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War Crimes Reporting Guide
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Reporter’s Guide to Investigating War Crimes: Environmental and Property Damage

By Wim Zwijnenburg | Photography by Christopher Morris, Ed Kashi | September 8, 2023

In this excerpt from GIJN’s Guide to Investigating War Crimes, humanitarian disarmament researcher Wim Zwijnenburg offers best practices for reporting on environmental and property damage during conflicts.

War Crimes Reporting Guide
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Reporter’s Guide to Investigating War Crimes: Finding the Missing

By Sarah El Deeb | Photography by Ron Haviv | September 4, 2023

In this chapter excerpt from GIJN’s Guide to Investigating War Crimes, investigative reporter Sarah El Deeb discusses techniques for tracking the missing and those subject to forced disappearances.

War Crimes Reporting Guide
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Reporter’s Guide to Investigating War Crimes: Banned and Restricted Weapons

By Nick Waters | Photography by Ed Kashi, Ron Haviv | August 1, 2023

In this excerpt from GIJN’s Guide to Investigating War Crimes, former British Army officer and open source analyst Nick Waters discusses banned and restricted weapons and the international laws that regulate them.

How They Did It

How Armando.info Uncovered Hundreds of Venezuelan Officials’ Secret Assets in Florida

By Alessandro Di Stasio | August 8, 2023

When a team at Armando.info set out to find individuals linked to the Venezuelan government who might have secret investments — and even residency permits — in the United States, they never imagined the scale of what they would find once they started following the money.

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Reporter’s Guide to Investigating Digital Threats: Trolling Campaigns

By Luis Assardo | May 24, 2023

The fourth and final installment from GIJN’s reporting guide on cyber and digital threats, by journalist and digital security trainer Luis Assardo, covers how to investigate internet armies and online trolling campaigns.

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Reporter’s Guide to Investigating Digital Threats: Disinformation

By Jane Lytvynenko | April 3, 2023

The first chapter of the GIJN cyber investigations reporting guide to digital threats covers misinformation and disinformation and tools to counter them, as well as case studies.

News & Analysis
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The Challenges Facing Student Investigative Journalists: Censorship, Legal Intimidation, Lack of Funding, and Even Violent Physical Attacks

By Emily O'Sullivan and Adedimeji Quayyim Abdul-Hafeez | August 23, 2022

While there are plenty of examples of student investigative reporters who are supported by their institutions, there are many others who face a lack of cooperation, low pay, legal threats, funding issues, and even physical harm.

Organized Crime Guide
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Guide to Investigating Organized Crime in the Golden Triangle: Chapter 6 — Other Criminal Activity

By Bertil Lintner | November 28, 2022

As part of GIJN’s guide to investigating organized crime in the Golden Triangle, this chapter covers the region’s illegal trade in rare earth minerals and ‘blood jade.’

Elections Guide
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Elections Guide for Investigative Reporters: Chapter 1 — New Election Digging Tools

By Rowan Philp | April 4, 2022

With key elections scheduled in numerous countries around the world in 2022, GIJN’s new guide to investigating elections includes this chapter on two powerful new tools that can be used to track down the prime disseminators of political misinformation online.

How They Did It
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Lessons Learned from Exposing Child Sex Trafficking Online

By Majdoleen Hasan | August 22, 2023

A reporting team provides the backstory of the Guardian’s years-long investigation into the world of online child sex trafficking.

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