Alfonso Daniels

Investigative journalist, researcher & media consultant on development and environmental crime issues. From Barcelona, based in London, Barça & rowing fan!

[UN Office on Drugs & Crime @UNODC]

Corruption doesn’t just drain public funds. It can enable illegal fishing, while our oceans pay the price.

At the #CrimeCongress today, UNODC launched the new Rotten Fish guide, showing how tackling corruption in fisheries can help protect what’s left: https://t.co/GCHpHe18xf

[Seas At Risk @SeasAtRisk]

.@nico_fournier says : “We would have expected the #OceansPact to have more actions to implement existing measures. “To govern” means “to anticipate”. But this #OceansPact is not anticipating anything. #UNOC3 #ProtectedMeansProtected

[FACT Coalition @FACTCoalition]

The US once again ranks #1 on @taxjusticenet's financial secrecy index, following rollback of anti-corruption measures like the Corporate Transparency Act and the gutting of the IRS' ability to pursue tax avoidance by wealthy individuals and corporations.

https://t.co/uYvjZjsH53

[Financial Transparency Coalition @FinTrCo]

📢 @FinTrCo is at @OurOceanOOC in Busan🇰🇷 where our ED @MattiKohonen will participate in side event on #IUU fishing and forced labour & importance of financial transparency to tackle this crisis‼️

📅 Tuesday April 29th
⏰ 1630-1800 (KST)
📽️ Livestream 👉 https://t.co/O59feAZX5I

[Ignacio Fresco Vanzini @IgnacioFresco]

“What they usually do is pick a Senegalese director and then give him money. But the bosses of such joint ventures are in Europe. These covert corporate structures make it impossible to prosecute the ultimate owners who profit".

https://t.co/eDEvReHNyU

[Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib @afalkhatib]

I feel immense shame and pain seeing the barbarism that Hamas & a slew of terror organizations put on in Gaza – the depravity of armed men thinking it’s courageous to parade the bodies of literal toddlers and their mother as some trophy for victory; the sickness, evil, and stupidity required to believe that marching with a locked coffin of an 85-year-old peace activist who did so much for Gazans is somehow good for the Palestinian cause. Instead of having a parade for a dead mother, her two babies, and an elderly man of peace, their bodies should have been handled by medical crews with no armed terrorists in sight. This could have been done differently, but Jihadi fascists chose the appalling spectacle instead.

I’m ashamed of any Palestinian who supports or justifies this; I’m ashamed of any “pro-Palestine” activists, “journalists,” or “experts” who are going out of their way to whitewash this and blame Israeli bombardment for killing Israeli hostages without blaming Hamas for taking hostages in the first place.

Those who attacked me repeatedly for calling out Hamas and their Jihadi fascism from day one never seem to understand why I view them as a far more serious existential threat to the Palestinian people than any far-right party or government in Israel. Hamas isn’t just bringing death and destruction upon the Palestinian people; it is decaying and eroding the value system of the Palestinian society and causing rot and degradation from within. This is a serious and terrible consequence of the group's actions that will decimate hopes for Palestinian freedom, independence, and sovereignty, not to mention respect among the nations of the world.

What transpired today isn’t just illegal, immoral, vile, and disgusting; to me, and many who aspire to have a Palestine worth fighting for, it is a matter of values and principles. It’s imperative for all Palestinians of conscience, even if they’re furious at Israel for what it did to Gaza after October 7, to speak out and say not in our name. It is imperative to distance the Palestinian people from the depraved evil and vile display of fascist cowardice that’s masquerading as “resistance.”

It’s time to reject Hamas and separate the Palestinian people’s just and urgent aspirations from a despicable death cult that’s dehumanizing our people time and again. It’s time to denounce all the pro-“resistance” terror enthusiasts in New York, Europe, Australia, and elsewhere who keep cheering on Hamas and are celebrating the shameful parade of dead children, their mother, and an elderly peace activist.

I am ashamed that my once beautiful Gaza, with a vibrant society that stood for values and had so much potential to be the crown jewel of the Palestinian people, has been degraded and embarrassed by inhumane terrorists who are a stain on the Palestinians and their cause. Gaza is not Hamas despite the terror group’s control. I have seen dozens of Palestinians in the Strip condemning what took place today and denouncing the inhumanity of Hamas.

Saying these words does not making me "self-hating," for I am proud of my Palestinian heritage and care deeply about my people.

To the Bibas and Lifshitz families, I am truly sorry for your loss – I grieve with you, and I share your pain. We shall overcome.

[Ocean_Vanya @VVulperhorst]

Great investigation by @PoulsenRegin and @FTM_eu revealing EU owned tuna catching vessels in the Indian Ocean: 13 Seychelles purse seiners are Spanish owned. Two purse seiners flagged to Mauritius and Kenya are also Spanish owned and 3 Oman flagged purse seiners are Dutch owned.

[Victor Galaz has moved to Blsky @vgalaz]

Incredible reporting and story telling here about Russian disinformation and the coming US election.

https://t.co/sFEWulsklu

[Alfonso Daniels @alfonsodaniels]

Thrilled to attend @LawyersofAfrica 14th Annual Conference in Addis Ababa, inaugurated at @_AfricanUnion,
where we’ll present @FinTrCo investigations on #IUU fishing, forced labour & deforestation, shining spotlight on beneficial ownership transparency and role of lawyers

[Ian Urbina @ian_urbina]

@IntraFish , an industry publication, reported that a group of NGOs is asking major seafood companies, foodservice distributors and retailers to explain how they are addressing the allegations of forced labor in their supply chains highlighted in an OO investigation last year. https://t.co/xI51UfdxYF

[Alfonso Daniels @alfonsodaniels]

Thrilled to participate in @FinTrCo global conference in 🇦🇷 talking about #IUU fishing & links to illicit financial flows w/ @FACTCoalition @JYansura @johnlazaro_ Lorenzo Uribe from Colombia Economy Ministry & other top speakers.
🎥 Follow live @ 5pm GMT👉https://t.co/l5RRtID8BE

[Julia Yansura @JYansura]

Proud to see @FACTCoalition on the agenda at #IACC to discuss transnational corruption and environmental crimes alongside other experts in the field. For those attending the #IACC, please stop by the session!

[ARTISONAL @artis0nal]

🚨Is there a regulatory framework by SPRFMO for overseeing floating hospital operations? The presence of the hospital ship ZHEPUYUAN98 leads to other ships staying at sea much longer without entering port, raising concerns about concealed labor abuses.
👉: https://t.co/ZJ7LIJfZJf

[Financial Transparency Coalition @FinTrCo]

Don't miss this important @OpenOwnership report on the importance of BO transparency to tackle #IUU fishing and improve fisheries governance, citing @FinTrCo's investigation.
Details 👇

[Financial Transparency Coalition @FinTrCo]

🚨 Major African daily @The_EastAfrican quoting @FinTrCo figure of $11.49bn lost in illicit money flows by Africa every year due to illegal, unreported & unregulated #IUU fishing, destroying local livelihoods amid cost-of-living crisis.
📚 Read article👇👇https://t.co/3lYkDit3q4

[Global Witness @Global_Witness]

Is Brazil’s 🇧🇷 fragile #Cerrado savannah replacing the #Amazon as the home of cattle-driven deforestation?

Our new investigation found Mato Grosso's Cerrado cows were three times more likely to be linked to #deforestation than the state's Amazon cows.

https://t.co/A5G9sGqFuT

[ARTISONAL @artis0nal]

🚨 ¿Qué esconde la flota de calamar de aguas distantes para resistirse a ser monitoreada?
Tendrían que renunciar a su conducta oscura asociada a la pesca ilegal y al uso de trabajo forzoso como parte de sus operaciones pesqueras.

Lee blog completo👇
https://t.co/Qyl0jozofM

[Financial Transparency Coalition @FinTrCo]

🚨 Brilliant @ipsnews article on forced labour in commercial #fishing vessels, speaking to victims in Ireland & quoting @FinTrCo report which found that those responsible hide behind complex corporate structures to avoid being detected‼️
📚 Read article👇👇https://t.co/S45GgvD5m8

[Financial Transparency Coalition @FinTrCo]

Growing recognition that 15% global minimum corporate tax, despite being much lower than the 25% rate called for by civil society organisations, won't only benefit global South countries, but also the Global North and even tax havens. https://t.co/a6waaGaeCm

[Alfonso Daniels @alfonsodaniels]

It's no coincidence #SouthAfrica🇿🇦filed #ICJ case vs #Israel amid #ANC’s worst crisis after Jacob Zuma challenge ahead of this year’s elections, all led by @CyrilRamaphosa who met @RSFSudan leader accused of Darfur genocide, backs #Russia & Hamas which calls for #genocide vs Jews