Latest in @icij.org Coin Laundry: @scillaa.bsky.social on the inner workings of HTX, the crypto exchange associated with billionaire Justin Sun. How beneficial is the vaunted transparency of blockchains when paired with complex layers of obfuscation? www.icij.org/investigatio...

Hunt for missing millions unmasks one crypto exchange hidden inside another - ICIJ

Kyrrex exploited technology and shell companies while serving suspected fraudsters and pro-Russian military activists, even as its owners claimed the exchange followed anti-money laundering rules.

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$28 Billion in illicit crypto flows 🫰 The first part of @icij.org 's #CoinLaundry series is live: ICIJ & 37 partners investigated how #crypto companies empowered a shadow economy that thrives on crime. By @spencerwoodman.bsky.social & team www.icij.org/investigatio...

Crypto giants moved billions linked to money launderers, drug traffickers and North Korean hackers - ICIJ

The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists traced tens of thousands of transactions and found major crypto trading platforms awash with dirty money.

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ICIJ’s latest investigation The #CoinLaundry is now live! Tap the link to read how the crypto boom minted a shadow economy that thrives on crime — and left a trail of devastated victims.

The Coin Laundry, a global cryptocurrency investigation

How the crypto boom minted a shadow economy that thrives on crime — and left a trail of devastated victims.

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The #CoinLaundry is coming soon. ICIJ’s latest investigation is a global collaboration between 38 media partners in 35 countries! Stay tuned for more on Monday! Sign up to get it straight to your inbox: buff.ly/yZk76B5

A great summary of our panel on @icij.org 's #ChinaTargets at #Dataharvest 2025 - in a few pen strokes and colors by Pieter Fannes/ @journalismarena.eu

Chinese government records reviewed by @icij.org as part of #ChinaTargets reveal a yearslong push to silence @rfa.org ‬ and target old classmates & friends of Shohret Hoshur, a Uyghur reporter who exposed human rights abused in #Xinjiang www.icij.org/investigatio...

Beijing targeted friends of U.S.-based reporter amid campaign against Radio Free Asia, documents reveal - ICIJ

Xinjiang police records detail a yearslong Chinese government push to silence the news outlet, which the Trump administration has dismantled.

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See you soon!

Maria Christoph@mariachristoph.bsky.social · last yr.

📌 The next day — Saturday, May 24 (11:15–12:30 CEST) — I’m honored to join the brilliant @scillaa.bsky.social and Jelena Cosic on stage for a session on @icij.org's latest cross-border project, #ChinaTargets. 🔗 Session Info: dataharvest25.sched.com/event/23Xt8/... #Dataharvest #EIJC25

📌Saturday, May 24 ⏰ 11:15 am #ChinaTargets: How ICIJ investigated China's transnational repression and its abuse of Interpol and the U.N. Our colleague @mariachristoph.bsky.social talks with @scillaa.bsky.social (@icij.org) & Jelena Cosic (@icij.org)

Some of us from @icij.org will be heading to #EIJ25 soon. We look forward to meeting new & old colleagues in Mechelen #DataHarvest

ICIJ@icij.org · last yr.

ICIJ will be at Dataharvest this week! Catch up with our training manager Jelena Cosic, deputy head of data and research ‪@karriekehoe.bsky.social‬ and reporter @scillaa.bsky.social‬ at their sessions this Friday and Saturday. Check out the #EIJC25 schedule here: buff.ly/UCVNqBb

Thanks for giving me the opportunity to talk about our #ChinaTargets investigation in collaboration with 42 media outlets. @icij.org

Yuka Royer@yukaf24.bsky.social · last yr.

On this week’s Access Asia, @icij.org ‘s @scillaa.bsky.social speaks to @en.france24.com about the findings of the latest, worldwide investigation into China’s “transnational repression” f24.my/B8dO

Bay Fang, the predident of Radio Free Asia, bold, brave and righteous like her incredible reporters who risk everything to bear witness to the truth www.nytimes.com/2025/05/02/o...

Opinion | Trump Is Silencing Radio Free Asia. Now China Doesn’t Have To.

The U.S. government’s dismantling of Radio Free Asia means giving Beijing’s propaganda free rein.

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@icij.org ’s partners found dozens of cases where critics of the Chinese government were tracked down and targeted in countries from Belgium to Korea and beyond. #ChinaTargets www.icij.org/investigatio...

Officials respond as China Targets highlights Beijing’s tactics to silence dissent across continents - ICIJ

ICIJ’s partners found dozens of cases where critics of the Chinese government were tracked down and targeted in countries from Belgium to Korea and beyond.

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@icij.org #ChinaTargets partners in Belgium found that intelligence services warned twice a local politician about his ties with China's intelligence & the potential risks of espionage or interference. @larsbove.bsky.social @kristofclerix.bsky.social @xacoun.bsky.social www.knack.be/nieuws/belgi...

Staatsveiligheid bezorgd over contacten tussen Chinese ambassade en PS-politicus

China probeert in België niet alleen politici van extreemrechtse signatuur te beïnvloeden.

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The Chinese Embassy in New Zealand criticized our #ChinaTargets partners' reporting on China's misuse of Interpol. We have the receipts: www.icij.org/investigatio... @paulapenfold.bsky.social @whljustin.bsky.social

Case involving Alibaba’s Jack Ma shows how China weaponizes Interpol

Chinese authorities exploited Interpol and strong-armed one of the world’s richest men to pursue a target.

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Paula Penfold@paulapenfold.bsky.social · last yr.

The Chinese Embassy was apparently not happy with our reporting on #ChinaTargets @whljustin.bsky.social

New report from @citizenlab.ca found that Uyghur rights activists were targeted by spearphishing campaign, including advocates featured in @icij.org's #ChinaTargets investigation. www.icij.org/investigatio...

Cyberattack against Uyghur rights activists shows hallmarks of Chinese repression tactics, researchers say - ICIJ

Citizen Lab found the advocates, including some featured in ICIJ’s China Targets investigation, were targeted with malicious software disguised as a Uyghur-language tool.

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"Wenn China jemanden ins Land zurückholen möchte, werden offenbar alle Hebel in Bewegung gesetzt: vom Interpol-Auslieferungssystem bis zur persönlichen Kontaktaufnahme durch einen Milliardär. ..." #ChinaTargets

Stefan Melichar@stefanmelichar.bsky.social · last yr.

Ein weiterer Teil der #ChinaTargets Recherche unter Leitung von @icij.org - Der Interpol-Trick: Wie China internationale Auslieferungsverfahren ausnutzt www.profil.at/investigativ... @profil.at

Wenn China jemanden ins Land zurückholen möchte, werden offenbar alle Hebel in Bewegung gesetzt: vom Interpol-Auslieferungssystem bis zur persönlichen Kontaktaufnahme durch einen Milliardär. Teil 2 der #ChinaTargets. Von @stefanmelichar.bsky.social.

Der Interpol-Trick: Wie China internationale Auslieferungsverfahren ausnutzt

Wenn China jemanden ins Land zurückholen möchte, werden offenbar alle Hebel in Bewegung gesetzt: vom Interpol-Auslieferungssystem bis zur persönlichen Kontaktaufnahme durch einen Milliardär. Teil zwei einer Investigativ-Kooperation über Chinas geheime Auslands-Strategien.

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"Jack Ma was on the line..." Our #ChinaTargets story today details how Chinese authorities weaponized Interpol & strong-armed Alibaba's founder to force a businessman & friend to return to China... www.icij.org/investigatio...

Chinese authorities exploited Interpol and strong-armed one of the world’s richest men to pursue a target - ICIJ

The case involving Alibaba’s Jack Ma shows how China weaponizes the international police agency for political ends.

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#ChinaTargets

Marcus Michaelsen@mmichae1sen.bsky.social · last yr.

New report out @citizenlab.ca A spearphishing campaign against senior @uyghurcongress.bsky.social members as part of ongoing digital transnational repression against the Uyghur diaspora. citizenlab.ca/2025/04/uygh... 1/3

Humbled that so many reporters accepted to work with @icij.org on our #ChinaTargets investigation. Nothing better than a global team to expose #China's global repression campaign & the weak response of so many democratic nations. Together we talked to 105 victims and identify trends & patterns.

#ChinaTargets phase one, a global investigation led by the @icij.org, is out. Here's the first NZ contribution, from myself and @whljustin.bsky.social

China Targets: Global investigation reveals Beijing’s targeting of people in NZ

An international investigation uncovers the scope and tactics of Beijing’s campaign to target its critics, including in New Zealand.

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#ChinaTargets —an investigation by @icij.org & 42 media partners in 30 countries—sheds new light on the vast scale of China's #TransnationalRepression and the feckless response of authorities in many nations where those who have been targeted now seek refuge. www.icij.org/investigatio...

Inside China’s machinery of repression — and how it crushes dissent around the world - ICIJ

Interviews with more than 100 victims in 23 countries, along with internal government documents, reveal the sinister tactics China uses to silence critics beyond its borders.

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COMING SOON: #ChinaTargets. ICIJ’s latest investigation uncovers the sprawling scope and terrifying tactics of Beijing’s campaign to target dissident members of its diaspora. Stay tuned! Sign up to get the stories delivered to your inbox: bit.ly/3SCsH8c

Hello #Bluesky crowd - Posting here for the first time to share that @icij.org ’s new investigation #ChinaTargets will be with you soon, shedding new light on the mechanics of China’s transnational repression and more...