2024 at 4:07 PM
Over a year, we collected & analyzed data on drowning deaths along Texas' stretch of the US/Mexico border on the Rio Grande
Yesterday our collaborative investigation went out on the front covers of @washingtonpost.com + @eluniversalmx.bsky.social @lhreports.bsky.social
Yesterday our collaborative investigation went out on the front covers of @washingtonpost.com + @eluniversalmx.bsky.social @lhreports.bsky.social
Entre 2017 et 2023, 1000+ personnes se sont noyées au Texas en essayant de rejoindre les #US depuis le Mexique
@lhreports.bsky.social @washingtonpost.com & @eluniversalmx.bsky.social démontrent le lien entre ces morts et les tactiques agressives de la police www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2024/...
@lhreports.bsky.social @washingtonpost.com & @eluniversalmx.bsky.social démontrent le lien entre ces morts et les tactiques agressives de la police www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2024/...
Border drownings rose as migrants rushed to cross and Texas clamped down
An investigation found more migrant drowning deaths than the U.S. or Mexico have reported. Many were in Eagle Pass, where Texas’ border crackdown is focused.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 9, 2024 at 3:53 PM
Entre 2017 et 2023, 1000+ personnes se sont noyées au Texas en essayant de rejoindre les #US depuis le Mexique
@lhreports.bsky.social @washingtonpost.com & @eluniversalmx.bsky.social démontrent le lien entre ces morts et les tactiques agressives de la police www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2024/...
@lhreports.bsky.social @washingtonpost.com & @eluniversalmx.bsky.social démontrent le lien entre ces morts et les tactiques agressives de la police www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2024/...
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It’s 5yrs and waiting since the EU boasted that a €142mn “smart borders” system would see it biometrically track people in/out of the bloc. Atos, a French IT firm cosy with Brussels, was supposed to do the bulk of the job.
Documents obtained by @lhreports.bsky.social @bloomberg.com reveal a fiasco
Documents obtained by @lhreports.bsky.social @bloomberg.com reveal a fiasco
December 9, 2024 at 11:57 AM
It’s 5yrs and waiting since the EU boasted that a €142mn “smart borders” system would see it biometrically track people in/out of the bloc. Atos, a French IT firm cosy with Brussels, was supposed to do the bulk of the job.
Documents obtained by @lhreports.bsky.social @bloomberg.com reveal a fiasco
Documents obtained by @lhreports.bsky.social @bloomberg.com reveal a fiasco
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UK exports pesticides that it won't use at home.
Nice investigation by @laurentgaberell.bsky.social for @publiceye.ch with @unearthednews.bsky.social.
For more, check out the stories by @tomasstatius.bsky.social & co on the EU's pesticide problem www.lighthousereports.com/investigatio...
Nice investigation by @laurentgaberell.bsky.social for @publiceye.ch with @unearthednews.bsky.social.
For more, check out the stories by @tomasstatius.bsky.social & co on the EU's pesticide problem www.lighthousereports.com/investigatio...
December 9, 2024 at 10:05 AM
UK exports pesticides that it won't use at home.
Nice investigation by @laurentgaberell.bsky.social for @publiceye.ch with @unearthednews.bsky.social.
For more, check out the stories by @tomasstatius.bsky.social & co on the EU's pesticide problem www.lighthousereports.com/investigatio...
Nice investigation by @laurentgaberell.bsky.social for @publiceye.ch with @unearthednews.bsky.social.
For more, check out the stories by @tomasstatius.bsky.social & co on the EU's pesticide problem www.lighthousereports.com/investigatio...
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Worth your time this morning, from @oliviasolon.bsky.social & @tomasstatius.bsky.social
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Atos Consortium Fumbles Rollout of EU Biometric Border System
Financial and technical problems are fueling concern about whether the bloc can revamp its approach to borders
www.bloomberg.com
December 3, 2024 at 7:10 AM
Worth your time this morning, from @oliviasolon.bsky.social & @tomasstatius.bsky.social
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
En #RDC, la parenthèse #Semlex est définitivement refermée
L'entreprise, qui imprimait les passeports congolais depuis 2015, poursuivie pour corruption par la justice belge depuis 2017, a perdu son lucratif marché actualite.cd/2024/12/03/r...
L'entreprise, qui imprimait les passeports congolais depuis 2015, poursuivie pour corruption par la justice belge depuis 2017, a perdu son lucratif marché actualite.cd/2024/12/03/r...
RDC: le gouvernement désigne l’entreprise Dermalog en remplacement de Semlex pour la production des passeports congolais
Après une longue période d'attente, la page Semlex est tournée. L’entreprise Dermalog va produire désormais les passeports en République Démocratique du Congo.
actualite.cd
December 4, 2024 at 2:23 PM
En #RDC, la parenthèse #Semlex est définitivement refermée
L'entreprise, qui imprimait les passeports congolais depuis 2015, poursuivie pour corruption par la justice belge depuis 2017, a perdu son lucratif marché actualite.cd/2024/12/03/r...
L'entreprise, qui imprimait les passeports congolais depuis 2015, poursuivie pour corruption par la justice belge depuis 2017, a perdu son lucratif marché actualite.cd/2024/12/03/r...
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The Entry-Exit System has been in the making for over 15 years, with a cost so far to the hundreds of millions. This massive scoop by @tomasstatius.bsky.social of @lhreports.bsky.social and Bloomberg prove that the project's benefit is until this day a big 0.
En 2019, l’UE a décidé d’investir 100+ millions d’euros dans un nouveau système biométrique de contrôle aux frontières, EES.
5 ans plus tard, le système ne fonctionne pas et son lancement a encore une fois été repoussé.
La faute en grande partie à une entreprise : Atos 🧶
5 ans plus tard, le système ne fonctionne pas et son lancement a encore une fois été repoussé.
La faute en grande partie à une entreprise : Atos 🧶
December 3, 2024 at 4:15 PM
The Entry-Exit System has been in the making for over 15 years, with a cost so far to the hundreds of millions. This massive scoop by @tomasstatius.bsky.social of @lhreports.bsky.social and Bloomberg prove that the project's benefit is until this day a big 0.
En 2019, l’UE a décidé d’investir 100+ millions d’euros dans un nouveau système biométrique de contrôle aux frontières, EES.
5 ans plus tard, le système ne fonctionne pas et son lancement a encore une fois été repoussé.
La faute en grande partie à une entreprise : Atos 🧶
5 ans plus tard, le système ne fonctionne pas et son lancement a encore une fois été repoussé.
La faute en grande partie à une entreprise : Atos 🧶
December 3, 2024 at 12:53 PM
En 2019, l’UE a décidé d’investir 100+ millions d’euros dans un nouveau système biométrique de contrôle aux frontières, EES.
5 ans plus tard, le système ne fonctionne pas et son lancement a encore une fois été repoussé.
La faute en grande partie à une entreprise : Atos 🧶
5 ans plus tard, le système ne fonctionne pas et son lancement a encore une fois été repoussé.
La faute en grande partie à une entreprise : Atos 🧶
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I do a lot of FOIA and I’m used to stonewalling. But Sweden surprised me. After 3 years of telling me no, a high level official at Sweden’s welfare agency Försäkringskassan accidentally left me on cc, writing “Now we must hope that we are done with him.”
November 27, 2024 at 12:55 PM
I do a lot of FOIA and I’m used to stonewalling. But Sweden surprised me. After 3 years of telling me no, a high level official at Sweden’s welfare agency Försäkringskassan accidentally left me on cc, writing “Now we must hope that we are done with him.”
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A good human-centred piece reminding us that the UK's strategy of constantly increasing security/surveillance/violence at the France/UK border is not reducing small boat crossings or discouraging people from making the journey, but IS leading to many more deaths
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024...
‘We can live or die, but we are going to the UK’: the Calais refugees clinging desperately to a dream
Seventy-five people have died or gone missing trying to cross the Channel in small boats this year. What keeps them coming, despite the ever harsher attempts to deter them?
www.theguardian.com
November 29, 2024 at 3:07 PM
A good human-centred piece reminding us that the UK's strategy of constantly increasing security/surveillance/violence at the France/UK border is not reducing small boat crossings or discouraging people from making the journey, but IS leading to many more deaths
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024...
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Migrants disparus dans la Manche : des enquêtes négligées ?
www.lemonde.fr/societe/arti...
www.lemonde.fr/societe/arti...
Migrants disparus dans la Manche : des enquêtes négligées ?
Dans un contexte de multiplication des naufrages de migrants, les associations critiquent une organisation opaque des investigations sur les morts et disparus en mer. Au sein de la gendarmerie maritim...
www.lemonde.fr
November 29, 2024 at 9:33 AM
Migrants disparus dans la Manche : des enquêtes négligées ?
www.lemonde.fr/societe/arti...
www.lemonde.fr/societe/arti...
Dimanche avec @gabriellehecht.bsky.social #NuclearStudies
November 24, 2024 at 1:42 PM
Dimanche avec @gabriellehecht.bsky.social #NuclearStudies
Honored to be speaking at the @outriderfdn.bsky.social nuclear summit in Washington DC with such great minds as @meckdevil.bsky.social and Victoria Samson (and many others).
We'll talk about stories that should be told (and are not).
Rest of the program is here : outrider.org/conference/2...
We'll talk about stories that should be told (and are not).
Rest of the program is here : outrider.org/conference/2...
November 21, 2024 at 7:51 AM
Honored to be speaking at the @outriderfdn.bsky.social nuclear summit in Washington DC with such great minds as @meckdevil.bsky.social and Victoria Samson (and many others).
We'll talk about stories that should be told (and are not).
Rest of the program is here : outrider.org/conference/2...
We'll talk about stories that should be told (and are not).
Rest of the program is here : outrider.org/conference/2...