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Spied on by governments with Israeli spyware: in Europe, no one pays the price
EU journalists, activists and political opponents targeted by invasive spyware. From Italy to Greece, five stories expose how state secrecy and obstructed investigations deny victims justice, while the European Union looks the other way
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Investigation
Inside the secretive cyberweapons company that won over Israel’s intelligence elite
Founded in Italy by a young hacker, Dataflow develops code to break into computers and smartphones. Since January, its operations in Israel have been led by Eyal Tsir Cohen, a former senior Mossad official who was shortlisted to lead Shin Bet in 2025
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Investigation
Privacy watchdog halted facial recognition at Rome’s Olympic Stadium. A law could bring it back
The system was being used without an adequate legal basis, in violation of privacy rules. Unpublished documents show that in May 2025, Italy’s Data Protection Authority asked the Interior Ministry to suspend it
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Investigation
Secret mission in Europe: Frontex hosts Libyan officials from Haftar for the first time
The delegation will include representatives from both Tripoli and Benghazi. A divided Libya presents a united front with Europe, which seeks tighter border controls and more deportations. After Warsaw (Frontex headquarters), the next stop is Brussels, at the European Commission
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Investigation
Prominent Italian businessman also among the targets of Paragon spyware
Francesco Gaetano Caltagirone received a WhatsApp message on January 31, along with 90 other users around the world. Since the end of 2024, he has been at the center of a major banking operation involving the government. He is the first name involved outside the circle of activists and journalists
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Investigation
The government wants to criminalise social struggles
The security bill is the culmination of a year-long process that began with judicial investigations. Primary targets are NGO workers, housing rights activists, and anarchists
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Editorial
Transparency on surveillance products suppressed by the European commission
Despite the clear increase in the abuse of surveillance technologies against journalists and activists, transparency on spyware remains a taboo in Europe
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Investigation
The silence of Italy’s Guardia di Finanza on drones deployed in the Mediterranean
They are capable of vertical take-off and will be deployed along the migrant routes. No one knows their true purpose. What we do know from the case of Frontex, however, is concerning, as the drones might be used to facilitate pushbacks to Libya and Tunisia
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Editorial
OCCRP Under Attack: IrpiMedia’s Position
Mediapart, Dropsite News, Il Fatto Quotidiano, and Reporters United have published an investigation accusing the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (Occrp) of lacking transparency and operating under U.S. government influence. Illiberal governments worldwide are using the publication to attack independent journalism
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Investigation
Why there is no solution to fires in Sicily
Thousands of hectares go up in smoke every year, but quick fixes are not enough to stop the fires. Technology so far has failed to deliver on its promises or has been shelved, and perpetrators are rarely identified
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Investigation
The other side: migrants by migrants. The Refugees in Libya case
Migrants in Libya and Tunisia have formed groups to denounce the violence they have suffered at the hands of North African countries with the complicity of the EU. Now this network is bringing its stories to Europe.
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Investigation
The responsibilities of Tunisia’s Garde Nationale in the shipwreck of April 5th 2024
Testimonies, satellite images and videos from social media show how at least 15 migrants died. The Tunisian coastguards have been recently put in charge of a rescue zone at sea
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Investigation
How Dubai became a heaven for the Neapolitan mafia
The "Dubai Unlocked" investigation has revealed how criminals from around the world invested in the UAE to launder dirty money and escape authorities. The local authorities are often complicit in the scheme, an opportunity that has been exploited by the Camorra— as the Neapolitan mob is called.
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Investigation
How the Vatican helped legitimise the autocracy in Azerbaijan
Relations with Baku are emblematic of how the Holy See is trying to gain credit in the Caucasus as a peace mediator. With some privileged relations
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Investigation
How Russia is trying to build its own war drone industry
The Russian drone plants rely on Iran, foreign components and the technical knowledge of companies that have transitioned from the agricultural to the military sector
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Investigation
Project Skye, the secret plan Melrose used to shut down a GKN plant in Florence
Internal documents show that the multinational, contrary to public statements, was forecasting to close the Florence plant more than a year before the announcement. But it has always kept the plan confidential
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Investigation
The battle of East Rome. How organised crime targeted the Centocelle neighbourhood
The 2019 arson attacks in Rome's Centocelle district revealed the infiltration of businesses by organised crime. Four years on, we try to shed light on its methods and numbers
