The factory that produces the most pollution in France is using more coal than ever. In August 2025, ArcelorMittal Dunkirk took delivery of several thousand tonnes of coal from an extremely toxic mine in Mozambique. Some residents of the town of Moatize have been exposed to serious air pollution and seen their homes destroyed by blasts, an investigation by Disclose and Socialter can reveal.
PFAS have contaminated everything in 17 municipalities in the Ardennes and Meuse departments in northeast France, from soil to vegetables, rivers, fish and even people’s bloodstream, Disclose and France 3 can reveal. Tests conducted with a Montreal University laboratory show record levels of ‘forever chemicals’ in agricultural land. The pollution poses a “direct threat to health” according to a “restricted” memo.
A vast corruption network made it possible to exploit Interpol’s shortcomings in order to remove red notices against at least 28 alleged criminals. The former chairperson of Interpol’s oversight body – the Commission for the Control of Files (CCF) – and the organisation’s bureau in Moldova were at the heart of the system. Despite warnings, it has taken years for Interpol to respond, Disclose can reveal on the basis of exclusive documents.
With close to 3,500 red notices in circulation, Tajikistan is among the three countries sending the highest number of wanted requests to Interpol. Under the pretext of fighting terrorism, the Tajik dictatorship has been using the police organisation to hunt down political opponents and Muslim citizens with no links to armed organisations. Although its rules have been repeatedly violated, Interpol has not taken action.
For a decade, Turkey has relied on the criminal police organisation to hunt down political opponents and journalists in exile, Disclose can reveal. Faced with the scale of the scheme, the international agency imposed reinforced controls on Ankara in 2021, before reversing course.
Russia is using all the tools offered by Interpol to track down opponents, journalists and activists in exile, reveal Disclose and the BBC, based on a leak of internal data from the organization. While increased controls were put in place after the 2022 invasion of Ukraine, the abuses have never stopped. According to our information, Interpol recently eased the surveillance measures imposed on Moscow.
Disclose est un média à but non lucratif qui publie des enquêtes sur des sujets d’intérêt général. Crimes environnementaux, délinquance financière, santé publique, vente d’armes, violences sexuelles… Nous exposons les dérives de l’État et des multinationales. Notre objectif : leur demander des comptes et générer, in fine, un impact positif pour la société. Et parce que nous considérons l’information comme un bien public, toutes nos enquêtes, écrites et vidéo, sont en accès libre. Afin de renforcer l’impact de nos enquêtes et accroître la pression sur les responsables publics, Disclose noue des partenariats avec des ONG, des universités, des scientifiques ou encore des juristes. Nous travaillons également en lien étroit avec des médias français et étrangers pour améliorer les retombées de nos investigations. En parallèle du travail d’enquête, Disclose s’engage aux côtés des citoyen·nes pour faire valoir leur droit à l’information. Nous partageons nos méthodes d’investigation à travers des guides thématiques, accessibles gratuitement, comme le guide du lanceur d’enquête. Nous initions aussi des procédures administratives, et parfois judiciaires, afin de contraindre des administrations à rendre publiques des informations d’intérêt général. Avec des moyens modestes, mais une détermination à toute épreuve, on peut faire de grandes choses. Depuis ses débuts, Disclose a prouvé sa capacité à enquêter, révéler, mobiliser et est devenu un producteur d’informations incontournable en France. De ceux, trop rares, qui ne se font pas dicter leur agenda, mais qui, au contraire, génèrent le débat en rendant publiques des informations sciemment dissimulées. À travers nos révélations, nous demandons des comptes à celles et ceux qui agissent en notre nom et participons, avec d’autres, au passage de l’indignation à l’action.
Jan 17, 2025
Freedom to inform vs. defence secrecy: the judiciary rules in Disclose’s favour
Disclose est un média à but non lucratif qui publie des enquêtes sur des sujets d’intérêt général. Crimes environnementaux, délinquance financière, santé publique, vente d’armes, violences sexuelles… Nous exposons les dérives de l’État et des multinationales. Notre objectif : leur demander des comptes et générer, in fine, un impact positif pour la société. Et parce que nous considérons l’information comme un bien public, toutes nos enquêtes, écrites et vidéo, sont en accès libre. Afin de renforcer l’impact de nos enquêtes et accroître la pression sur les responsables publics, Disclose noue des partenariats avec des ONG, des universités, des scientifiques ou encore des juristes. Nous travaillons également en lien étroit avec des médias français et étrangers pour améliorer les retombées de nos investigations. En parallèle du travail d’enquête, Disclose s’engage aux côtés des citoyen·nes pour faire valoir leur droit à l’information. Nous partageons nos méthodes d’investigation à travers des guides thématiques, accessibles gratuitement, comme le guide du lanceur d’enquête. Nous initions aussi des procédures administratives, et parfois judiciaires, afin de contraindre des administrations à rendre publiques des informations d’intérêt général. Avec des moyens modestes, mais une détermination à toute épreuve, on peut faire de grandes choses. Depuis ses débuts, Disclose a prouvé sa capacité à enquêter, révéler, mobiliser et est devenu un producteur d’informations incontournable en France. De ceux, trop rares, qui ne se font pas dicter leur agenda, mais qui, au contraire, génèrent le débat en rendant publiques des informations sciemment dissimulées. À travers nos révélations, nous demandons des comptes à celles et ceux qui agissent en notre nom et participons, avec d’autres, au passage de l’indignation à l’action.
Jan 17, 2025
Freedom to inform vs. defence secrecy: the judiciary rules in Disclose’s favour
The mission of the prestigious criminal police institution, to fight organised crime, is being misused on a large scale for the benefit of some of the world’s most repressive states, Disclose and the BBC can reveal after thousands of internal Interpol documents were leaked. We expose abuse including persecution, secret manhunts and arbitrary arrests, part of a system where Interpol’s red notices have become a powerful weapon for countries like Russia, Turkey and Tajikistan.
The judicial tribunal in Paris announced on 16 October that France’s second largest oil group is going to be put on trial for the first time. Two NGOs, Sherpa and Friends of the Earth – France (Les Amis de la terre) sued Perenco in late 2022 following Disclose’s revelations, in partnership with Investigate Europe (IE) and the Environmental Investigative Forum (EIF), about the group’s pollution in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
One week after a ceasefire was signed by Israel and Hamas, Disclose can reveal that a consignment of equipment made by French company Sermat is to be shipped to Israel on 20 October. The parts are for drones designed by Elbit Systems, one of the Israeli armed forces’ main suppliers. This is the fourth such contract uncovered by Disclose between a French company and an Israeli military industry player since the war started in Gaza.
Cristal Union, France’s second biggest sugar manufacturer, is facing large-scale forever chemical contamination, Disclose can reveal in partnership with France 3. The entire production chain is contaminated, from sugar beet fields to factories. The company has been secretive about the source of pollution, which may be caused by pesticides used in the fields.
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Britain has paused some weapons sales to Israel, but a Guardian investigation with the independent newsrooms Disclose and Follow the Money shows revenues from the GBU-39 bomb generated by the US arm of MBDA flow through the UK. Disclose reproduces the english version published on theguardian.com.
An Israeli cargo boat will put in at Fos-sur-Mer, near Marseille, on 5 June. Later that day, the Contship Era is supposed to load discreetly 14 tonnes of spare parts for machine guns. The military equipment, made by French company Eurolinks, is to be delivered to arms company Israel Military Industries, Disclose and Irish media outlet The Ditch can reveal.
The French armament group sold electronic components and communication systems for Israeli drones for €2m between 2018 and 2023, Disclose can reveal based on business documents. The Thales equipment is likely to be used in strikes against Palestinian civilians.
Decathlon’s top two footwear manufacturers source leather that may have come from illegally deforested areas in Brazil. Disclose and Follow the Money have traced back the production chain of the famous Quechua hiking shoes after seeing confidential documents.
A 12-year-old girl, workers from the Uyghur minority forced to make clothes, etc.: one of Decathlon’s main suppliers relies on a network of forced labour in China, as revealed by Disclose in partnership with Cash Investigation. The French brand’s clothing also contains cotton from the Xinjiang region which is under international sanctions.
To offer the lowest possible prices, the French giant sports retailer has its garments made in one of the poorest countries in South Asia. There, Decathlon selects the subcontractors who pay the lowest wages, even if that means working with clandestine factories that are dangerous for employees, Disclose can reveal on the basis of confidential documents.
