Center for Collaborative Investigative Journalism

10/13/2026

Did you miss our conversation on Twitter last night?

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In this conversation, we discuss CCIJ's investigation into Uganda's...

10/12/2026

Sandan Rabdanov, a 32-year-old Buryat activist, sought refuge in the US after protesting Russia's invasion of Ukraine. But with his asylum application denied, he now faces the possibility of imprisonment, forced military conscription or further persecution if returned to Russia.

His story raises serious questions about the treatment of political dissidents, the protection of asylum seekers and the human consequences of America's increasingly restrictive immigration policies.

In an investigation by New Lines Magazine, produced as part of an ongoing collaboration with the Center for Collaborative Investigative Journalism (CCIJ), we examine Rabdanov's struggle for safety and the larger history of discrimination against Russia's Buryat minority.

Read here:

https://veza.news/article/2026/10/08/ice-turns-its-sights-on-buryat-asylum-seekers/

10/09/2026

What happens when the US sends deportees to countries they have no connection to?

Join CCIJ for a Twitter (X) Space as we discuss our latest investigation, The Deportation Project, which examines Uganda's role in US third-country deportations and raises questions about accountability and human rights in Uganda.

📅 Monday, October 12, 2026
⏰ 7 PM CAT
📍 Twitter (X) Spaces

Set a reminder, join the conversation, and bring your questions!

Read the investigation: https://veza.news/article/2026/09/21/the-deportation-project-how-uganda-became-a-destination-for-people-the-united-states-wanted-gone/

10/02/2026

Cape Town, South Africa, has recorded 135 incidents of aggressive seal behavior toward humans since September 2021, including injuries that led to hospitalizations.

Researchers suspect the cause is rabies, a disease normally associated with land animals but has leapt to Cape fur seals.

Read the full visual report here -

A colony of Cape Fur seals during a euthanasia attempt of a Cape Fur seal suspected of having rabies at Seal Island in False Bay in Cape Town, South Africa on

09/24/2026

A Life in Frames: Nic Bothma’s 30 Years of Photojournalism

https://ccij.io/a-life-in-frames-nic-bothmas-30-years-of-photojournalism/

09/21/2026

NEW INVESTIGATION

How did Uganda become a destination for people the United States wanted to deport?

In a new CCIJ investigation, journalist Emmanuel Mutaizibwa follows eight people deported from the United States to Uganda under a third-country asylum agreement.

The story examines what happened after they arrived, the legal and human rights concerns surrounding the arrangement, and the wider political relationship between Uganda and the United States.

Read How Uganda became a destination for people the U.S. wanted gone” here:

https://veza.news/article/2026/09/21/the-deportation-project-how-uganda-became-a-destination-for-people-the-united-states-wanted-gone/

A general view of a busy street in Kampala, Uganda.

09/21/2026

🔴🇺🇸 [ ] The Office of Remigration: “America First” and its overseas negotiations.

Behind the Trump administration’s third-country deportation system is a little-known Department of State: the Office of Remigration.

Created in May 2025, this office negotiates deals with foreign governments to accept people deported from the United States, even when they have no ties to those countries, and handles the payments used to secure these agreements. Our investigation reveals how these deals are negotiated, and what the US is offering in return.

As of August 31, 2026, at least 25,427 people had been deported to 28 countries under this scheme. Internal records obtained by our consortium show that the US pledged at least $410 million to secure these agreements.

👉 But what do host countries get in return?

🌍 For six months, more than 70 journalists from 26 media organizations across 15 countries investigated this global deportation policy.

Read the full collaborative investigation now on https://forbiddenstories.org

09/17/2026

CCIJ Founder and Executive Director Jeff Kelly Lowenstein will moderate a panel on cross-border investigative GIJN - Global Investigative Journalism Network at the upcoming GIJN Investigative Journalism Week in October.

https://ccij.io/jeff-kelly-lowenstein-to-moderate-cross-border-investigations-panel-at-gijn-investigative-journalism-week/

08/13/2026

CCIJ’s work exploring how gamification can make investigative journalism more engaging and accessible has been featured in a new article by GIJN.

Read it here:

From Colombia to Nigeria, outlets are finding new audiences by adapting watchdog reporting to create digital games.

07/08/2026

Great conversations, thoughtful questions, and a shared commitment to making investigative journalism more useful to the people it serves.

At this year's DW Global Media Forum, CCIJ joined journalists, editors, and media leaders to discuss how newsrooms can strengthen the connection between investigations and the audiences they are meant to reach.

Our Communications and Partnerships Manager, Fola Folayan , and Products and Innovation Manager, Nelly Kalu , reflected on CCIJ's approach to combining investigative reporting with audience engagement, product innovation, and impact, sharing practical lessons from our work.

Thank you to everyone who attended the session and contributed to the discussion. We're excited to keep exploring new ways to ensure investigative journalism informs, engages, and drives accountability.