Disclose.ngo https://disclose.ngo Disclose is a non-profit newsroom and NGO of investigative journalism. https://disclose.ngo/assets/favicons/favicon-32x32.png Disclose.ngo https://disclose.ngo Mon, 09 Feb 2026 09:31:49 +0100 fr-FR hourly 1 https://www.upian.com Moldovan affair: revelations about a far-reaching corruption system within Interpol https://disclose.ngo/en/article/moldovan-affair-revelations-about-a-far-reaching-corruption-system-within-interpol https://disclose.ngo/en/article/moldovan-affair-revelations-about-a-far-reaching-corruption-system-within-interpol Mon, 09 Feb 2026 09:31:49 +0100

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.

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]]> Interpol turning blind eye to persecution by Tajik dictatorship https://disclose.ngo/en/article/interpol-turning-blind-eye-to-persecution-by-tajik-dictatorship https://disclose.ngo/en/article/interpol-turning-blind-eye-to-persecution-by-tajik-dictatorship Wed, 28 Jan 2026 16:54:38 +0100

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.  

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]]> Interpol: Turkish journalists and political activists flagged as “terrorists” by the organisation  https://disclose.ngo/en/article/interpol-turkish-journalists-and-political-activists-flagged-as-terrorists-by-the-organisation https://disclose.ngo/en/article/interpol-turkish-journalists-and-political-activists-flagged-as-terrorists-by-the-organisation Wed, 28 Jan 2026 01:02:15 +0100

For a decade, Turkey has relied on the criminal police organization to carry out a hunt against political opponents and journalists in exile, reveals Disclose. Faced with the scale of the scheme, the international agency imposed reinforced controls on Ankara in 2021, before reversing course

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]]> How Moscow tracks down its opponents thanks to Interpol https://disclose.ngo/en/article/how-moscow-tracks-down-its-opponents-thanks-to-interpol https://disclose.ngo/en/article/how-moscow-tracks-down-its-opponents-thanks-to-interpol Mon, 26 Jan 2026 01:12:58 +0100

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.

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]]> Revelations on the misuse of Interpol by the world’s most repressive regimes  https://disclose.ngo/en/article/revelations-on-the-misuse-of-interpol-by-the-worlds-most-repressive-regimes https://disclose.ngo/en/article/revelations-on-the-misuse-of-interpol-by-the-worlds-most-repressive-regimes Mon, 26 Jan 2026 00:01:08 +0100

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.  

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]]> Perenco: oil group to face trial in France for “environmental harm” in DRC https://disclose.ngo/en/article/perenco-oil-group-to-face-trial-in-france-for-environmental-harm-in-drc https://disclose.ngo/en/article/perenco-oil-group-to-face-trial-in-france-for-environmental-harm-in-drc Fri, 17 Oct 2025 13:57:34 +0200

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.

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]]> Arms sales: delivery of French equipment in Israel imminent https://disclose.ngo/en/article/arms-sales-delivery-of-french-equipment-in-israel-imminent https://disclose.ngo/en/article/arms-sales-delivery-of-french-equipment-in-israel-imminent Fri, 17 Oct 2025 13:50:04 +0200

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.

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]]> PFAS: the manufacturer of sugar brand Daddy fosters forever chemicals https://disclose.ngo/en/article/pfas-the-manufacturer-of-sugar-brand-daddy-fosters-forever-chemicals https://disclose.ngo/en/article/pfas-the-manufacturer-of-sugar-brand-daddy-fosters-forever-chemicals Mon, 13 Oct 2025 09:57:22 +0200

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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]]> Toxic: members of parliament condemn silence on nuclear testing in Pacific https://disclose.ngo/en/article/toxic-members-of-parliament-condemn-silence-on-nuclear-testing-in-pacific https://disclose.ngo/en/article/toxic-members-of-parliament-condemn-silence-on-nuclear-testing-in-pacific Tue, 29 Jul 2025 08:08:11 +0200

“A denial of reality”, “a stubborn silence”… Four years after Disclose’s revelations, the parliamentary commission of inquiry on nuclear testing in French Polynesia has confirmed the extent of the state’s cover-up since the 1960s. The members of parliament are calling for the compensation scheme for civilian and military victims to be overhauled.

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]]> European missile group MBDA selling parts for bombs that have killed children in Gaza https://disclose.ngo/en/article/european-missile-group-mbda-selling-parts-for-bombs-that-have-killed-children-in-gaza https://disclose.ngo/en/article/european-missile-group-mbda-selling-parts-for-bombs-that-have-killed-children-in-gaza Thu, 17 Jul 2025 06:40:18 +0200

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.

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]]> Interpol Files https://disclose.ngo/en/investigations/interpol-files https://disclose.ngo/en/investigations/interpol-files Mon, 26 Jan 2026 01:31:12 +0100

When the international police is used to track down political opponents.

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]]> Decathlon, a champion of exploitation https://disclose.ngo/en/investigations/decathlon-a-champion-of-exploitation https://disclose.ngo/en/investigations/decathlon-a-champion-of-exploitation Mon, 10 Feb 2025 16:13:56 +0100

Investigation into the trade secrets of the most popular retailer in France

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]]> Ikea, the tree hunter https://disclose.ngo/en/investigations/ikea-the-tree-hunter https://disclose.ngo/en/investigations/ikea-the-tree-hunter Wed, 21 Feb 2024 14:33:21 +0100

The Swedish furniture giant devours 20 million cubic metres of wood every year. That’s one tree every two seconds. An investigation into a discreet predator that has become a champion of greenwashing over the years.

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]]> Perenco files https://disclose.ngo/en/investigations/perenco-files https://disclose.ngo/en/investigations/perenco-files Tue, 08 Nov 2022 01:23:23 +0100

Inside the dirty oil business

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]]> Egypt Papers https://disclose.ngo/en/investigations/egypt-papers https://disclose.ngo/en/investigations/egypt-papers Sun, 21 Nov 2021 19:57:27 +0100

Investigation into the complicity of the French state with the dictatorship of Marshal Abdel Fattah Al-Sissi in Egypt.

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]]> The failings of France’s foreign aid Agency https://disclose.ngo/en/investigations/the-hidden-face-of-development-aid https://disclose.ngo/en/investigations/the-hidden-face-of-development-aid Fri, 01 Oct 2021 07:38:10 +0200 Investigation into the abuses of the French Agency for Development Aid.

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]]> Moruroa files https://disclose.ngo/en/investigations/moruroa-files https://disclose.ngo/en/investigations/moruroa-files Tue, 09 Mar 2021 09:10:03 +0100

Investigation into French nuclear tests in the Pacific

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]]> UNDER SCRUTINY https://disclose.ngo/en/investigations/pas-vu-pas-pris https://disclose.ngo/en/investigations/pas-vu-pas-pris Mon, 30 Nov 2020 12:50:04 +0100

Investigative stories on police abuse.

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]]> Irreducible agro-industry https://disclose.ngo/en/investigations/irreducible-agro-industry https://disclose.ngo/en/investigations/irreducible-agro-industry Fri, 27 Nov 2020 15:11:52 +0100

Investigation into the links between the food industry, deforestation and the climate crisis.

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]]> Inside Lactalis https://disclose.ngo/en/investigations/inside-lactalis https://disclose.ngo/en/investigations/inside-lactalis Mon, 19 Oct 2020 17:54:22 +0200 A year-long investigation into the practices of a dairy giant

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]]> French arms https://disclose.ngo/en/investigations/french-arms https://disclose.ngo/en/investigations/french-arms Thu, 07 May 2020 09:00:00 +0200

A collaborative investigation on the french arms trade.

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]]> LIFTING THE LID ON PEDOPHILIA IN SPORT https://disclose.ngo/en/investigations/lifting-the-lid-on-pedophilia-in-sport https://disclose.ngo/en/investigations/lifting-the-lid-on-pedophilia-in-sport Wed, 11 Dec 2019 16:15:00 +0100

This investigation looks at 77 cases of sexual violence in the world of sport in France.

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