Our new piece on dark money in US politics. www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

📖 New release: Policymaker’s Guide to Addressing Transnational Repression IPHR and @state-capture.bsky.social 's new guide outlines practical steps policymakers can take to better protect affected communities. Read it here iphronline.org/articles/pol...

PRESS STATEMENT from SCAP and Freedom For Eurasia Calling on the EU to ban exports of all key high-priority items to Kyrgyzstan. www.state-capture.org/blog/press-s...

📢 New report by IPHR and @state-capture.bsky.social assesses Germany’s response to transnational repression (TNR), highlighting serious gaps and providing actionable recommendations. Read the full report ➡️ iphronline.org/articles/rep...

Today, 34 organisations from across the globe release a joint statement ahead of the Illicit Finance Summit. Together, we’re calling for stronger rules, greater transparency, and real accountability in the gold trade. Read our priorities 👇

The UK has a major lobbying disclosure problem. Lobbying is used by groups and individuals to influence government policy and laws. When this happens behind a veil of secrecy, the public never finds out why certain decisions are made by their democratic representatives. 🧵

SCAP has launched a new substack called "Captured!". scapnd.substack.com

71% of the world's population lives under autocracy or state capture. The UK has the leverage to act — but its sanctions toolkit has critical gaps. SCAP has published a proposal to fix this. A thread: 🧵

SCAP calls on the UK government to wider the definition of 'politically exposed persons' to reflect the myriad of family members used by kleptocrats to conceal their assets in the UK. www.state-capture.org/s/Joffe_POCA...

The UK is currently reviewing its anti-money laundering and asset recovery strategy. SCAP recommends enabling UK authorities to recover UK-based property equivalent in value to profits made from unlawful conduct abroad. www.state-capture.org/s/Joffe_POCA...

Check out our new recommendations to French policymakers on how to address transnational repression in France (prepared jointly with @iphr.bsky.social) www.state-capture.org/s/tnr-france...

Together with @iphr.bsky.social, we call on the EU to enact a new standalone thematic sanctions regime to tackle transnational repression. www.state-capture.org/s/policy-bri...

New Report | State Capture in Kyrgyzstan and Why It Matters for EU Policy Check out our new joint report with Kloop, a network centred around Kyrgyzstan's President and security chief systematically seizes high-value public and private assets. www.state-capture.org/s/20261201Th...

Tune in now to the press conference presenting the lawsuits against US manufacturers that produce chips that end up in Russian weapons that kill civilians in Ukraine. We are pleased that our work has helped build this lawsuit. www.youtube.com/live/9cmRTkK...

Our latest recommendations to the UK Government on addressing transnational repression. www.state-capture.org/s/TNR-UK.pdf

Over the past 10 years, the richest 1% captured 41% of new wealth since the year 2000, while the bottom 50% of humanity have increased their wealth by just 1%. High wealth inequality in particular undermines both democracy and economic progress. g20.org/g20-media/la...

International crimes are possible because of their funders, enablers and profiteers. Existing responses to such conduct are inadequate. We call on all stakeholders to commit to bringing to account those who fund or profit from international crimes. b4ukraine.org/what-we-do/e...

📽️ 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...