Back to Basics: Redesigning a Website for Future Growth
KYIV - Grunt Media developed its website infrastructure after realising its content’s reach and appearance was being limited by only publishing on social media. The intent is for the site to serve as a base for people to engage with Grunt and in the future the team would like to incorporate an ...
Participatory Design for Future-proof Independent Media
BERLIN - FairPlanet's project is a research-led innovation sprint designed to refine its digital platform strategy, amplify diverse local journalism and explore sustainable revenue models. Based on participatory design and audience engagement, the project aims to create a more inclusive, resilient ...
New Narratives: Engaging Audiences on Refugee Integration
WARSAW - Polish Memorial produced and launched the first elements of the documentary project “Między nami” (“Between Us”). The team conducted in-depth, on-camera interviews and collected contextual footage, recording four stories. Three feature people from Ukraine and Russia who were forced to ...
ZAGHOUAN – Across the fertile lands of Tunisia’s north-western region, a new form of agriculture has quietly taken root: the cultivation of genetically modified (GMO) soybeans.
How Northern Kenya Is Fighting Exploitation By Oil Companies
LOKICHAR – This investigation explores the operations of oil companies in Northern Kenya and the responses of local stakeholders, including pastoralists, former oil workers, and land rights advocates. One such company is Tullow Oil, a British firm that bought oil blocks in the region over a decade ...
BRUSSELS - Spring and mineral waters from the Ardennes, the High Fens and East Flanders contain traces of ultra short PFAS. Analyses ordered by Apache show that TFA has seeped deep into the natural water veins.
The Croatian Bridge: Football Transfers in the Grey Area
ZAGREB – This investigation examines the opaque business model of football agent Andy Bara and his agency, Niagara Sports. Bara is renowned for orchestrating high-profile transfers, including Dani Olmo's moves to RB Leipzig and FC Barcelona. However, his dealings have raised questions about 'bridge ...
The Gambling Network: The world of Illegal Online Casinos
VIENNA - An investigation has revealed that individuals within the global gambling industry are knowingly breaking national laws. Leaked documents show how illegal online casinos exploit gambling addicts and evade detection by the authorities in Europe.
BIAŁOWIEŻA / ARMENIȘ / GRANADA – This investigation follows the remarkable recovery of Europe's largest land mammal, from the brink of extinction a century ago, focusing particularly on Poland, Romania and Spain, where the population has grown to over 7,000 today.
BELGRADE - Yugoslavia began as a dream. A noble ideal to unite the Slavic peoples of the south. What followed was a tortuous history: from kingdom to socialist republic, from tourist paradise to war zone.
Nowhere to Go – Europe’s Struggle to Rehouse its Exotic Animals
BRUSSELS - This investigation examines how stricter European regulations on wild animals in circuses have led to an unintended crisis, leaving hundreds of big cats are trapped in overcrowded shelters with limited resources and no coordinated solutions.
Blaming the Wolf: Politics, Fear, And Lost Protection
BRUSSELS – This investigation examines how false narratives, political discourse and lobbying efforts in six European countries have shaped perceptions of wolves, leading to the weakening of their legal protection.
COMRAT/ TASHKENT – Russia tried to influence Moldova's political decisions by funding its operations in an attempt to prevent it from joining the EU. When the EU cut off direct channels, Moscow used other routes, via Uzbekistan, to continue funding operations aimed at influencing the EU.
KIEV / GOMA / TIGRAY - Sexual violence is unfortunately common in conflicts and wars. It is a serious violation of humanitarian law of war that is rarely punished. For victims, the consequences are profound - physically, mentally and socially.
The European Hake: Mediterranean’s Most Overfished Species
ROME/MADRID – This cross-border investigation set out to uncover the reasons behind the overfishing of European hake. The journalists gathered compelling evidence of widespread illegality in the process.
Gaza Protests: Europe's Double Standards on Demonstration
BERLIN / AMSTERDAM / PARIS / MADRID – Reports and video documentation show police violence, free speech crackdowns, and military-style force against protesters. This investigation examines how law enforcement responded to pro-Palestinian solidarity protests in four major European cities.
Gaps in Care for Tortured Refugees in Italy and Spain
MELILLA - This cross-border investigation looks at how European institutions have systematically failed to provide adequate support for survivors of torture among migrant populations, despite their formal commitments under international frameworks such as the Istanbul Convention.
AMSTERDAM / BRUSSEL / STOCKHOLM - The European approach to legislation on sex work is a complex patchwork of contrasting policies, each of which claims to prioritise the welfare of workers, but often falls short in practice.
MELAKA / CARTAGENA – Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) is a key pillar of Europe’s decarbonisation plan. But in a months-long investigation, journalists from three continents uncovered an opaque global supply chain that exposes jet fuel providers and their aviation clients to significant fraud risks ...
EL HIERRO - The lack of a unified system for identifying shipwreck victims in the Mediterranean leads to inconsistent procedures, long waits for families, and many unidentified bodies. This investigation follows families in Greece, Italy, and Spain as they navigate the painful aftermath of ...