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Lighthouse Reports @lighthousereports.com · Sep 11

When Assad’s security state collapsed, locked doors opened, spilling decades of secrets.

Among them: 100s of stolen children, hidden in orphanages & used to blackmail parents. We’ve done the deepest dive yet into this cruel system. Here’s what we found 🧵

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Syria’s Stolen Children

Under the Assad regime, hundreds of Syrian children were hidden in orphanages to extort their parents. Families still have few answers from the new government or the international charity that kept it...

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Lighthouse Reports @lighthousereports.com · 8h

This investigation was made possible thanks to the diligent work by partners @8ammedia.bsky.social @the-independent.com @hollybancroft.bsky.social @militarytimes.bsky.social @hopeseck.bsky.social

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‘I face certain death’: Hero Afghan commando sent back to Taliban after UK fails him

When Aziz was promised a new life in Britain in return for serving alongside UK forces, he hoped for a fresh start. Months later, he and his family were rounded up by police and deported back to Afgha...

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Lighthouse Reports @lighthousereports.com · 8h

Read the Independent’s pieces showing what our findings mean for UK allies–and the persistent danger they face as Britain delays its promise of bringing them to safety
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They fought with Britain and US in Afghanistan – now Taliban are taking their revenge

After the Taliban takeover of Kabul in 2021, Britain pledged sanctuary to Afghans who faced reprisals for working with UK forces – but thousands are still waiting. Now, as Britain drags its heels, we ...

www.independent.co.uk

Lighthouse Reports @lighthousereports.com · 8h

Rep. Mike Lawler told the Military Times, “For the sake of the men and women who stood with us, and for America's moral standing in the world, we must do more.” Read their piece here:
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Despite Taliban amnesty declaration, killings of US allies persist

Our investigation, in partnership with Lighthouse Reports, identified 110 killings of former Afghan National Defense and Security Forces troops since 2023.

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Lighthouse Reports @lighthousereports.com · 8h

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عفو عمومی‌ای که بوی خون می‌دهد

اوایل سال گذشته‌ی میلادی (۲۰۲۴)، علی‌گل حیدری و همسرش، حوا به همراه دخترانش؛ هانا و الینا برای دیدن وابستگان‌شان...

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Lighthouse Reports @lighthousereports.com · 8h

Our Afghan partners have doggedly covered these killings since the fall of Kabul. Read their stories here:

گزارش مشترک پنج رسانه: طالبان ۱۱۰ نظامی پیشین را به‌طور سیستماتیک به قتل رساندند | روزنامه ۸صبح

با گذشت بیش از چهار سال از وعده «عفو عمومی» طالبان، یافته‌های یک گزارش تحقیقی مشترک نشان می‌دهد که نیروهای پیشین امنیتی افغانستان همچنان هدف بازداشت، شکنجه و قتل‌های طالبان قرار دارند. این تحقیق با هم...

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Lighthouse Reports @lighthousereports.com · 8h

Our investigation demonstrates the hollowness of the Taliban’s amnesty claims–and the mortal danger that these Afghan allies continue to face. Read our pieces:

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Lighthouse Reports @lighthousereports.com · 8h

This summer, the Taliban reiterated its promise of amnesty and the US ended Temporary Protected Status for Afghans. Advocates warn the Taliban’s security assurances are being used to justify the stripping away of Afghan pathways to safety.

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Lighthouse Reports @lighthousereports.com · 8h

We documented dozens more cases of brutal deaths and torture. Still these numbers are likely an undercount–many cases were not included due to verification standards, safety concerns, and a rising climate of fear.

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Lighthouse Reports @lighthousereports.com · 8h

Three soldiers from elite special forces told us they had been tortured for the contact details of former colleagues

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Lighthouse Reports @lighthousereports.com · 8h

The Taliban claim the killings are isolated cases of personal revenge. Yet, interviews with torture victims raise concerns of a more systematic effort to hunt allies of international forces.

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Lighthouse Reports @lighthousereports.com · 8h

His elder daughter “remembers her father every day.”

“The moments when she asks why the Taliban shot her father are the most painful,” his widow told us. “To this day I don't have an answer to this and other countless questions she has.”

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Lighthouse Reports @lighthousereports.com · 8h

Ali Gul Hadari–an elite commando unit soldier–was one of them. He worked closely with US Special Forces during the war, but was left behind when the US pulled out.

Last year, the Taliban killed him in front of his wife and daughters.

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Lighthouse Reports @lighthousereports.com · 8h

We verified 110 killings of Afghan forces since 2023, the last year the UN published a standalone report on the issue.

This includes soldiers from elite units who worked “shoulder to shoulder” with international special forces.

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Lighthouse Reports @lighthousereports.com · 8h

The Taliban promised them amnesty. Biden, Trump, and the UK vowed to help their Afghan allies. But our findings show that killings continue to this day.

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Lighthouse Reports @lighthousereports.com · 8h

🧵REVEALED: Afghan troops who served alongside US and UK forces continue to be tortured and killed by the Taliban as Western nations weaken protections for their former allies.

Hunted by the Taliban

While the US and others roll back protections for Afghans, new evidence shows the scale of ongoing reprisal killings, belying the Taliban’s claim of an amnesty for former soldiers.

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Lighthouse Reports @lighthousereports.com · 9h

@orariccardo.bsky.social @irpimedia.eu explores how Altamides ended up in the hands of corporate investigators working for global oil company Eni irpimedia.irpi.eu/surveillance...

Anche un ex manager di Eni tra i bersagli del software che traccia i telefoni

È Roberto Casula, tracciato nell’aprile 2013. Eni aveva dato mandato a investigatori privati che si sono appoggiati ad Altamides, il sistema di First Wap. Che però in Italia può essere utilizzato solo...

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Lighthouse Reports @lighthousereports.com · 9h

Omer Benjakob @haaretzcom.bsky.social found Israeli lawyers and businessmen with interests in Africa and the Gulf, & learnt that key players in the Israeli surveillance industry were also spied on www.haaretz.co.il/news/securit...

300 ישראלים במעקב: מי ריגל אחר סוחרי נשק, יצרני רוגלה וליאת בן־ארי

תחקיר בינלאומי בשיתוף "הארץ" חושף חברה אינדונזית המוכרת בלא פיקוח אמצעי מעקב מתקדמים, שמגיעים גם לידי גורמים פרטיים

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Lighthouse Reports @lighthousereports.com · 9h

The list goes on. KRIK’s Bojana Jovanovic identified Serbian targets working in the energy industry

Međunarodno istraživanje „Tajne nadzora”: špijunskim softverom „Altamides” praćeni srpski biznismeni

Međunarodno novinarsko istraživanje „Tajne nadzora” predvođeno medijima Ligthouse Reports i Paper Trail Media, u kojem je učestvovao i KRIK, otkriva kako je softver „Altamides” kompanije „First Wap” i...

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In Norway, NRK’s @cbjoerke.bsky.social shows how Altamides zeroed in on a top telecom executive

NRK avslører: Tidligere Telenor-topp blant tusenvis utsatt for sporing

Mobilen hans var skrudd på. Det var alt som skulle til for å finne ut hvor Telenor-topp Sigve Brekkes telefon befant seg.

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Lighthouse Reports @lighthousereports.com · 1d

In Austria, @laurinlorenz.bsky.social @derstandard.at found a spate of tracking at Red Bull, which employees described as “eerie and shocking” and “a disgrace”

Big Brother aus Österreich: Die Firma, die Handys weltweit überwachte

Eine verdeckte Recherche legt offen, wie mit der Technik eines deutsch-österreichischen Unternehmens Politiker, Journalisten und Prominente getrackt wurden

www.derstandard.at

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Lighthouse Reports @lighthousereports.com · 1d

In Indonesia, First Wap’s base, Raymundus Rikang reports for Tempo on people targeted for political activities

Investigasi: Jejak Pelacakan Nomor Telepon Aktivis dan Tokoh Publik

First Wap melacak belasan ribu nomor telepon aktivis dan tokoh publik. Kolaborasi Tempo dan Lighthouse Reports.

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Lighthouse Reports @lighthousereports.com · 1d

ZDF Frontal explores how Italian investigative reporter Gianluigi Nuzzi was heavily tracked as he released an explosive book on Vatican corruption, with his locations presented to pope’s police force

Heimlich überwacht? Dein Handy als Spion | frontal

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Lighthouse Reports @lighthousereports.com · 1d

The firm says its tech is used by law enforcement to fight crime & it has no knowledge of its use after installation. It says it doesn’t do business with sanctioned clients

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Lighthouse Reports @lighthousereports.com · 1d

First Wap’s tech proliferated beyond legal boundaries. @gabrielgeiger.bsky.social & @cr0ft0n.bsky.social found how a UK corporate investigation firm used it to dig dirt for private clients while a Russian businesswoman was stalked by her driving instructor

The surveillance empire that tracked world leaders, a Vatican enemy, and maybe you

Inside the hidden world of First Wap, whose untraceable tech has targeted politicians, journalists, celebrities, and activists around the globe.

www.motherjones.com

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