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International undercover operations. Informants. Hidden camera tape. It all comes together in Al Jazeera Investigates, where we take you inside the network’s biggest stories. Listen to our podcasts here or subscribe to Al Jazeera Investigates through your favourite podcast platform.
3 Days that Stopped the World
In late January 2020, two Chinese journalists got an assignment that would change their lives. They were sent to Wuhan to investigate the mysterious outbreak of a new strain of the coronavirus. What they witnessed as the city of 11 million people locked down is censored by the Chinese government. We are retelling it here, in testimony and footage smuggled out of the country. Here's what really happened in Wuhan during those three days that stopped the world.
Go to investigationThe Cyprus Papers Undercover
Inside the story that ended Cyprus' 'golden passport' programme. The European Union launched legal proceedings following an explosive documentary from Al Jazeera’s Investigative Unit. In a daring undercover operation, the team posed as representatives of a fictional, Chinese criminal looking to buy a european passport. What the investigation uncovered enraged citizens, forced powerful politicians to step down and left the government in Cyprus with no choice but to abolish its passport for investment scheme.
Go to investigationThe Cyprus Papers
Al Jazeera’s Investigative Unit has obtained a major leak of documents we're calling The Cyprus Papers. They show that convicted criminals and fugitives are using Cyprus’ "golden passport" scheme to buy their way into the EU. Host Kevin Hirten takes you inside the investigation with the team that broke the story.
Go to investigationAnatomy of a Bribe
Anatomy of a Bribe: Al Jazeera Investigates Extra One of the world’s most fertile fishing grounds is beset by scandal. Al Jazeera goes undercover to expose how foreign companies get a corrupt cut of a priceless natural resource in Namibia. Host Kevin Hirten sits down with producer James Kleinfeld to break down the “Anatomy of a Bribe” that engulfed a nation.
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