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10 / 12 / 2024

Abu Sultan’s Enterprise: The Smuggling Ring Behind the Pylos Shipwreck

The second part of the joint investigation by Solomon, ARIJ, El País, TAZ, and The New Humanitarian provides, in unprecedented detail, an account of the structure and operation of the north African smuggling ring behind the Pylos shipwreck.

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04 / 12 / 2024

Pylos Shipwreck: Greece knew the real smugglers 

Solomon's investigation–conducted in collaboration with El País, Die Tageszeitung, ARIJ, and The New Humanitarian–reveals that Egypt informed the Greek authorities that the nine survivors of the Pylos shipwreck were not members of the smuggling network. Yet, the men stayed behind bars for a year.

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29 / 10 / 2024

Who controls the media in Greece: 12+1 conclusions from Solomon’s investigation

Solomon's investigation, "Who owns the media?" has documented, for the first time, on an interactive platform, the business activities and interests of the oligarchs behind Greece’s major media groups.

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28 / 08 / 2024

On Edge: Europe’s Farmers at a Mental Health Breaking Point

A new cross-border investigation in Greece, Spain, the Czech Republic, Romania and Poland documents how climate change, combined with European and national policies, has pushed farmers in Europe's 'periphery' to a breaking point.

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26 / 07 / 2024

An HIV-positive patient hospitalized at Εvaggelismos under appalling conditions

At Greece’s largest hospital, an HIV-positive patient, diagnosed with active tuberculosis, is hospitalized under health conditions which put his life in danger.

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09 / 07 / 2024

The story of a Golden Visa real estate scam

A Chinese couple bought an apartment in Kallithea. They ended up dealing with a controversial NGO and a company that has been accused of fraud.

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17 / 06 / 2024

Tracing the Path of Greece’s Plastic Waste

In collaboration with Greenpeace Greece and Basel Action Network, we put trackers on plastic waste from recycle bins and followed their path. Some turned up in landfills, while some was exported to the Balkans. In the end, many of the myths surrounding recycling were dispelled.

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21 / 05 / 2024

Testimony of Hellenic Coast Guard captain exonerates the “Pylos nine”

Nine Egyptian nationals, survivors of the deadly Pylos shipwreck, accused of smuggling and causing the vessel to sink, were found not guilty. Below is the statement given by the captain of PPLS-920, the only Coast Guard vessel present during the sinking of the Adriana in June 2023.

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02 / 05 / 2024

The “tradition” that kills thousands of turtle doves on Zakynthos

The government has expressed its intention to deal with the illegal hunting of the endangered European turtle dove in the Ionian Sea region − the unlawful practice has been an open secret for decades. But an investigation by Solomon documents the rampant dimensions of illegal poaching on Zakynthos. The Forestry Service remains understaffed, while internal records raise suspicions of a cover-up.

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