Juliette Garside

MBDA parts for bombs that the IDF deploys in Gaza - our investigation with @arianelavrilleux.com @juliettegarside.bsky.social @manisha.bsky.social for @disclosengo.bsky.social @theguardian.com and @ftm.eu is shortlisted for the Daphne Caruana Galizia Prize
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The shortlist for the Daphne Caruana Galizia Prize for Journalism is out: ten investigations on a brilliant range of subjects. Very proud to have worked on 2 of them, with colleagues @manisha.bsky.social @shaunwalker7.bsky.social and @pjotrsauer.bsky.social

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Here is a nice picture of Elena Zhukova, the ex-mother in law or Roman Abramovich (and granny to his children), with her husband Rupert Murdoch at the state dinner given by King Charles for Donald Trump last night.

'To end austerity, wealth taxes are a moral and economic necessity' - LabourList Wealth taxes aren’t a silver bullet but they are a crucial piece in the puzzle, helping raise the money needed to deliver real change and signal to the public that we are on their side.

Three out of the six declared candidates for the deputy leadership of Labour back a wealth tax: Emily Thornberry, Bell Ribeiro-Addy and Paula Barker.

Here is Bell on why she wants the UK to introduce a wealth tax:

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These three stories are the most read pieces by the Guardian’s business team over the last 7 days. Can you spot the theme?

Here’s the link to my report on the battle over Norway’s wealth tax.

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This is the Green party’s moment – not Farage’s. As leader, I’ll offer real solutions to Britain’s problems | Zack Polanski For too long, the richest in this country have accumulated wealth at the expense of the poorest. It can’t go on like this, says Zack Polanski, leader of the Green party

On the day of his election as leader of the Green Party, @zackpolanski.bsky.social has chosen to write for the Guardian not about the environment, but about how to tax wealth. This is a moment, for Labour, for the unions and for those they choose to finance.

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The UK Anti-SLAPP Coalition welcomes the judgment in the legal action brought against The Guardian by Noel Clarke - UK Anti-Slapp Coalition The UK Anti-SLAPP Coalition welcomes the High Court’s judgement that found in favour of The Guardian in relation to the legal action brought by the actor, producer and filmmaker, Noel Clarke.

"Without meaningful anti-SLAPP protections that can level the playing field and make sure the justice system serves everyone equally, there are few structural protections to prevent this happening again. For that reason we need a universal anti-SLAPP law without delay."

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Noel Clarke loses libel case against Guardian over sexual misconduct investigation High court rejects actor’s claim that accusations against him by more than 20 women were false and part of a conspiracy

Today is a good day for press freedom. This important decision by the High Court protects the rights of women who speak out against abuse, and of the journalists who seek to tell their stories.

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How Spain put up wealth taxes - without chasing away the billionaires Amid calls for Rachel Reeves to bring in a new levy for the super-rich, Madrid offers lessons for policymakers

It’s the big question for the chancellor - should Rachel Reeves bring in a UK wealth tax?

I looked at Spain, which has had one for years, and increased it after Covid. The result? It doesn’t raise much, but it’s popular, and there was no billionaire exodus.

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Kyiv opens war crime inquiry into head of notorious Russian prison Officials under Aleksandr Shtoda alleged to systematically torture and starve detainees at Sizo 2 in Taganrog

It’s far from perfect justice, but it is a statement of Ukraine’s intent to prosecute war crimes.

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This week Ukraine put the head of the prison where she was held, Sizo 2 in Taganrog, just over the border from Ukraine, under formal investigation. He is accused of overseeing systematic torture and abuse of Ukrainian captives, including Viktoriia, and is likely to face trial in absentia.

My colleague Shaun Walker attended the funeral of reporter Viktoriia Roshchyna in Kyiv today. She died alone and in unimaginable suffering, somewhere inside Russia, after being taken captive. Her body was returned in February and finally buried today 💔

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He hasn’t officially declared his candidacy but when I asked him he said “J’y travaille” - “I’m working on it”. If he wins - and that’s a big if - he would lift Emmanuel Macron’s crown as France’s youngest president.

‘We are waking from a long sleep’: France’s ex-PM Gabriel Attal on revitalising relations with the UK The leader of Macron’s party wants to tackle teenage screen addiction, ban headscarves for girls under 15 and bring France closer to Britain. On a visit to London, he discusses Ukraine, immigration – ...

The man who would be France’s next president: Gabriel Attal on Brexit, controlling migration and his intentions for the 2027 presidential race

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Зеленський: Під час майбутнього обміну в Україну можуть також повернути журналістів і політв’язнів За словами президента України, під час перемовин з Росією у Стамбулі домовилися обміняти 1000 військовополонених, а також порушили питання щодо можливого додаткового обміну у форматі «200 на 200».

Zelenskyy is pushing Russia to release 200 civilians - political prisoners and journalists - as part of the peace talks deal to exchange combatants

As the Guardian highlighted in the #viktoriiaProject Russia is holding 16k Ukrainian civilians in appalling conditions

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‼️ Agents from Kyrgyzstan’s State Committee for National Security detained four current and former employees of OCCRP's member center Kloop today.

Authorities have not given a reason for either arrest, Kloop said.

#PressFreedom

Congratulations to this year’s @europeanpressprize.bsky.social winners. As a member of the committee I read over 100 entries. It was a rich and mind expanding experience! Each winner and runner up is republished, in English and paywall free. Enjoy!
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Lords watchdog investigates Tory peer over ‘erroneous’ travel claims Earl of Shrewsbury is fifth peer to face an inquiry after Guardian reporting into upper house The House of Lords watchdog has launched an investigation into a Conservative hereditary peer who admitted he “erroneously” made claims last year for travel expenses he did not incur. He is the fifth peer to face an inquiry after Guardian reporting into the upper house. The Earl of Shrewsbury is being examined for a potential breach of rules after revelations he received reimbursement for mileage for four journeys between his home in Derbyshire and Stafford station, which he cannot have made as he was either in London or Liverpool. Ian Duncan, a Conservative peer who helped to secure a meeting with a government minister for a Canadian nuclear technology company he was advising. Richard Dannatt, a former head of the army who offered to secure meetings with ministers for undercover Guardian reporters posing as commercial clients wanting to lobby the government. David Evans of Watford, a Labour peer who referred himself to the watchdog after facing cash-for-access questions following undercover filming with Lord Evans. Continue reading...

Lords watchdog investigates Tory peer over ‘erroneous’ travel claims

Vika: The journalist who exposed Russian “black sites”, then ended up in one – podcast Viktoriia Roshchyna was investigating Russia’s torture sites, then found herself inside one. Juliette Garside and Manisha Ganguly report

Viktoriia Roshchyna ventured into occupied Ukraine to investigate the Russian 'black sites' - then ended up in one herself. Here, Michael Safi speaks to @manisha.bsky.social and I about Vika and the detention and torture of thousands of other civilians.

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Thank you to @tinabrownlm.bsky.social for the opportunity to tell the tragic story of Viktoriia Roshchyna, a Ukrainian journalist who died in Russian captivity, at today's Truth Tellers summit. With the formidable @laurentrichard.bsky.social and Katya Adler. Watch here sirharrysummit.org/watch/

BBC Radio 4 - Woman's Hour, Viktoriia Roshchyna investigation, The Names, Met Gala fashion Journalists have pieced together the final months of a female Ukrainian journalist's life.

This week I've been writing about the death in Russian captivity of the Ukrainian journalist Viktoriia Roshchyna. She was tortured, she was just 27. And she was one of the 16k civilians Russia has abducted since 2022.

I spoke about it to Anita Rani on BBC Woman's Hour www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

Hats off to our brilliant reporting team @shaunwalker7.bsky.social @manisha.bsky.social @pjotrsauer.bsky.social , our colleagues from Ukraine Tetyana Nikolayenko, Anton Naumliuk, and Artem Mazhulin, and our graphics wizard Lucy Swan.

Thanks also @forbidden-stories.bsky.social for making it happen.

This story can only be told thanks to the courage of those who agreed to relive some of the darkest moments of their lives. Thank you.

Inside Taganrog: beatings, electrocution and starvation at prison where Ukrainians were tortured Russia is holding an estimated 16,000 civilians in arbitrary detention at 180 separate facilities. Taganrog was the most notorious.

In today's report, we go inside one of Russia's worst torture prisons - Sizo 2 in Taganrog.

For months, our reporters have been recording interviews with released prisoners of war to understand what happened here - and to name some of those responsible.

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Russia is holding thousands of Ukrainian civilians captive. They are local politicians, retired police officers, small business owners, community activists. Anyone likely to oppose the occupation.

They are ghost prisoners. Held without charge, without access to lawyers or to their families.

Inside Taganrog: beatings, electrocution and starvation at prison where Ukrainians were tortured Russia is holding an estimated 16,000 civilians in arbitrary detention at 180 separate facilities. Taganrog was the most notorious.

Yesterday we published our investigation into torture & death of Ukrainian journalist Viktoriia Roshchyna.

Now, what I & several Guardian colleagues have been working on for past few months: inside one of Russia's worst torture prisons for Ukrainians

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‘Numerous signs of torture’: a Ukrainian journalist’s detention and death in Russian prison The Guardian, working with media partners, has tracked down first-hand accounts to reconstruct Viktoriia Roshchyna’s final months

Viktoriia Roshchyna crossed the frontline to investigate one of Russia's least talked about war crimes - the brutal detention and torture of 16,000 civilians from occupied Ukraine.

She died in Russian custody, a victim of the horrors she had set out to expose.

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Exposed: listening in on a $35m phone scam – podcast What can a major leak teach us about how call-centre fraudsters work? Simon Goodley reports

"I thought I'll give it a go, see how I get on"...Mark ended up losing £27,000 - a year's salary - to investment fraud. Now he's in debt, struggling with the repayments. Listening back to his calls with the scammers, it's easy to see how he was taken in

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Scam Empire: Inside A Merciless International Investment Scam An unprecedented leak exposes the inner workings of a global investment-scam industry, where ruthless call center agents make millions while destroying lives around the world.

What do 1.9 terabytes of leaked documents, records of money flows, and audio recordings from inside scam call centers reveal?

The merciless world of professional scammers, who steal their victims’ life savings — and then come back for more.

Inside #ScamEmpire👇

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Brilliant teamwork by Simon Goodley, Zoe Wood
@porcelinad.bsky.social and Michael Goodier.

Thanks to Swedish TV and @occrp.org for bringing @guardian into this project. And to @johncollingridge.bsky.social for his support.