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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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Une enquête menée par @LHreports avec 14médias, dont @actualitecd, révèle que VFS Global, prestataire de services de traitement des visas utilisé par70 gvts, pousse les demandeurs de visas à acheter des svc supplémentaires dont ils n'ont pas besoin, tout en les exposant à des demandes de pots-de-vin actualite.cd/2026/05/30/le-b…
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Most European citizens will likely never have heard of VFS Global. But across much of Africa, Asia the Middle East, the visa giant has become notorious
Our investigation finds VFS has made huge profits by exploiting people with 'weak' passports lighthousereports.com/invest…
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This was a collaborative effort involving @IndianExpress, @RFI, @actualitecd, @derspiegel, @twalainfo, @LesReporterSn, @initiumnews, @lemondefr, @kisadalgamedya, @News24, @TheNationNews, @NationAfrica, content creator Carri-Ann Bloom @POLITICOEurope
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CALL-OUT: If you have experienced or witnessed aggressive upselling practices or other poor practices by VFS or other visa outsourcing companies, we'd love to hear from you. Please email us at vfs@lighthousereports.com
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Every year, bad diets kill millions of people and cost trillions of $. The world’s largest food companies say they want to be part of the solution. But behind closed doors, companies lobby governments to derail public health laws.
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In Colombia, where over half the population is overweight, diseases linked to unhealthy diets cost an estimated €1.3 billion a year. Members of Congress voted on health policies including a tax on ultra-processed foods and sodas. The industry pushed back, read on @cuestion_p: cuestionpublica.com/que-hay-…
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May 21
Trust in media is at an all time low. So how do we fix it?
In this episode of #Backlight, we go inside newsrooms, newsletters, and the world of independent journalists to find out what’s actually rebuilding trust and what’s making it worse.
Interviewees
- Ed Lee, former NYT Trust Editor
- Joi Lee, Independent journalist
- Isaac Saul, Tangle News
And if you trust us… share it with someone who won’t 😉
Listen to the episode: lighthousereports.com/how-ca…
Hosts: @bearamalhosilva, Tessa Pang
Sound editing and design: Elli Xypolitaki / @spoovio
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In October 2025, the RSF seized El Fasher, killing thousands in days in one of the deadliest massacres of Sudan’s civil war. For a new documentary, @LHreports and @AJFaultLines traveled to Uganda to hear survivors’ stories.
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