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NEW: As global demand for critical metals rises in response to our burgeoning green economy, China has built more and more mines adjacent to protected land in the #DRC. But what does that mean for local biodiversity and regional stability? 1/ 🧵 Read 👇

submitted 353 days ago • 1 comment

ICYMI: Last week, OFAC sanctioned Al Jil Alqadem General Trading LLC — an entity we first named two years ago in our Breaking the Bank investigation into the state-affiliated network exploiting the Sudanese economy to evade justice. More 👇

submitted 352 days ago • 0 comments

Today, the US Treasury Department sanctioned 300+ entities and individuals for facilitating war in #Ukraine — including Poly Tech, a company we first investigated in 2022 (and again last year) for trading sensitive military tech to the Russian defense sector. More 👇

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In last week's episode, Insight Myanmar spoke with C4ADS analyst Savanna Slaughter about her work harnessing the power of publicly available information to investigate the illicit financial flows propping up Myanmar's military junta. Listen 👇

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A new investigation from Frontier Myanmar — with analytical and data support from C4ADS analyst Savanna Slaughter — traces mysterious ongoing fuel shipments from a state-owned Indian company to Myanmar, dating as far back as 2017. 🧵 1/ Read 👇

submitted 500 days ago • 1 comment

ICYMI: New analysis from @financialtimes.com tracks Chinese exports of advanced machine tools to Russia following the invasion of Ukraine, and the consequences of that soaring trade on Putin's war machine (featuring C4ADS' own @zerkzal.bsky.social). Read 👇

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ICYMI: We recently supported The Chaser — a Hong Kong diaspora media organization based in the UK — in their three-part analysis of luxury watch exports from Hong Kong to Russia in violation of Swiss and EU restrictions, out now. From @galileocheng.bsky.social 👇

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ICYMI: Last week, @financialtimes.com shared a new investigation into a Russian bakery accused of manufacturing drones for Putin — featuring insights from C4ADS Analyst @zerkzal.bsky.social. Read 👇 www.ft.com/content/426a...

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We’re incredibly glad to see our Fractured Veins investigation — tracing products manufactured with forced labor from #XUAR-based mines to global supply chains — receiving attention from leading individuals and organizations in this space. 1/4 Read 👇

submitted 550 days ago • 1 comment

In a new report, the Financial Transparency Coalition uncovers ultimate owners of the commercial fishing fleets that stand accused of forced labor. Citing our analysis, they found that more than 40% of these vessels operated in Asia, followed by Africa (21%), Europe (14%) and LAC (11%). Read 👇

submitted 549 days ago • 0 comments

So freaking proud of this team

submitted 518 days ago • 0 comments

Last month, we examined and mapped the relationship between China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region-based mines and global networks of finance and trade. Today, we're excited to be relaunching that analysis in Chinese. 1/5 Read Fractured Veins 👇

submitted 529 days ago • 1 comment

Proud to be a member of a team that apparently scares the Chinese Communist Party regime. In the west we sanction those who do abominable things like genocide. In Xi’s China they sanction those who reveal them. Learn. Know. Align. Act.

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Today, we're proud to introduce our new Wildlife Defense Platform (WDP), a customizable dashboard that empowers partner organizations like @malawiwildlife to easily visualize and dissect their seizure and courtroom monitoring data. 🧵1/5 Explore 👇

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Today, OFAC sanctioned 100+ new entities for their support of Putin's continued campaign against Ukraine — and our Slack channels are buzzing. Here are some of the most interesting companies designated, according to our analysts. 1/ Context 👇 ofac.treasury.gov/recent-actio...

submitted 624 days ago • 1 comment

ICYMI: C4ADS is hiring! We're looking for an Analyst, a Data Analyst, and a Program Director to join us in the fight against the malign illicit networks threatening peace and security worldwide. Apply 👇

submitted 627 days ago • 0 comments

As Jim Jordan tries to inserts his committee improperly into state prosecutions once again, a reminder of why he is even in Congress in the first place. This is his district in Ohio. One of the most gerrymandered in the nation.

submitted 629 days ago • 43 comments

Today, the US Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control sanctioned Abdelrahim Hamdan Dagalo for his leadership of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) — responsible for widespread human rights abuses and violence across #Sudan. What now? 1/ More 👇

submitted 632 days ago • 1 comment

Join experts from C4ADS, i-intelligence, and @thechinaproject.bsky.social on Sept. 18 for a conversation about the ever-evolving challenges facing the countless organizations and researchers that depend on publicly available data from China for their work. Register 👇

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