Emilia García Morales is an investigative and data journalist based in Madrid, Spain.

Emilia G. Morales is a staff writer of Público's data and investigation team. She has previously worked on transnational journalistic investigations such as Asbestos: The Lethal Legacy, and has collaborated on investigations with Bloom, Ashoka, Transparency International Venezuela and Fundación porCausa. Her work focuses on migration, human rights, and international affairs.

Emilia García Morales

Basic information

Name
Emilia García Morales
Title
Investigative and data journalist
Expertise
Data journalism, Migration, Human Rights
Country
Spain
City
Madrid
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Supported projects

Exporting Abortion

  • Healthcare
  • Human Rights

BRUSSELS - Exporting Abortion is a cross-border, collaborative investigation into the unequal access to abortion in Europe. Journalists from across the continent have investigated how thousands of women each year are forced to travel from one country to another to get an abortion. The investigation has revealed that at least 5,860 women in Europe faced this situation in 2023, and more than 25,000 since 2019.

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Exporting Abortion

Asbestos: The Lethal Legacy

  • Environment
  • Healthcare
  • Industry

Asbestos is more lethal than previously known. New figures, recognised by the EU institutions, show that 70,000-90,000 Europeans die each year of asbestos related cancer.

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Jesús Ropero died of mesothelioma shortly after this interview. This worker at CAF, a multinational train manufacturer in Spain, removed blue asbestos with his own hands. Photo: B. Jimenez Tejero