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Investigative journalism and documentary filmmaking collective dedicated to shedding light on under-reported stories from across the globe.

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"When he came into power, #SaudiArabia's Crown Prince inherited a vast playground in which even the most extravagant ideas could be backed up by near-unlimited wealth."

- by TePonui journalists @LindsAKennedy and @NathanPSouthern for @inside_over

https://t.co/c5sW70uaXE

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Just who *is* Dawood Ibrahim, the mysterious criminal overlord accused of masterminding a deadly terror attack in India?
@NathanPSouthern and @LindsAKennedy investigate.

[For @inside_over in 2019]

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Jihadist in-fighting is escalating in the Sahel region of Africa as rival groups, al-Qaeda affiliates and ISIS proxies battle it out. But who exactly is fighting, and why? @NathanPSouthern makes sense of the chaos in this guide for https://t.co/J3xueleb2M https://t.co/SPFpdXpMIG

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"By bucking the prohibition trend and capitalising on domestic khat production, Ethiopia is one of few countries to keep the illegal drug trade at bay, while improving long-term chances of establishing peace"
By @LindsAKennedy for https://t.co/J3xueleb2M https://t.co/RY5wCs3ALU

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#Angola released nearly 1900 inmates from pre-trial detention to slow the spread of #COVID19, but then detained 300+ without testing, for breaking lockdown rules. Is a prison pandemic inevitable? By @LindsAKennedy for https://t.co/J3xueleb2M https://t.co/LQTWAa4wdX

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In Cambodia, you can be arrested for directly quoting the prime minister. Here's how the government has used the pandemic as cover to silence its remaining critics.

By @LindsAKennedy and @NathanPSouthern for @ForeignPolicy

https://t.co/xenHK0tdA0

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"The West African coast can be reached by cartel planes flying from Colombia with just a single refuelling stop in Brazil, or a 4-5 day boat ride from the Colombian coast, leaving at night to avoid detection" By @NathanPSouthern for https://t.co/J3xueleb2M https://t.co/Fshw6xnxBE

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In fragile African states, #COVID19 isn't only a health crisis - it's a security one. By @LindsAKennedy for https://t.co/J3xueleb2M https://t.co/Z5fsEuWXTf

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Nigeria banned torture in 2017, but the authorities are still using it with near-impunity, including on children. By @LindsAKennedy for https://t.co/J3xueleb2M https://t.co/6tk7eVfteQ

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Two former Central African Republic presidents have come back to the country - and they're both accused of war crimes. By @LindsAKennedy for https://t.co/J3xueleb2M https://t.co/ZbezKJs8EB

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"For Taliban leaders, the weakness of Kabul’s position presents a quandary: Do they seize the strategic opportunity to step up aggression, even though this will inevitably spread the pandemic beyond their control?"
- By TePonui journalists w/ @EzzatMehrdad https://t.co/usALnahyby

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"Obviously this is impossible" - Governments of countries bordering China and Iran still claim they've had zero or very few cases. Here's what's really going on. [by TePonui journalists @LindsAKennedy and @NathanPSouthern for @ForeignPolicy] https://t.co/7BuNm31H7L

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Xmas gifts for film buffs: The awesome Sarajevo Roses team are selling copies to fund education outreach: https://t.co/kgkqn5hqlz @oggitomic

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In praise of Julee Cruise and the music she made for Twin Peaks: http://t.co/Ljgz2KIPMY

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“Any media company that is not also a tech company is probably not going to be around for much longer” http://t.co/qlwxYxqeSW #futureofnews

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Are Podcasts the New Blogs? http://t.co/ss077JSs3Y via @MeaganFrancis @TheFreelancer

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Forget 60 frames per second... @MIT's incredible new camera shoots TRILLIONS of them! http://t.co/WORRzITABR via @good

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The Nobel Prize-Winning Reason That Simpler is Smarter http://t.co/m32Qc2hrO9

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HUGE congrats to @ARChubPNH, Cambodia finalists @ImpactASEAN this Nov! Here's the promo video we created for them: http://t.co/qT7fNijQCu

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This actually looks kind of awesome... https://t.co/BT32KX9Azb

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Everybody hates making end credits. (Until now.) http://t.co/wV0fu7QVL2 #film #filmmaking #postproduction http://t.co/B53fLlt6EJ