Investigations

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.

The Kanabi Killings

Sudan’s Armed Forces ethnically target farming communities amidst a famine

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

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.

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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Blair and the Billionaire

Insiders reveal how Larry Ellison’s money turned Blair’s institute into a tech sales and lobbying operation for Oracle

Backlight

Podcast: Backlight

How to report on Sudan

Using OSINT and on-the-ground reporting to uncover atrocities in Sudan

Podcast: Backlight

Who is journalism for?

This month on Backlight, we talk to journalists who are rethinking how and who they report for

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Lighthouse offers the opportunity to work on a fascinating range of investigations in partnership with some of the biggest media brands in Europe. We are committed to a diverse and inclusive working environment and encourage applications from under-represented groups.

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