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Azerbaijan’s business of election observation
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Story Killers: Cash Envelopes and Indictments in France
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Forbidden Stories partners with CPJ to strengthen journalist safety
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Man Accused of Killing Journalist in Maharashtra Received Payment from Refinery: Investigation
Investigation
From Azerbaijan to Smartphones: How tainted gold ends up in high-tech products
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Torture In Azerbaijan: How European funds flow to Baku’s Prisons
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The plunder of the San José de Uré river: Rafael Moreno’s final investigation
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Two years after the Pegasus Project
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In the Brazilian Amazon, land for sale on Facebook
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The Amazon cut: How beef linked to deforestation is exported to Europe by major companies
Investigation
DOM PHILLIPS WANTED TO ‘SAVE THE AMAZON’ — HE WAS KILLED FOR INVESTIGATING ILLEGAL FISHING
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The front companies robbing the State of Mexico
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Assassination of Rafael Moreno: Revealing the millions embezzled in Colombia
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Rafael Project: How mining companies bleed the land dry in Colombia
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