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The first edition of the award on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of Public Eye in 2018 was a great success: the jury chose from the 55 projects submitted from 22 countries two particularly explosive searches.
Once again, media representatives from all over the world are invited to submit their research on human rights violations, environmental sins, dark deals or corruption by Swiss corporations. The deadline for entries is March 9, 2020 (here are the conditions of participation).
The motivation for the award from Public Eye shows an explosive case: So the international revealed Network of investigative journalists (ICIJ) how brazenly the daughter of the Angolan ex-president, Isabel dos Santos, enriched herself at the expense of the Angolan population. Christian Engeli from Public Eye: “The research was based on the analysis of internal documents leaked to the network, the“ Luanda Leaks ”. And, as so often, Switzerland also plays a decisive role in the corrupt dealings of the “richest woman in Africa”: These “Luanda Leaks” document the close relationships between the Clan dos Santos and the Geneva jeweler De Grisogono. The affair shows how important investigative activities are Research for the public debate and democracy are: You drag dark businesses into the light of the public. Such research requires persistence, but above all also time and financial resources that most journalists no longer have. "
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