I’m an investigative reporter and a documentary filmmaker. I have spent the last decade documenting international crimes and human rights violations, especially against the victims of European violence. I have extensively used open-source tools in my investigations. Some of my reports have affected policy outcomes.
RAS EL HEKMA: THE EGYPTIAN DUBAI
On Egypt’s north-west coast, the army is building an Eden for the jet set — with the backing of UN-Habitat and Emirati funds
EGYPT RAMPS UP DEPORTATIONS
An investigation into the escalating deportations of Sudanese refugees from Egypt
DEATH ON THE BORDER
A data-driven documentary produced for the BBC’s Africa Eye program.
ITALIAN NAVY IN LIBYA
The ship that stopped 7,000 migrants and smuggled 700,000 cigarettes.
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FRONTEX IN THE MEDITERRANEAN
The investigation examines how Frontex helps haul migrants back to Libyan torture camps
EUROPE SEALS ITSELF OFF
How Libyan militias receive EU support to prevent people from fleeing to Europe
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PAYING MIGRANTS TO GO BACK
How the EU’s Voluntary Return scheme is failing the desperate in Nigeria
LIBYA’S DETENTION CENTERS
Libya fails to stop migrant detention abuses, as EU-backed returns soar
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LIBYA :: TAJOURA BOMBING
This investigation shows that migrants killed by an airstrike were detained near a weapons depot.
EU BLACK SITES
How refugees are being arbitrarily detained and tortured at secret facilities along EU borders.
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SHOT FOR SEEKING ASYLUM
First visual evidence of live ammunition being used against asylum seekers trying to reach Bulgaria
GHARYAN DETENTION CENTER
Libya detention centre blast exposes dangerous conditions for refugees.
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FRONTEX IN THE MEDITERRANEAN
The EU borders agency plays a direct role in the Libyan coast guard’s interception.
WHAT HAPPENED IN TAROUNA
Tarouna: A Libyan town reckons with its past horrors and uncertain future
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THE UN IN TRIPOLI
UN tells migrants to leave Libya transit centre as $6m project flounders
EU-IOM PROGRAMME
EU is paying for sending migrants to Eritrea using EU-backed voluntary programme
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UN REFUGEES AGENCY IN LIBYA
A former UN staffer blows whistle on favouritism and ‘culture of impunity’
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