Beyond the Caliphate: Tracking ISIS Suspects in Europe
BERLIN - Across Europe, former members and supporters of the so-called Islamic State are living under new identities - undetected and unprosecuted. Beyond the Caliphate is a cross-border investigation by ...
Photo: A woman crushes argan nuts by hand to retrieve the precious kernel, Co-op Ayadi Chiadma, Morocco. Photograph by Juliet Ferguson
Desert Gold: The Dark Side of Argan Oil
SOUS – This investigation examines the challenges faced by Berber women, custodians of traditional argan tree knowledge, as market pressures and climate change threaten the sustainability of argan oil cooperatives ...
Photo: A worker in front of the ArcelorMittal facilities in Dunkirk, France. Image by Berta Vicente Salas.
The Steel Route
DUNKERQUE / PEÑA COLORADA / SANTA CRUZ - This team of journalists investigated the operations of Ternium and ArcelorMittal, two Luxembourg-based steel giants that present themselves as leaders in “sustainable” and “low-carbon” ...
Great Green Mess: The Unraveling of a Utopian Project
FERLO / KANEM - By tracking billions in funding, visiting remote sites, and speaking with those directly affected, a cross-border team of journalists examined the gap between the Great Green ...
OUDSBERGEN / YELLOWSTONE - After a century of absence, the wolf is once again prowling our landscapes. Its return is welcomed in forests and meadows, but resistance is growing on ...
High-tech Promises and Security Gaps in EU Funded Projects
DOBROGEA/ MORAVIA-SILESIA - Across Europe, public money is fuelling apparently high-tech projects that promise safety, innovation, and inclusion - yet both in Dobrogea and Ostrava, delivery on EU funded projects ...
SAN MARTÍN - This investigation traces the global supply chain of sacha inchi, an Amazonian seed also known as ‘the Inca’s gold’, to expose the mechanisms of modern-day biopiracy.
Europe’s Broken System for Reuniting Refugee Families
ATHENS / ROME - An investigation across Europe reveals that unaccompanied minors fleeing war and persecution face significant delays in family reunification due to bureaucratic inefficiencies, such as understaffed guardianship ...
From Kosovo to Ukraine: Silent Aftermath of Depleted Uranium
PRISTINA – This investigation explores the long-term human and environmental consequences of the use of NATO's use of depleted uranium (DU) munitions during the 1998–1999 Kosovo War.
TRIESTE / INGOLSTADT / VIENNA – Despite the EU’s commitment to phasing out fossil fuels, the Transalpine Pipeline continues to transport crude oil across the Alps, with no indication of ...
AALSMEER / NAIVASHA/ TABACUNDO – This cross-border investigation reveals the hidden economic, social and ecological asymmetries of roses, which symbolise love in the north but often represent exploitation in the ...
LISBON - The project will enable us to reach a new audience of people who may not have time to read, but who still want to stay connected to the city ...
Inside the Global Trade that Moves PFAS Downstream
VICENZA / LOTE PARSHURAM - What happens to a Western chemical plant after it closes down due to causing an environmental disaster? To India. This investigation reveals how a factory ...
ISTANBUL / DAMASCUS – A cross-border investigation uncovers how Turkey’s booming recycled steel industry is fuelled by scrap metal sourced from war-torn countries such as Syria, Libya, and Ukraine. By ...
BEIRUT - Jado is a trans woman in Beirut. She is an iconic mother figure in the local LGBTQIA+ community. Every day, she has to fight to be herself and ...
The Broken Bridge: How Legal Work Permits Lead to Slavery
BUCHAREST / ROME / DHAKA – The investigation exposes how Romania’s chaotic labour migration system pushes legal migrant workers into illegality, trapping many in conditions akin to modern slavery. Through interviews and ...
From-Below Environmental Campaigns Challenge Status Quo
ATHENS / BERLIN / WARSAW - In Central and Eastern Europe, prejudice often sows distrust across borders and greed trumps environmental conservation. But unique forms cooperation on pressing environmental topics ...
Mapping Housing Affordability for Essential Workers in Europe
PRAGUE/ BERLIN/ BRUSSELS - The European project “The Housing Games” investigates whether the people essential to keep our cities running can still afford to live in them.
CHELEM - Chelem, a small coastal town on the Gulf of Mexico, recently rebranded by Trump as the “Gulf of America”, is the stage for an unexpected reversal. Where once ...
UPPER SILESIA/ MORAVIAN-SILESIA - This investigation looks into preventive measures taken after the ecological disaster on the Oder river in 2022. It showcases the conflict between economic development and environmental preservation and ...