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arijnetwork @arijnetwork.bsky.social · Jun 25
🏆 Proud Moment for ARIJ🏆

We are thrilled to announce that we have won the Press Freedom Award from @oneworldmedia.bsky.social

This prestigious award honors an independent media organisation based in the Global South that uses journalism to spotlight pressing issues.
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arijnetwork @arijnetwork.bsky.social · 4h
#ARIJInvestigations

Thousands of Iraqi women are being murdered on grounds of honour. Some are buried in secret graves—either as a means to expunge the “shame of sinful women” killed in crimes of honour, or to cover up cases of incest.

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arijnetwork @arijnetwork.bsky.social · 7h
We’re excited to reveal the first lineup of speakers at #ARIJ25 ⬇️

🔸Omar El Akkad – Author and Journalist
🔸Khaled El Balshy‎ – Head of the Egyptian Journalists' Syndicate
🔸Zaven Kouyoumdjian – Media Personality
🔸Sara Qudah – MENA Regional Director at CPJ
🔸Francesca Capoccia – Fact-checker at Facta
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arijnetwork @arijnetwork.bsky.social · 1d
🇧🇷 From São Paulo, Brazil — ARIJ's AFCN Manager, @sajamortada.bsky.social presents the findings of a three-year study on information disorder and fact-checking as a response to it in the Arab world.

This study was led by Stellenbosch University in South Africa, supported by IDRC.
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arijnetwork @arijnetwork.bsky.social · 1d
#ARIJInvestigations

This investigation reveals how forged export licences and fictitious ownership documents have been used in the trafficking of smuggled Egyptian antiquities in both Europe and the US.

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arijnetwork @arijnetwork.bsky.social · 2d
This investigation shows how Syrian women were arrested on fabricated charges of terrorism or of being linked to wanted individuals, while other women were held without charge to blackmail their families & pressure them to hand over people wanted by the authorities ⤵️
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arijnetwork @arijnetwork.bsky.social · 3d
This investigation shows that laws, policies, regulations, and procedures in #Jordan prevent children of migrant workers—male and female—from being able to officially register their children, which deprives these children of legal protection.

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arijnetwork @arijnetwork.bsky.social · 4d
This investigation shows that in Morocco “reduced” sentences are being handed down in cases involving child rape—what is known as “indecent assault of a minor”. Suspended sentences are also being given, which means that perpetrators do not face justice.

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arijnetwork @arijnetwork.bsky.social · 5d
This investigation reveals how the algorithms of major social media platforms fueled hate speech in Algeria during the elections by enabling paid inflammatory ads & posts while authorities chose to prosecute individuals rather than hold the tech companies accountable
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arijnetwork @arijnetwork.bsky.social · 6d
#ARIJInvestigations
This investigation reveals that both parties in the Sudanese conflict bear responsibility for attacks on several churches, attributes specific incidents to each side, & highlights actions that may constitute war crimes or crimes against humanity.⤵️
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arijnetwork @arijnetwork.bsky.social · 7d
#ARIJInvestigations

The investigation documents fraudulent investment schemes, promoted through Telegram channels in Jordan, luring people with quick & effortless wealth amid weak oversight, as authorities struggle to keep up with increasingly online fraud schemes.

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arijnetwork @arijnetwork.bsky.social · 8d
#ARIJInvestigations

This investigation looks into why shipments of Egyptian agricultural produce are repeatedly being refused entry by European customs because they have been treated with pesticides containing “chlorpyrifos”.

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arijnetwork @arijnetwork.bsky.social · 9d
This investigation analyses hashtags that appeared on social media using disinformation & promoting conspiracy theories about climate change. The analysis of interaction shows that they were mainly promoted by accounts linked to oil interests in Gulf countries

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arijnetwork @arijnetwork.bsky.social · 10d
This investigation reveals how Israel is using military dogs, exported from European countries, as weapons against Palestinian civilians in the occupied Palestinian territories, especially in its ongoing war on #Gaza and the West Bank.

Read the full story here ⤵️
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arijnetwork @arijnetwork.bsky.social · 11d
Deadly Deliveries In #Iraq

This investigation traces the deadly risks faced by delivery drivers in Baghdad, amid a complete lack of protection & insurance. It also reveals legal violations in contracts, safety procedures & the provision of health & social insurance.
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arijnetwork @arijnetwork.bsky.social · 12d
This investigation exposes the extent of an international network fuelling a multi-billion-dollar drug industry stretching from the port of Nhava Sheva in India, via Beirut, to a mysterious, long fortified mansion in the Damascus suburb.

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arijnetwork @arijnetwork.bsky.social · 13d
Thank you! We are very proud of She Checks👏🏼👏🏼
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arijnetwork @arijnetwork.bsky.social · 13d
Over 5 months, ARIJ documented the fate of 1,027 Palestinian prisoners freed in the Shalit deal “Wafa al-Ahrar”. Our investigation uncovered a clear pattern of field executions, as well as surveillance & systematic rearrest of freed prisoners.

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arijnetwork @arijnetwork.bsky.social · 13d
#ARIJImpact

ARIJ’s report ‘Hands in The Dark’ won Al-Hussein Award for Journalistic Creativity in the news reporting. The report exposed sexual abuses faced by visually impaired students in a public school in #Jordan, amid the absence of administration's oversight⤵️

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arijnetwork @arijnetwork.bsky.social · 13d
#AI in Journalism with ARIJ in #Beirut 🇱🇧

👩‍💻15 Lebanese Wan-Ifra alumnae trained with ARIJ's AFCN Manager @sajamortada.bsky.social on:

🤖Core AI concepts
📊Tools for research, fact-checking & data analysis
⚖️Ethical AI challenges in journalism
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arijnetwork @arijnetwork.bsky.social · 13d
The DIG Watchdog Award this year went to all Palestinian watchdogs in #Gaza, which was announced during the DIG Festival in Modena, Italy.

Our Executive Editor Hoda Osman was a member of the DIG Awards 2025 Video Jury.
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arijnetwork @arijnetwork.bsky.social · 14d
This investigative report reveals a growth in smuggling activities across the Lebanon-Syria border using illegal crossing points that haven't been shut down, closed or controlled, even after the fall of the regime of Bashar al-Assad.

Read the full story here⤵️
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arijnetwork @arijnetwork.bsky.social · 16d
Great news!

Libyan platform “She Checks”, member of ARIJ’s AFCN, is a finalist for the Africa Facts 2025 Award 🏆.
The forum takes place Oct 1–2 in Dakar 🇸🇳, with AFCN represented by investigative journalist & editor Ahmed Ashour.

Good luck to She Checks & partners at @africacheck.org
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arijnetwork @arijnetwork.bsky.social · 17d
📚ARIJ's AFCN wrapped up a 2-day training on the “Fact-Checking Teaching Guide” with 30+ professors from 20+ Arab universities in 13 countries. Led by experts, it focused on teaching skills, methods, and tools.

The first of its kind guide launches at #ARIJ25!
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arijnetwork @arijnetwork.bsky.social · 18d
Through a series of investigations by ARIJ and its partners in June 2024 and March 2025, these findings were published in 5 languages—to ensure the world knows the truth.

Damen shared the backstories of these investigations, highlighting the immense personal and professional risks they face
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arijnetwork @arijnetwork.bsky.social · 18d
Damen addressed a devastating reality: over 200 journalists have been targeted and killed in Gaza over the past two years, with attacks continuing in the occupied West Bank of Palestine and Lebanon.
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