Supported projects

OSLO / TEXAS – Yara, the biggest fertiliser producer in Europe, is promoting 'sustainable' products as climate-friendly solutions. Yet this investigation reveals that much of this product relies on fracked gas from U.S. shale fields.

MOSCOW — This cross-border investigation has revealed that Sberbank, Russia’s largest state-owned bank and a target of comprehensive US, UK and EU sanctions, has bypassed trade restrictions by setting up a secret import network to supply Russian consumers with products from Western brands such as Apple, Lego, Dyson, Adidas and Calvin Klein.

BRČKO - An investigation into the chilling circumstances surrounding the only professional photograph to capture the act of execution during the Bosnian War in the former Yugoslavia.

BARCELONA / CIVITAVECCHIA / MARSEILLE – This cross-border investigation uncovers the hidden environmental cost of ship scrubbers—systems installed on vessels to reduce sulfur emissions by washing exhaust gases with seawater.

BERLIN/ COPENHAGEN - Two people have died in childbirth - a mother and her baby - after taking a controversial labour-inducing drug called Angusta. Was the drug to blame? That was the question that led to this investigation.

PALAWAN / AGUSAN DEL SUR - This investigation maps deforestation in the protected areas in the Philippines and Indonesia, identifies the commodities that have replaced the trees, and explores how these products are laundered into global supply chains.

KYIV - This investigation examines how Russian sports betting platforms continue to offer live betting on Ukrainian football matches — including those held near active war zones — using data that can largely be traced back to Sportradar. This company promotes itself as a guardian of sporting integrity and serves as UEFA’s official data partner. 

JAKARTA – This investigation reveals serious irregularities and testimonies of environmental and social fraud at the Weda Bay Nickel, the world's largest open pit nickel mine, co-owned by the French mining giant Eramet, the Chinese steel multinational Tsinghan and the Indonesian state through the state-owned company PT Antam.

ANKARA/BATMAN - The Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) has announced its dissolution. But will this also bring an end to the controversial practice of replacing elected mayors with government-appointed officials in Kurdish-majority cities?

BARCELONA - This investigation set out to explore the hidden dynamics behind the rapid expansion of solar energy projects in Catalonia and in Italy and their impact on rural communities.