Uploaded December 2024 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago

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Investigative reporters in our global network are under attack like never before — facing surveillance, harassment, and harsh crackdowns for doing their jobs. Central Asia Editor Slava Abramov explains what that experience is like for journalists and how OCCRP handles some of these challenges.

In this urgent era, where many are trying to destroy independent media, OCCRP is launching the “Don’t Let Them Kill the Story” campaign to increase the organization's ability to protect its reporters. A toxic combination of extremism, technology, and disinformation has fueled political, online, and legal attacks on journalists and ushered in a new era that puts investigative reporters at alarming risk for doing their jobs in service of the public.” campaign to help bolster OCCRP’s security fund, keep journalists safe, and ensure their stories are told.

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