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This year, ICIJ published more investigations than ever before – some were based on new leaks, others responded to unfolding global news events, and many dug into patterns and topics to emerge from past ICIJ projects.

🧵Here’s a recap of our top stories:
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When Russia’s war on Ukraine sparked an unprecedented campaign of sanctions against allies of Vladimir Putin, ICIJ reporters mined the #PandoraPapers and other offshore leaks to uncover secret money maneuvers used to secure the wealth of oligarchs and more.bit.ly/3x7MykS

ICIJ also finished updating the #OffshoreLeaks Database with structured data extracted from the 11.9 million records that make up the #PandoraPapers — allowing the public to explore companies and people that use (and sometimes abuse) tax havens.
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#EricssonList revealed how years of bribery, fraud and other corrupt practices, including payments to ISIS, sustained the telecom giant's business in Iraq, and exposed alleged graft in more than a dozen other nations, sparking ongoing upheaval for the firm.bit.ly/3CAlEnR

#EricssonList also shined a light on repeat violators of corporate leniency deals popularized by the US, and a subsequent ICIJ analysis uncovered the anti-corruption enforcement strategy’s spread around the world and an international pattern of recidivism. bit.ly/3uRmQik

ICIJ and 14 news orgs investigated the #XinjiangPoliceFiles, a first-of-its-kind leak of 1000s of images and documents from public security bureaus providing an unprecedented view of China’s mass detention of Uyghurs and building on the #ChinaCables exposé.bit.ly/3lNMNL3

In the #UberFiles, ICIJ, @guardian and 40 media partners shed light on untold forces that helped drive Uber to global dominance, sparking months of protest in Europe and public debate on the influence of high-power lobbying and the rise of the gig economy.
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ICIJ also spent 2022 scouring for antiquities allegedly looted from countries around the globe and then sold to the wealthiest Western museums and art collectors, building on previous reporting on the secretive trade and cultural theft in #HiddenTreasures. bit.ly/3WN2GC8

To kick off the #TraffickingInc project, ICIJ, @washingtonpost, @NBCNews & @ARIJNetwork revealed that many foreign workers for defense contractors on U.S. military bases in the Gulf are trapped by abusive employment practices banned by the U.S. government. bit.ly/3FiS601

In #ShadowDiplomats, ICIJ, @ProPublica and 59 media partners investigated rogue diplomats, identifying at least 500 current and former honorary consuls who have been accused of crimes or embroiled in controversy — the majority while they held their posts.
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ICIJ also investigated cross-border crime, corruption and secrecy in regional stories based on smaller-scale leaks with local partners, including exposés on the offshore enablers of a most-wanted arms-dealer, the Kinahan drug cartel, and more. bit.ly/3G2huG9

Key to all our efforts is ICIJ’s model of worldwide collaboration: We worked with journalists from 60+ countries in 2022, leveraging and expanding our trusted network of frontline reporters to bring local expertise to investigations of global consequence. bit.ly/3VipDvJ

Want to see our global network of investigative reporters work together on more stories that rock the world in 2023?

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