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Experts characterized the incidents analyzed by @icij.org as police overreach. One protester was detained for holding up a bag marked with the words “Free Tibet." Detentions ranged from one hour in a police van to months in an immigration prison. Police even detained some activists before protests.

As President Xi Jinping traveled the world, police swept peaceful protesters off the streets - ICIJ In country after country, local authorities detained and silenced activists to shield the Chinese leader from dissent.

Dream team Nicole Sadek, Carmen Molina Acosta
and Sam Ellefson (feat. me and Annys Shin) found dozens of examples of law enforcement detaining peaceful protestors to shield Chinese President Xi Jinping from dissent during his overseas travels.

As President Xi Jinping traveled the world, police swept peaceful protesters off the streets - ICIJ In country after country, local authorities detained and silenced activists to shield the Chinese leader from dissent.

For #ChinaTargets, ICIJ and its media partners collected protest-related photos, videos, police records and court filings, and interviewed over a dozen activists who were detained during President Xi Jinping’s international trips. Read the cases:

Cyberattack against Uyghur rights activists shows hallmarks of Chinese repression tactics, researchers say - ICIJ Citizen Lab found the advocates, including some featured in ICIJ’s China Targets investigation, were targeted with malicious software disguised as a Uyghur-language tool.

New report from @citizenlab.ca found that Uyghur rights activists were targeted by spearphishing campaign, including advocates featured in @icij.org's #ChinaTargets investigation.

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At the U.N., China is deploying a growing army of puppet organizations to monitor and intimidate human rights activists - ICIJ Beijing-backed “GONGOs” have transformed the Palais des Nations into a hostile environment for critics of President Xi Jinping.

Check out Tamsin Lee-Smith and Jelena Cosic's deep dive into China-backed groups "masquerading as NGOs” at the U.N. in Geneva — and helping Beijing whitewash its rights records. Go team #ChinaTargets! Via @icij.org

Introducing ICIJ’s #ChinaTargets investigation: This collaboration among 104 journalists from 43 media partners in 30 countries uncovers the sprawling scope and terrifying tactics of Beijing’s campaign to target dissident members of its diaspora.

Here is what we found:

COMING SOON: #ChinaTargets.

ICIJ’s latest investigation uncovers the sprawling scope and terrifying tactics of Beijing’s campaign to target dissident members of its diaspora.

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From Chiapas to Tamaulipas, new database maps thousands of migrants’ dangerous journeys through Mexico in trailer trucks - ICIJ Data journalists reviewed public records, news coverage and reports by an advocacy group to create a database spanning six years that gives a glimpse into the pattern of deadly smuggling.

And data analysis here: www.icij.org/inside-icij/...

Deadly human smuggling through Mexico thrives in ‘perfect cycle of impunity’ - ICIJ A new collaboration from ICIJ and media partners in Latin America, Europe and the United States documents nearly 19,000 migrants’ journeys to the U.S. border under dangerous conditions.

Read @icij.org's story here: www.icij.org/inside-icij/...

I couldn't be more proud of Brenda Medina, @jescuderoma.bsky.social and Delphine Reuter's deep and careful reporting on this important investigation.

Lol that @nytimes.com linked out to a fake Panama Papers website full of AI-generated slop instead of @icij.org 🫠

Autocrats who have long attempted to control the media have cheered the Trump administration's foreign assistance freeze. Many affected are the only investigative journalism organizations in poor countries or fragile democracies.

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UK MPs push for probe into Russian billionaire’s possible $1B tax dodge - ICIJ Leaked documents suggest Roman Abramovich’s companies failed to pay tax on huge profits generated by offshore investments worth $6 billion, ICIJ media partners found.

NEW: Leaked documents suggest Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich’s companies failed to pay taxes on huge profits generated by offshore investments worth $6 billion, ICIJ media partners found. www.icij.org/investigatio... via @icij.org

UK MPs push for probe into Russian billionaire’s possible $1B tax dodge - ICIJ Leaked documents suggest Roman Abramovich’s companies failed to pay tax on huge profits generated by offshore investments worth $6 billion, ICIJ media partners found.

Leaked documents suggest Roman Abramovich’s companies failed to pay tax on huge profits generated by offshore investments worth $6 billion, reporting by ICIJ media partners the BBC, @theguardian.com and @tbij.bsky.social found.

Uncovering Timur Kulibayev’s European property empire - ICIJ As the wealth of Kazakhstan’s “oil prince” expanded so did his real estate portfolio, which now includes a U.K. mansion once owned by Prince Andrew.

Check out Kazakh "oil prince" Timur Kulibayev's fancy European property portfolio, courtesy of @icij.org's talented data team. Classic rich-guy move to buy more than one castle. #CaspianCabals 🏰
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The lost village: Western oil companies enriched Kazakhstan's power brokers — and left a community in ruins - ICIJ Ten years ago a mysterious health crisis ushered in the end of Berezovka. Former residents are still grappling with chronic illness and broken promises.

"Everyone was afraid of being poisoned one day, of not getting up, not waking up." Read Nicole Sadek's excellent #CaspianCabals reporting on the communities devastated and displaced by Western companies chasing Kazakh oil riches. Via @icij.org www.icij.org/investigatio...

Caspian Cabals - ICIJ How Western oil companies bet on Kazakhstan, turned a blind eye to corruption risks — and ended up at the mercy of Vladimir Putin.

#CaspianCabals: An ICIJ investigation with 77 journalists from 26 international media partners, reveals how Western oil companies ignored bribery risks and massive cost overruns to secure their stake in a critical Kazakhstan-Russia pipeline, only to be sidelined by the Kremlin.

How international gold dealers exploited a tiny African kingdom’s economic dream - ICIJ Eswatini’s king professed to have a bold plan for a thriving economic zone. ICIJ uncovered two phantom gold refineries channeling millions of dollars to Dubai through it.

Eswatini’s king had a bold plan: a “special economic zone” to supercharge the tiny African country’s economy. But a decade after a spate of evictions pushed residents out, ICIJ’s #SwaziSecrets shows the SEZ is far from a thriving metropolis.

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Help fill this desk! ICIJ is hiring - ICIJ Our small but highly ambitious team is growing. Are you our next employee?

Hey, folks! 👋 @icij.bsky.social is seeking a social media whiz to join our team in the U.S. It’s an early career role for someone passionate about audience-focused digital storytelling, able to navigate evolving platforms, and interested in global accountability journalism. Questions welcome! 🙂

Investigators worldwide continue to open ‘Pandora’s Box’ to pursue criminals identified in Pan... The Pandora Papers exposed the financial secrets of powerful people in more than 100 countries, leading to a worldwide crackdown on tax dodgers, money launderers and the white-collar professionals who...

Today marks two years since ICIJ published the #PandoraPapers — the largest investigation in journalism history. From India to Germany, Peru, the U.K. and beyond, authorities worldwide continue to investigate tax evaders, money launderers and the white-collar professionals who enable them.