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Lighthouse Reports @lighthousereports.com · 22/07/2026
Exposed: Big Food’s 239 lawsuits against life-saving policies Our investigation, #BigFood vs The People reveals how food giants use tobacco-style legal tactics to challenge public health regulations around the world. www.lighthousereports.com/investigatio...
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Lighthouse Reports @lighthousereports.com · 18/06/2026
Britain will use AI to assess ages of asylum seekers in a world-first, with other countries likely to follow suit But our investigation, based on a leaked report and our own algorithmic audit, finds the technology is deeply unreliable
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Asylum by Algorithm
The UK has turned to AI to determine the age of asylum seekers, and other countries are likely to follow suit. Our investigation finds the technology is deeply unreliable.
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Lighthouse Reports @lighthousereports.com · 15/06/2026
“People are looking to their own backyards a bit more. The whole point of local news is that you can make local politics decipherable and comprehensible to people on the street and you can make them feel like they know what's actually going on.”, Lothian-McLean, Mill Media
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Lessons from Local News w/ M. Lothian-McLean, J. Mori & P. Prasanna
From the UK to India and the Brazilian Amazon, we spoke with journalists who are making it work.
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Lighthouse Reports @lighthousereports.com · 29/05/2026
Most European citizens will likely never have heard of VFS Global. But across much of Africa, Asia + the Middle East, the visa giant has become notorious Our investigation finds VFS has made huge profits by exploiting people with 'weak' passports
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The Visa Empire: Borders as a Business
Outsourcing giant VFS Global has made huge profits by exploiting people around the world whose ‘weak’ passports require them to apply for visas to travel
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Lighthouse Reports @lighthousereports.com · 28/05/2026
Every year, bad diets kill millions of people and cost trillions of $. The world’s largest food companies say they want to be part of the solution. But behind closed doors, companies lobby governments to derail public health laws.
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Big Food vs The People - Colombia
Lifting the veil on the unhealthy food lobby in Colombia
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Lighthouse Reports @lighthousereports.com · 14/05/2026
In October 2025, the RSF seized El Fasher, killing thousands in days in one of the deadliest massacres of Sudan’s civil war. For a new documentary, Lighthouse and @aljazeera.com Fault lines traveled to Uganda to hear survivors’ stories. www.lighthousereports.com/investigatio...
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No Exit from El Fasher
“No Exit from El Fasher” is an intimate look at the survival of civilians who lived through an unimaginable monthslong siege and final dayslong assault on the Sudanese city of El Fasher in North Darfu...
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Lighthouse Reports @lighthousereports.com · 06/05/2026
“When readers don't like a story or they have a problem with it, or they're just sort of skeptical, they tend to click on the byline. The most important innovation in this new bio was our ethics statement. So even just stating it up front had a huge impact.”, Ed Lee, former NYT Trust Editor.
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How can the media win back our trust?
Trust in traditional media is in crisis. This is what media leaders are doing about it.
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Lighthouse Reports @lighthousereports.com · 17/04/2026
“There are a lot of things we don't see because they have not been submitted or that we might not be able to appreciate because people have not known how to articulate the value of their work.” Patrick Boehler, founder of Gazzetta.
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Rethinking journalism awards
Everyone loves to win awards. But what does it mean to reward good journalism?
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Lighthouse Reports @lighthousereports.com · 18/02/2026
“We’re like memory workers. It’s a way to rehumanize those who were killed and also to stop, pay attention and give an event its full meaning.” Sabrina Slipchencko, Digital Reporter, Lighthouse Reports.
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How to report on Sudan
Using OSINT and on-the-ground reporting to uncover atrocities in Sudan
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Lighthouse Reports @lighthousereports.com · 16/02/2026
Lobbyists for the Tony Blair Institute privately urged the EU to support and join Donald Trump’s Board of Peace, an initiative which started life as a council to oversee Gaza & sprawled since into a rival to the UN
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Lighthouse Reports @lighthousereports.com · 09/02/2026
It's not often we get to report on hopeful news Alaa Hamoudi won in the EU's top court against Frontex! This opens doors for many survivors of Frontex pushbacks. @bdeeb.bsky.social tells how he reported on Alaa's case back in 2020 with @bellingcat.com. And how this evidence ended up in court.
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Lighthouse Reports @lighthousereports.com · 12/12/2025
“And it ended up me being in this place. And I was with a fake name, with a fake haircut, and funny looking glasses and a camera in my watch, walking around all these Nazis and neo-Nazis.”
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Lighthouse Reports @lighthousereports.com · 04/12/2025
“And of course, the more they're talking, the more I'm like, oh, my God, that's really amazing. But at the same time, I need to focus on the discussion and stay in that character.” Listen to the new #Backlight episode here: www.lighthousereports.com/how-to-becom...
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How to become an undercover reporter
You’ve seen it in movies, but what does undercover reporting actually look like in real life?
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Lighthouse Reports @lighthousereports.com · 02/12/2025
Are you an early-career professional who is passionate about investigative journalism? Are you constantly curious about new ways of doing journalism and making it reach critical audiences? You might just be the fellow we are looking for.
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Lighthouse Reports @lighthousereports.com · 05/11/2025
“The homecoming was but an exceptional experience. I had lost hope that I would be able to to visit Syria again.” This month on #Backlight, we speak to Syrian journalists Bashar Deeb and Mais Katt about their first investigation in a newly free Syria. Listen to the episode here:
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What is the role of accountability journalism in post-Assad Syria?
For the first episode of the season, we speak with Syrian journalists Bashar and Mais about their first investigation in a newly free Syria.
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Lighthouse Reports @lighthousereports.com · 16/10/2025
🧵REVEALED: Afghan troops who served alongside US and UK forces continue to be tortured and killed by the Taliban as Western nations weaken protections for their former allies.
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Hunted by the Taliban
While the US and others roll back protections for Afghans, new evidence shows the scale of ongoing reprisal killings, belying the Taliban’s claim of an amnesty for former soldiers.
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Lighthouse Reports @lighthousereports.com · 15/10/2025
🧵What’s the biggest lie the surveillance industry tells? That they only sell to legal clients. That there are red lines. But what do these companies say when they think nobody is watching? We went undercover to find out
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Lighthouse Reports @lighthousereports.com · 24/09/2025
Revealed: How Tony Blair is lobbying on behalf of tech billionaire Larry Ellison We expose former PM’s unprecedented influence over the UK govt & how this is shaped by the interests of his Institute’s largest donor & one of the world’s richest men www.newstatesman.com/politics/202... Thread
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Inside the Tony Blair Institute
Who really benefits from the former PM’s tech evangelism?
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Fundación porCausa @porcausa.org · 16/09/2025
La policía francesa provocó decenas de ahogamientos al interceptar violentamente pequeñas embarcaciones que intentaban llegar al territorio de ultramar de Mayotte. Nueva investigación coordinada por @lighthousereports.com www.lighthousereports.com/investigatio...
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“They hit us and watched us drown”
French police cause dozens of drownings with violent tactics against small boats trying to reach overseas territory Mayotte. Similar tactics are being proposed for the Channel.
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Lighthouse Reports @lighthousereports.com · 16/09/2025
REVEALED: French police have caused dozens of drownings by violently intercepting small boats trying to reach overseas territory Mayotte. Similar tactics are being proposed for the Channel, to try to stop people from reaching the UK.
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Bashar Deeb / بشار ديب @bdeeb.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
At just a few days old, little Mohammad Ghbeis was detained inside the ICU in Damascus, his first days were marked by detention, not nurture. He was quickly moved from the ICU to an orphanage, and later to SOS Children Villages. All while his mother remained behind bars for 3 years
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Lighthouse Reports @lighthousereports.com · 11/09/2025
When Assad’s security state collapsed, locked doors opened, spilling decades of secrets. Among them: 100s of stolen children, hidden in orphanages & used to blackmail parents. We’ve done the deepest dive yet into this cruel system. Here’s what we found 🧵 www.lighthousereports.com/investigatio...
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Syria’s Stolen Children
Under the Assad regime, hundreds of Syrian children were hidden in orphanages to extort their parents. Families still have few answers from the new government or the international charity that kept it...
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Lighthouse Reports @lighthousereports.com · 02/07/2025
A critical EU security database with biometric info on 1.7m people is in chronic disarray, exclusive docs from @lighthousereports.com and @bloomberg.com show www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Cybersecurity Flaws Plagued EU Border Control System, Audit Shows
An information-sharing system used by EU border forces to flag illegal immigrants and suspected criminals in real time was rife with software and security vulnerabilities, according to emails and conf...
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Lighthouse Reports @lighthousereports.com · 02/07/2025
Honoured that our investigation Poison PR won the Environmental Reporting prize at @oneworldmedia.bsky.social last week, and to see key collaborator Cynthia Gichiri shortlisted as Journalist of the Year for her amazing work with Africa Uncensored.
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Lighthouse Reports @lighthousereports.com · 16/06/2025
You’ve seen the “don’t share this code with anyone” SMS messages when you log in to your most sensitive online accounts: banking, messaging, #Google , #Meta, #Amazon. But who else might have seen them before you?
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Lighthouse Reports @lighthousereports.com · 11/06/2025
Most reporting on AI examines worst-case systems deployed under the guise of efficiency. But what would a good faith effort at Ethical AI look like? For two years, we’ve been looking over the shoulder of a city trying to do things differently.
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Lighthouse Reports @lighthousereports.com · 02/06/2025
What would journalism look like if it wasn’t written for an editor, but for your best friend over dinner? In this Backlight episode, we dive into how news content creator-journalists are redefining the way stories are told and what traditional journalists can learn from them.
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May Bulman @maybulman.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
It’s always nice when the govt is forced to release docs/info that show they were hiding the truth from you before Evidence disclosed in court this week reveals what was going on behind the scenes as 100s of Afghan commandos were being wrongly denied relocation to the UK 🧵
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Ylenia Gostoli @yleniagostoli.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
Proud that our investigation with @lighthousereports.com is a finalist for this prestigious award - alongside other amazing, mostly consortium-led projects. A testament to the power of collaboration
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May Bulman @maybulman.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
This is somewhat concerning in light of the fact that Jenkins oversaw the rejection of resettlement applications from Afghan commandos who served alongside the SAS, many of whom were present during night raids where alleged unlawful killings by Brit troops took place www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Senior general Sir Gwyn Jenkins appointed new Royal Navy chief
King Charles approved Gen Sir Gwyn Jenkins to take over the role as First Sea Lord from Adm Sir Ben Key.
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Pulitzer Center @pulitzercenter.org · 15/05/2025
AI Accountability Fellow @gabrielgeiger.bsky.social revealed how #welfare systems around the world are deploying faulty #algorithms to rank people based on their risk of fraud, leading broken lives, and financial ruin. Read this story for @lighthousereports.com. pulitzercenter.org/stories/algo...
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This Algorithm Could Ruin Your Life
A system used by the Dutch city of Rotterdam attempted to rank people based on their risk of fraud. The results were troubling. IT WAS OCTOBER 2021, and Imane, a 44-year-old mother of three, was still...
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Lighthouse Reports @lighthousereports.com · 21/05/2025
Satellite imagery analysis corroborates whistleblowers' testimony exposing widespread greenwashing across the Philippines’ national reforestation program. Davao Today, @thibico.bsky.social and Lighthouse prove instead of restoring forests, it’s often fueling deforestation. 🧵
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Lighthouse Reports @lighthousereports.com · 12/05/2025
More evidence that the UK's mass rejection of Afghan commandos was part of a war crimes cover-up We contributed to this BBC Panorama report indicating that the Afghan 'Triples' were denied relocation to Britain to prevent them testifying about unlawful killings www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
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Panorama - Special Forces: I Saw War Crimes
The SAS has been accused of committing war crimes in Afghanistan. For the first time, special forces troops tell Panorama what happened during night raid operations. With Richard Bilton.
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Lighthouse Reports @lighthousereports.com · 09/05/2025
Excited that our Poison PR investigation is shortlisted for the Environmental Reporting Award!
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Lighthouse Reports @lighthousereports.com · 02/05/2025
🎙️ New episode of #Backlight is out! Want to dig deeper into financial investigations, but not sure where to start? In our latest episode, @margotgibbs.bsky.social and @giacomoza.bsky.social share how reporters can use financial clues to crack open investigations.
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Become a moneytrails expert
Find out what it takes to lead financial investigations with tips from Lighthouse reporters.
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Investigative Reporters & Editors @ire.org · 16/04/2025
The Video Division I Award goes to @lighthousereports.com, La Verdad and El Paso Matters. This was a “gripping and graphic” investigation of the deadly fire inside a migrant detention center in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. www.lighthousereports.com/investigatio...
Announcement graphic for 2024 IRE Awards. Lighthouse Reports, La Verdad and El Paso Matters won the Video Division I Award for “Lighthouse Reports: Smoke and Lies.”
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May Bulman @maybulman.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
This is a v cool job in a v cool organisation, and you'd work with me and lots of v cool people
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Lighthouse Reports @lighthousereports.com · 17/04/2025
Help turn our investigations into powerful visual content. You’ll work with our media partners to create high-impact videos for social media & more and help shape how investigative journalism reaches new audiences. Remote | €40K–€50K | Full-time apply.workable.com/lighthouse-r...
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Lighthouse Reports @lighthousereports.com · 26/03/2025
Europe frames migration as a crisis—but this masks the reality of its aging population and skills shortages. Over 18 months, with 20+ journalists, across 7 countries we answered: What’s the true cost of shutting migrants out of jobs? Hear from the reporters:
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The cost of Europe’s structural racism
Europe frames migration as a crisis—but this masks the reality of its aging population and skills shortages.
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Lighthouse Reports @lighthousereports.com · 11/03/2025
Exciting news! Our investigation Smoke and Lies has been shortlisted for the @cen4infores.bsky.social Open Source Film Awards. A collaboration with La Verdad Juárez & El Paso Matters. www.info-res.org/film-awards/...
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Lighthouse Reports @lighthousereports.com · 07/03/2025
On this episode of #Backlight, award-winning reporters @karenhao.bsky.social and @gabrielgeiger.bsky.social explain how to report on #AI.
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Lighthouse Reports @lighthousereports.com · 17/02/2025
New episode of #Backlight is out! This month, we are talking about how journalists can incorporate AI reporting into their beat and hold companies and governments to account.
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Don’t leave AI reporting to the experts
You don’t have to be a tech reporter to cover AI
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Lighthouse Reports @lighthousereports.com · 10/02/2025
Impact! The Missouri PR firm that secretly profiled hundreds of food, health and environment advocates has removed the profiles from its members-only website after @lhreports.bsky.social and partners exposed their activities and potential breach of privacy laws. #PoisonPR
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Jack Sapoch @jacksapoch.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
Disappointing news today from Croatia regarding our 2021 @lhreports.bsky.social et. al. Masked Men investigation: The State Attorney's Office concluded (3+ years later) that there is no reasonable suspicion that the officers "tortured migrants or treated them cruelly" www.index.hr/vijesti/clan...
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DORH o snimkama na kojima policajci s fantomkama tuku migrante: Nema kaznenog djela
ŽUPANIJSKO državno odvjetništvo u Karlovcu zaključilo je nakon dovršetka izvida kako nema osnovane sumnje da su policajci mučili migrante ili okrutno postupali prema njima.
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Justin Braun @jusbraun.bsky.social · 01/02/2025
The crimes you’re convicted of should determine your punishment, not who you are. But even in Norway – one of the “fairest” criminal justice systems – @lhreports.bsky.social & NRK reveal that there are disparities in sentence length by income and gender www.lighthousereports.com/methodology/...
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How we investigated sentencing bias in Norway’s criminal justice system
Norway’s criminal justice system is regularly hailed as a model — but is it truly impartial?
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Gabriel Geiger @gabrielgeiger.bsky.social · 02/02/2025
Over the past few months, we have been trying to understand whether who you are plays a role in how you are sentenced in the world’s most vaunted criminal justice system: Norway bsky.app/profile/lhre...
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Elena DeBre @elenadebre.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
Accessing verdicts and data for rigorous investigative reporting is hard to do in Europe. But in a new @lhreports.bsky.social investigation w/ NRK we built a database with 1000s of verdicts & conducted a rigorous analysis, providing a rare look inside www.lighthousereports.com/methodology/...
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How we investigated sentencing bias in Norway’s criminal justice system
Norway’s criminal justice system is regularly hailed as a model — but is it truly impartial?
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Lighthouse Reports @lighthousereports.com · 01/02/2025
In 2022, two men were convicted for driving under the influence. Frank in a cheap, old car, unemployed with debt. Jakob in a new, expensive Audi, worth millions. Their cases were nearly identical, but their sentences could not have been further apart.
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euobserver — EU news that matters @euobserver.com · 24/01/2025
A joint piece with our friends at @lhreports.bsky.social and our own @nikolajnielsen.bsky.social, looking at how US climate-change denial and anti-vaccine protests have spread across the Atlantic — making even such a benign concept as the '15-minute city' into a battleground for conspiracy theories.
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How QAnon pushed climate-denialism into European mainstream
Climate-change deniers and anti-vaxxers are converging online in far-right conspiracy groups, according to an investigation by the nonprofit investigative newsroom Lighthouse Reports and EUobserver, t...
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Stavros Malichudis @malichudis.bsky.social · 19/01/2025
1. Facebook reminds that on these days, two years ago, we published the investigation into the secret "prisons" on board the ships of the Greece-Italy line, where refugees are illegally detained. @lhreports.bsky.social @wearesolomon.bsky.social wearesolomon.com/mag/focus-ar...
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The secret pushback "prisons" on the ferries of the Greece-Italy route
Μια πολύμηνη διασυνοριακή έρευνα, υπό τον συντονισμό του Lighthouse Reports, αποκαλύπτει για πρώτη φορά με τεκμήρια τα μυστικά δωμάτια μέσα στα οποία επαναπροωθούνται παράνομα εκατοντάδες αιτούντες άσ...
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