📽️ NEW 📽️ Does the UK have a dark money problem? Should we be worried? As our Senior Research Officer, @rosewhiff.bsky.social explains - the public have a right to be concerned about the grip of dark money on our politics.

Check out our new position paper with @iphr.bsky.social , calling for a Council of Europe Convention on Transnational Repression. www.state-capture.org/s/Position-P...

Transnational repression (TNR) is when governments reach across borders to silence dissent among exiles. We've seen a dramatic increase in the use of TNR. We call on the UK Government to create a new sanctions regime targeting perpetrators and enablers of TNR. www.state-capture.org/s/TNR_Sancti...

Check out our new report - Grain Thieves: The Network Behind the Plunder of Ukrainian Grain - produced in collaboration with @iphr.bsky.social www.state-capture.org/publications

The UK Parliament's Joint Committee on Human Rights has published out evidence on Transnational Repression (TNR) in the UK. committees.parliament.uk/writtenevide...

Important and urgent signal👇 that deserves broad support - also beyond the media community Research also requires transparency Ultimately this is about open, democratic and accountable government

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@theguardian.com has published a letter from our co-founder Alex Prezanti in response to UK Foreign Sec David Lammy's announcement that he's planning a new sanctions regime to tackle irregular migration and organised immigration crime. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

Russia's full scale invasion of Ukraine has been marked by widespread and systematic pillage of occupied territory. Together with @iphr.bsky.social we set out how it happens and who is responsible. www.state-capture.org/s/pillage-re...

Congratulations to our Supervisory Board member, Dame Margaret Hodge, on her appointment as the UK's anti-corruption champion. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Last year together with @iphr.bsky.social we published a practical guide to EU sanctions for civil society. iphronline.org/articles/pra...

Check out our new briefing: Tackling the Russian 'Shadow Fleet' - The Scope of Legislative/Enforcement Powers in National Waters (UK and EU versions). www.state-capture.org/publications

What is the impact of state capture? www.state-capture.org/blog/the-imp...

What is state capture? www.state-capture.org/blog/whatiss...