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birgitrieck.bsky.social
@birgitrieck.bsky.social
Board Member, ICIJ.org
Director, MIMEF.org
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From Canada to France, Uruguay, Malaysia and beyond, ICIJ's latest investigation The #CoinLaundry shed light on the growing cryptocurrency shadow economy.

Here are some of the stories journalists uncovered around the world:
Undercover crypto transactions, shady multimillion-dollar schemes, and more Coin Laundry stories from ICIJ’s partners - ICIJ
To investigate the global crypto industry, ICIJ’s media partners stepped inside a shadow economy awash with dirty money.
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November 28, 2025 at 1:37 PM
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ICIJ and its #CoinLaundry media partners interviewed 45 victims of crypto scams on four continents. In most cases, the funds from the alleged scammers’ wallet addresses were channeled to accounts at major exchanges, including Binance, OKX, HTX and Bybit. www.icij.org/investigatio...
November 19, 2025 at 10:25 PM
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As Hollywood stars paraded down the red carpet at the Venice Film Festival, Kevin Spacey posed for photos alongside his producer, a woman in a shimmering silver gown, before settling in to watch the trailer for “Holiguards Saga — The Portal of Force.” www.icij.org/investigatio...
The Russian crypto guru’s Hollywood gambit
How the alleged mastermind of a multimillion-dollar crypto scam teamed up with a globe-trotting influencer and a disgraced Oscar winner as he pushed his latest dubious project.
www.icij.org
November 18, 2025 at 11:07 PM
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ICIJ's latest investigation The #CoinLaundry is a collaboration of 113 journalists from 38 media partners in 35 countries that exposes how cryptocurrency companies have empowered a shadow economy that lavishly profits from crime.

Here are our findings:
November 17, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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#RussianSecrets, an investigation by ICIJ’s media partners, uncovered secretive trade operations that largely escaped Western authorities’ scrutiny until Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine triggered a probe into shadowy networks serving the Kremlin.
Russia secretly bought Western tech to protect nuclear subs
Russian Secrets, a new cross-border investigation, reveals the shadowy procurement network behind Russia’s surveillance program Harmony.
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November 9, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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The four Maria Moors Cabot Prize winners were celebrated earlier this month at a ceremony.

“This year’s sweep by ICIJ-connected journalists speaks volumes about the strength of our global network,” said ICIJ Executive Director Gerard Ryle.

Learn more:
2025 Cabot Prize winners all hail from ICIJ network
The winners of the prestigious award acknowledged the important role that collaboration has played in developing investigative journalism across the Americas.
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October 19, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Here is Nicol Sadek‘s story that won the Livinston Award for International Reporting: www.icij.org/investigatio...
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June 10, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Congratulations to Nicole Sadek! Another great circle closing: having an ICIJ.org reporter winning a Livingston Award, which I managed for 4 years over 20 years ago!
icij.org ICIJ @icij.org · Jun 10
We are beyond proud of ICIJ reporter Nicole Sadek for winning this 2025 Livingston Award. Congratulations, Nicole!
Congratulations to Nicole Sadek of @icij.org, 2025 Livingston Award winner for International Reporting.

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#LivingstonAwards #internationalreporting
June 10, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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ICIJ’s tech team partnered with machine learning scientists from the AI Journalism Resource Center at @oslomet.bsky.social and the Norwegian public broadcaster NRK to develop a passport detection tool.

Learn about the process and results:
How we use machine learning to find passports and unlock one key to offshore secrecy - ICIJ
Passports are often a critical part of the jigsaw for investigative reporters digging into offshore companies, so ICIJ partnered with artificial intelligence experts to build a detection tool.
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May 16, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Last week, @icij.org published the China Targets, a chilling investigation on China's influence in silencing critical voices across the globe. Here is a great and short Q&A about the findings:
Frequently asked questions about the China Targets investigation - ICIJ
What's transnational repression? Is China Targets based on leaked documents? What's a GONGO? These questions and more, answered.
www.icij.org
May 8, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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COMING SOON: #ChinaTargets.
My news organization @icij.org led a 10-month investigation that uncovered the sprawling scope & terrifying tactics of Beijing’s campaign to target dissident members of its diaspora.
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April 26, 2025 at 3:57 PM
My Opinion essay about the destruction of the nation's first environmental education center by the Ann Arbor, MI, school board was published in The @detroitnews.bsky.social:
www.detroitnews.com/story/opinio...
Rieck: Ann Arbor school rebuild will destroy urban education center
We as neighbors have to live with the irretrievable destruction of our space and disruption of our family lives every day of every month of every year for ever.
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April 13, 2025 at 12:12 PM