03.11.2025
The Killing Fields of Al Fashir
As the Sudanese military’s top brass secured their own safe passage out of a besieged city they left tens of thousands of civilians in the hands of a brutal militia
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The Kanabi Killings
Sudan’s Armed Forces ethnically target farming communities amidst a famine
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Investigations
15.10.2025
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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14.10.2025
Surveillance Secrets
Trove of surveillance data challenges what we thought we knew about location tracking tools, who they target and how far they have spread
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24.09.2025
Blair and the Billionaire
Insiders reveal how Larry Ellison’s money turned Blair’s institute into a tech sales and lobbying operation for Oracle
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16.09.2025
“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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12.09.2025
The Orphanage That Hid Us
How Syrian Intelligence Turned Children Into Pawns
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Methodologies
Backlight
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?
Podcast: Backlight
03.11.2025
What is the role of accountability journalism in post-Assad Syria?
We speak with Syrian journalists Bashar and Mais about their first investigation in a newly free Syria.
Podcast: Backlight
30.07.2025
Who is journalism for?
This month on Backlight, we talk to journalists who are rethinking how and who they report for
Podcast: Backlight
30.06.2025
Tracking deforestation from space
Remote sensing analysis to uncover the scale of deforestation in the Philippines
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