The Newsroom Papers

02/08/2024

Gershkovich and ex-marine Paul Whelan have been freed and are en route to a destination outside Russia, say reports

02/08/2024

The report of the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) mission to Rome on 16-17 May is out 📙

Build against the backdrop of the deterioration of press freedom in the country, it provides key recommendations for the Italian authorities to address pressing issues such as media capture and legal threats ⬇️

Read the report on EFJ and MFRR partners websites 🔗

30/06/2024

We welcome Julian Assange release with joy and relief while adressing our concerns about the US practices to intimidate journalists who reveal classified information on US national defense.

Read more:
https://europeanjournalists.org/blog/2024/06/26/assange-is-free-but-the-us-has-not-given-up-on-intimidating-journalists/

07/06/2024

FRAUDULENT ACTIVITIES REGARDING UK UNIVERSITIES ADMISSIONS:
The investigation ran for 10 months and focused on dodgy education agents and bogus recruitment agencies, defrauding the UK Government, and private colleges that offer courses approved for student loans. This journalism investigation uncovered allegations of admissions fraud at UK colleges and universities by the Euro Education Group, an education recruitment agency in UK. https://shorturl.at/jDU5e

07/06/2024

A former SCB banker claims the U.S. government misled a federal court about his role in exposing the bank’s dealings with sanctioned Iranian entities and terror groups after the bank had pledged to…

07/06/2024

On 23 May 2024, Ignacio Rosaslanda was physically attacked at the Humboldt University's Institute of Social Sciences when covering protests by pro-Palestinian activists.

07/06/2024

In a world where we didn’t exist, you wouldn’t know:

• That companies are exploiting migrant farmworkers who’ve given up everything to come and pick fruit on British farms

• That Del Monte security guards had allegedly assaulted and killed people on a vast pineapple farm in Kenya

• That Barclays sometimes labels its deals as “green” when they’re actually funding fossil fuel production

• Or that while HMRC is chasing you, it’s not going after the super rich in the same way

And that’s just the tip of the iceberg …

Knowledge is power. And this knowledge gives you more power to hold others to account – whether it be your MP, your supermarket, or your bank.

To help us keep sparking change in the way that we do, become a supporter today 🔗 https://bit.ly/43l2qyH

07/06/2024

The SafeJournalists network, Media Freedom Rapid Response partners, and Coalition for Media Freedom condemn the ongoing attacks on journalists in Serbia. ...

26/05/2024

Today, we reached out to a new person in connection with the UK college admission fraud. The person was in touch with the representatives of the Euro Education Group, a student recruitment agency in England, in order to apply for a university in UK. But instead of doing things legitimately, the agency staff gave her the opportunity to cheat the online exam. This agency is headed by Pasăre Ana Maria, a Romanian woman who is resident in the UK.
Online profiles of the person who did the scam:
https://www.facebook.com/
https://www.facebook.com/groups/854943725138296
https://www.tiktok.com/.uk

22/05/2024

TBIJ's recent investigation into Toloka provided a fascinating glimpse into the global AI industry and its insatiable thirst for data

17/05/2024

ECPMF offers and coordinates legal support for media on matters related to free speech for individuals and organisations .

17/05/2024

The Newsroom Papers investigation into ” The Certificate Files” reveals how corruption is cracking the education system in the UK. The victims of Ana Maria Pasare, an educational recruiter from the UK, have spoken out about how they were "played" by this agent.
Online profiles of the person who did the scam:
https://www.facebook.com/
https://www.facebook.com/groups/854943725138296
https://www.tiktok.com/.uk

15/05/2024

Sanctioned oligarch was source of virtually all the money used to fund Dutch club by its current owner

11/05/2024

The founder of Armando.Info said he fears for the safety of his reporters in Venezuela after the country's attorney general publicly attacked the outlet ahead of a new documentary on government…

09/05/2024

ICIJ found Paxum Bank, favored by the p**n industry, processed Tate’s transactions until shortly before he and his brother Andrew Tate were charged with r**e and human trafficking.

09/05/2024

PART 3 COMMING UP SOON
THE CERTIFICATE FILLES : Fraudulent Qualifications in the UK's Universities

09/05/2024

As a member of The New York Times Visual Investigations team, Muyi Xiao reports on her native China using a combination of remote tools and interviews to pierce the veil of the country's notorious censorship regime.

09/05/2024

We call on the Russian authorities to release journalist Evan Gershkovich immediately and to drop all charges against him.

01/05/2024

An educational recruitment agent from Euro Education Group Agency - Pasare Ana Maria, defrauded the Student Loan Company in the UK of over £40,000.
Online profiles of the person who did the scam:

https://www.facebook.com/
https://www.facebook.com/groups/854943725138296
https://www.tiktok.com/.uk

19/04/2024

18.04.24 Environment Snack giant PepsiCo sourced palm oil from razed Indigenous land Peruvian palm oil linked to environmental and human rights violations ended up in the supply chain for the makers of Gatorade and Cheetos We expose injustice and spark change. Help change the world by becoming a Bur...

19/04/2024

Since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, the U.K. government has faced criticism for failing to enforce sanctions, reportedly overlooking even poorly hidden Kremlin-linked funds and assets.

19/04/2024

Ana Maria Pasare, an education agent in the UK, defrauded the Department for Edcation and Student Loans Company of more than £40,000.

Online profiles of the person who did the scam:
https://www.facebook.com/
https://www.facebook.com/groups/854943725138296
https://www.tiktok.com/.uk

Pasare Ana Maria an educational agent in the UK, created a significant number of fake letters (regarding a student’s award and period of study) and introduced them into the student’s application files.

18/04/2024

Staff say they can’t authorize any transactions. Clients can’t open accounts. But the newcomer remains in suspended animation at the center of a political tussle.

18/04/2024

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