Supported projects

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 games held near active war zones — with data that can largely be traced back to Sportradar, a company that simultaneously 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.

MANILA - After corona, the problem of online sexual abuse and exploitation has only intensified. At any time of the day, 750 000 people worldwide are searching for images of child abuse. As many as 1 in 5 children in the Philippines face it. Yet international interest in the problem is declining.

LILLE/ROTTERDAM - This research explores the intersection of urban development projects and drug crime reduction, looking at the shortcomings and successful strategies of two cities.

PRAGUE - In this months-long cross-border investigation, a team of six journalists looked into the Czech Ammunition Initiative - an initiative set up in early 2024 to supply Ukraine with a steady flow of artillery ammunition, to investigate allegations of high costs, poor quality shells and conflicts of interest.