28.05.2026
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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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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Investigations
27.05.2026
Big Food vs The People – Colombia
Lifting the veil on the unhealthy food lobby in Colombia
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14.05.2026
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 Darfur.
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04.05.2026
Hiding Behind AI
How Kenya Used a Predictive Algorithm to Transfer Health Costs onto the Poorest
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28.04.2026
Caught on camera : French police cause capsize
Exclusive footage sheds new light on dangerous tactics used by French border police in the overseas territory of Mayotte to stop kwassas, small boats carrying immigrants from nearby Comoros
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19.02.2026
License to Profile
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement claimed that nearly 200 people, “the worst of the worst illegal criminal aliens” were arrested in Nashville. Records reveal that Tennessee Highway Patrol and ICE racially profiled drivers, and that majority had no criminal record.
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Methodologies
Backlight
Podcast: Backlight
15.06.2026
Lessons from Local News
From the UK to India and the Brazilian Amazon, we spoke with journalists who are making it work.
Podcast: Backlight
06.05.2026
How can the media win back our trust?
Trust in traditional media is in crisis. This is what media leaders are doing about it.
Podcast: Backlight
09.04.2026
Rethinking journalism awards
Everyone loves to win awards. But what does it mean to reward good journalism?
Podcast: Backlight
18.02.2026
How to report on Sudan
Using OSINT and on-the-ground reporting to uncover atrocities in Sudan
Podcast: Backlight
09.01.2026
How to make an investigative podcast
Live from the world’s biggest investigative journalism conference
Podcast: Backlight
03.12.2025
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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