Rasit Elibol, The Netherlands, is an investigative journalist at De Groene Amsterdammer.

He writes, among other things, about crime and inequalty. In 2021 he won the Hague Press Prize and was runner-up at the European Press Prize.

©Photo: Bob Bronshoff

Rasit Elibol ©Bob Bronshoff

Basic information

Name
Rasit Elibol
Title
Journalist
Country
Netherlands
City
Zaandam

Supported projects

Asbestos: The Lethal Legacy

  • Environment
  • Healthcare

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

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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