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Sierra Leone: Panama Papers Trail Offers Hope to Villagers Suing for Damages
International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, 11 March 2019
Lawyers hope the documents will force a foreign-owned company to compensate them for alleged pollution, forced removal, health complaints and human rights violations. Read more »
Sierra Leone Villagers Sue Diamond Mining Firm #PanamaPapers
Villagers from Sierra Leone's eastern Kono district are suing a company which they accuse of being complicit in polluting air and well water, destroying crops and homes and provoking violence. They are hoping documents leaked as part of the Panama Papers revelations will help prove their case.
"All you see is adversity, misery and exploitation," says Benedict Jalloh (seated) a lawyer representing the villagers who have suffered from mining activity.
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Africa: Mining Firm Fights Transparency On One Continent, Pays $22m Settlement On Another
International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, 28 December 2018
One year on from the Paradise Papers, the mining giant has sought to protect its tax secrets in Australia while agreeing to a financial settlement with Canadian regulators. Read more »
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Madagascar: Panama Papers Reveal Seafood King's Offshore Payments
International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, 16 October 2018
Offshore entities played a key role in a network of companies owned by a rich and powerful shrimp merchant in the African island nation of Madagascar, according to documents from… Read more »
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Africa: Panama Papers wins Pulitzer Prize
International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, 10 April 2017
Columbia University announced today that the Panama Papers investigation has been awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Reporting. Read more »
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The international coalition of journalists which pioneered reporting on the "Panama Papers" has teamed up with West Africa's Norbert Zongo Cell for Investigativ Read more »
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International journalists' networks investigating the use of offshore bank accounts which enable wealthy clients to reduce the level of scrutiny of their dealings have published ... Read more »
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The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has called on the Code of Conduct Bureau to investigate top public officials named in the Panama Papers data leak. Read more »
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The current release comes just a month after the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists published documents leaked from a Panamanian law firm, detailing the names of ... Read more »
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As revelations from the Panama papers rock the world of politics and business in Africa and beyond, former President Thabo Mbeki of South Africa has highlighted the link between ... Read more »
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The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists investigation known as the #PanamaPapers has been awarded the Pulitzer Prize for explanatory reporting. The Panama Papers ... Read more »
