Jul 14, 2020
Contempt case over reader comments tests Malaysia’s press freedom
A Malaysian court has reserved its judgment in a contempt case against Malaysiakini and its top editor that has alarmed press freedom advocates.
Asia-Pacific
Jul 09, 2020
US sanctions architects of China’s internment camps
Zhu Hailun - one of four officials to be sanctioned - was revealed in the China Cables investigation as the signatory to the sweeping extra-judicial internment and indoctrination plans.
Jun 15, 2020
Maria Ressa conviction fuels press freedom fears in Philippines
Prominent Filipino journalist Maria Ressa has been convicted of cyber libel and could face up to six years in prison in a case that has been condemned as an attack on press freedom in the Philippines.
May 28, 2020
US blacklists Chinese companies linked to Uighur abuses
Two U.S. government bodies have imposed new sanctions against Chinese officials and companies, but experts say the rules are being circumvented.
May 15, 2020
US Senate approves bill to punish China over Uighur rights
If enacted the bill would give the Trump Administration 180 days to report Chinese officials responsible for mass internment camps and other abuses in Xinjiang
Mar 03, 2020
Uighurs Sent From Camps to Factories, New Report Says
More than 80,000 Uighurs have been sent to work in factories making products for global brands, including Apple and Nike, according to a think tank report.
Feb 27, 2020
Stories about the people – for the people
Our Japanese member, reporter Yasuomi Sawa, says reporters need to harness the power of open data but never forget about the people they're writing about.
Feb 19, 2020
New Leak Shows How China Targets Uighurs in Xinjiang
The leaked “Qaraqash List” shows that ethnic minorities were detained in camps for growing a beard or wearing a veil, or having too many children.
Dec 12, 2019
How the world learned of China’s mass internment camps
We've learned a lot about China's mass internment camps since the first English reports were published in 2017. But there are still plenty of unanswered questions.
Nov 26, 2019
Governments Respond to China Cables, Call for UN Oversight
Governments across the world expressed deep concerns about the treatment of ethnic minorities in the region following the publication of the China Cables.
Nov 24, 2019
Exposed: China’s Operating Manuals for Mass Internment and Arrest by Algorithm
A new leak of highly classified Chinese government documents reveals the operations manual for running the mass detention camps in Xinjiang and exposed the mechanics of the region’s system of mass surveillance.
Nov 24, 2019
China Cables: Who Are the Uighurs and Why Mass Detention?
To better explain China’s actions and the findings of the China Cables, we answer some key questions about who is involved, the crackdown’s origins, and the significance of the secret documents.
Nov 24, 2019
China Cables exposes chilling details of mass detention in Xinjiang
A new leak of classified Chinese government documents has exposed the secret details behind China's mass detention camps.
Nov 24, 2019
Read the China Cables Documents
Download and read the classified documents at the heart of the China Cables.
Nov 24, 2019
Xinjiang’s Architect of Mass Detention: Zhu Hailun
The man who signed China's confidential plans for sweeping extrajudicial detentions and internment camps in Xinjiang had a "lot of ground experience in the trickiest parts of Xinjiang."
Nov 12, 2019
Panama Papers and the ‘thin line’ for legal tax dodging
It's a thin line that separates tax evasion, which is outright illegal, and tax avoidance, which may or may not be legal.
Oct 21, 2019
India strengthens medical device regulation
Nearly one year after the Implant Files, India’s health ministry plans to register and regulate medical devices the same way it does drugs.
Sep 17, 2019
Counting the dead: How statistics can find unreported killings
When investigative journalists Sheila Coronel and her team began counting drug-related killings in the Philippines last year they turned to statistician Patrick Ball to reveal the truth.
Sep 10, 2019
Whistleblowers, covering Suharto and making stories ‘bullet-proof’: Meet Wahyu Dhyatmika
Wahyu Dhyatmika has been writing stories for as long as he can remember and began working as a reporter in 1996 – when Indonesia was still under the dictatorship of the Suharto regime.
Jun 10, 2019
Investigative journalists should develop ‘a video state of mind’
Yongjin Kim is a veteran broadcast reporter, who has reported in Korea for thirty years and also plays a critical role in developing Korea’s next generation of investigative reporters.
Apr 12, 2019
How Panama Papers changed South Korea
We speak with Newstapa's Boyoung Lim from South Korea about how the Panama Papers affected South Korea.
Apr 03, 2019
Panama Papers helps recover more than $1.2 billion around the world
More than $1.2 billion has been publicly collected by governments around the world after the 2016 investigation, the Panama Papers.
Mar 20, 2019
NepaLeaks: On the trail of money flowing from Nepal to tax havens, then back to Nepal
Here are the top findings and cartoons from the first investigation, dubbed NepaLeaks, into how money moves from Nepal offshore.
Mar 13, 2019
No Longer Above The Law, The World Bank Faces Fight Of Its Life
Two impoverished communities, continents apart, are at the forefront of a historic fight to determine the level of immunity from lawsuits that international organizations can rely upon when development causes harm.
Jan 22, 2019
‘Being a truth-teller is the greatest service to society’
ICIJ's Pakistani member Umar Cheema has faced trolls and torture, but that only leaves him more determined to hold the powerful to account.
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