1/ On April 15, ICIJ published the #SwaziSecrets , a cross-border investigation that exposed illicit financial flows, high-level corruption, and money laundering involving people and companies linked to Swazi dictator-king Mswati III.
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¿Qué hay detrás del peligroso viaje de los migrantes en tráileres por México? Una nueva investigación transfronteriza revela las fuerzas impulsoras y las consecuencias devastadoras de este negocio clandestino. Espérala el 30 de abril. #TráileresTrampaParaMigrantes

On April 30th, discover unprecedented details about the clandestine business that claims lives on Mexico’s roads. From the testimony of survivors and truck drivers to the exposure of some human smuggling routes. #CargoTrucksATrapForMigrants Bellingcat ICIJ

“When we analyze data, the numbers themselves can also lie...That is why verification is essential.”

— Sandra Crucianelli, ICIJ member and founder of Sololocal.info, said in an interview with GIJN.

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🗣️ 30 abril

Durante meses investigamos este negocio clandestino, que no deja de cobrarse vidas en las carreteras mexicanas. Llega #TraileresTrampaParaMigrantes , junto con Noticias Telemundo Pie de Página Chiapas Paralelo @EnUn2x3 Contracorriente Plaza Pública Bellingcat ICIJ

From Irish Examiner: A new EU law requires gig economy companies, like Uber, Deliveroo and others, to offer better working conditions.

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Una nueva investigación coordinada por Noticias Telemundo y El CLIP ofrece detalles inéditos sobre el funcionamiento del floreciente negocio de los tráileres con migrantes que cruzan las carreteras mexicanas. Espérala este 30 de abril. #TráileresTrampaParaMigrantes

Farmers Bank was supposed to rival the big, established banks operating in Eswatini, with over 200 ATMs in its first 12 to 18 months.

But it’s essentially a bank in name only. For the past years it has been engaged in a tug-of-war over its banking license.buff.ly/4aQj8sB

U.K. Treasury typically annotates the title of properties frozen due to sanctions to stop them from being sold.

But ICIJ found no such notation had been made to the title for the multimillion-dollar London townhouse linked to Igor Komarov until recently.

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Human rights group Safeguard Defenders reported that between 2014 and 2023, China's Central Commission for Discipline Inspection agency recorded 12,292 cases of “successful apprehensions” in over 120 countries and territories.

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📚 GIJN's Stories of the Week:

🔵ICIJ revealed the role Africa's last absolute monarchy may have played in gold smuggling.
🟣The Appeal's investigation uncovered prison commissaries’ exploitative prices – up to 5x higher than in the community.

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The IESBA published an update to its ethics guidelines last week, incorporating for the first time advice that urged accountants and other tax professionals to take public interest into account when working on tax planning for clients.

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Congratulations to Spencer Woodman, Neil Weinberg, Delphine Reuter, DavidKenner and Matei Rosca with ICIJ for getting the Citation for Excellence (runner-up) in the Malcolm Forbes and Morton Frank category for “Cyprus Confidential.”
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Eswatini’s king professed to have a bold plan for a thriving economic zone, meant to be an oasis for new business. ICIJ's #SwaziSecrets investigation uncovered two phantom gold refineries channeling millions of dollars to Dubai through it.

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