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“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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Lighthouse editor Charlotte Alfred explains why cross-border collaboration remains key to accountability.
Listen to the episode here: www.lighthousereports.com/what-is-the-...
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
“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.
Listen to the episode here: www.lighthousereports.com/what-is-the-...
Lighthouse editor Charlotte Alfred explains why cross-border collaboration remains key to accountability.
Listen to the episode here: www.lighthousereports.com/what-is-the-...
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
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.
“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
“Nothing matters most to Syrian society until this day more than the fate of the hundreds of thousands that went missing over the years.” 🎙️
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
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
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
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
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
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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
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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Our Afghan partners have doggedly covered these killings since the fall of Kabul. Read their stories here:
گزارش مشترک پنج رسانه: طالبان ۱۱۰ نظامی پیشین را به‌طور سیستماتیک به قتل رساندند | روزنامه ۸صبح
با گذشت بیش از چهار سال از وعده «عفو عمومی» طالبان، یافته‌های یک گزارش تحقیقی مشترک نشان می‌دهد که نیروهای پیشین امنیتی افغانستان همچنان هدف بازداشت، شکنجه و قتل‌های طالبان قرار دارند. این تحقیق با هم...
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October 16, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Our Afghan partners have doggedly covered these killings since the fall of Kabul. Read their stories here:
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
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:
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
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.
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
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.
Three soldiers from elite special forces told us they had been tortured for the contact details of former colleagues
October 16, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Three soldiers from elite special forces told us they had been tortured for the contact details of former colleagues
The Taliban claim the killings are isolated cases of personal revenge. Yet, interviews with torture victims raise concerns of a more systematic effort to hunt allies of international forces.
October 16, 2025 at 10:19 AM
The Taliban claim the killings are isolated cases of personal revenge. Yet, interviews with torture victims raise concerns of a more systematic effort to hunt allies of international forces.
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.
We verified 110 killings of Afghan forces since 2023, the last year the UN published a standalone report on the issue.
This includes soldiers from elite units who worked “shoulder to shoulder” with international special forces.
This includes soldiers from elite units who worked “shoulder to shoulder” with international special forces.
October 16, 2025 at 10:19 AM
We verified 110 killings of Afghan forces since 2023, the last year the UN published a standalone report on the issue.
This includes soldiers from elite units who worked “shoulder to shoulder” with international special forces.
This includes soldiers from elite units who worked “shoulder to shoulder” with international special forces.
The Taliban promised them amnesty. Biden, Trump, and the UK vowed to help their Afghan allies. But our findings show that killings continue to this day.
October 16, 2025 at 10:19 AM
The Taliban promised them amnesty. Biden, Trump, and the UK vowed to help their Afghan allies. But our findings show that killings continue to this day.
@orariccardo.bsky.social @irpimedia.eu explores how Altamides ended up in the hands of corporate investigators working for global oil company Eni irpimedia.irpi.eu/surveillance...
Anche un ex manager di Eni tra i bersagli del software che traccia i telefoni
È Roberto Casula, tracciato nell’aprile 2013. Eni aveva dato mandato a investigatori privati che si sono appoggiati ad Altamides, il sistema di First Wap. Che però in Italia può essere utilizzato solo...
irpimedia.irpi.eu
October 16, 2025 at 9:34 AM
@orariccardo.bsky.social @irpimedia.eu explores how Altamides ended up in the hands of corporate investigators working for global oil company Eni irpimedia.irpi.eu/surveillance...
Omer Benjakob @haaretzcom.bsky.social found Israeli lawyers and businessmen with interests in Africa and the Gulf, & learnt that key players in the Israeli surveillance industry were also spied on www.haaretz.co.il/news/securit...
300 ישראלים במעקב: מי ריגל אחר סוחרי נשק, יצרני רוגלה וליאת בן־ארי
תחקיר בינלאומי בשיתוף "הארץ" חושף חברה אינדונזית המוכרת בלא פיקוח אמצעי מעקב מתקדמים, שמגיעים גם לידי גורמים פרטיים
www.haaretz.co.il
October 16, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Omer Benjakob @haaretzcom.bsky.social found Israeli lawyers and businessmen with interests in Africa and the Gulf, & learnt that key players in the Israeli surveillance industry were also spied on www.haaretz.co.il/news/securit...
The list goes on. KRIK’s Bojana Jovanovic identified Serbian targets working in the energy industry
Međunarodno istraživanje „Tajne nadzora”: špijunskim softverom „Altamides” praćeni srpski biznismeni
Međunarodno novinarsko istraživanje „Tajne nadzora” predvođeno medijima Ligthouse Reports i Paper Trail Media, u kojem je učestvovao i KRIK, otkriva kako je softver „Altamides” kompanije „First Wap” i...
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October 16, 2025 at 9:34 AM
The list goes on. KRIK’s Bojana Jovanovic identified Serbian targets working in the energy industry
In Norway, NRK’s @cbjoerke.bsky.social shows how Altamides zeroed in on a top telecom executive
NRK avslører: Tidligere Telenor-topp blant tusenvis utsatt for sporing
Mobilen hans var skrudd på. Det var alt som skulle til for å finne ut hvor Telenor-topp Sigve Brekkes telefon befant seg.
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October 15, 2025 at 8:23 AM
In Norway, NRK’s @cbjoerke.bsky.social shows how Altamides zeroed in on a top telecom executive
In Austria, @laurinlorenz.bsky.social @derstandard.at found a spate of tracking at Red Bull, which employees described as “eerie and shocking” and “a disgrace”
Big Brother aus Österreich: Die Firma, die Handys weltweit überwachte
Eine verdeckte Recherche legt offen, wie mit der Technik eines deutsch-österreichischen Unternehmens Politiker, Journalisten und Prominente getrackt wurden
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October 15, 2025 at 8:23 AM
In Austria, @laurinlorenz.bsky.social @derstandard.at found a spate of tracking at Red Bull, which employees described as “eerie and shocking” and “a disgrace”