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Hush-Hush Money, Pandora Papers Unbox How World's Rich Hide Trillions

Named for a Greek myth about a sealed box containing the world's evils, The Pandora Papers – the work of 600 journalists in 117 countries who pored through 11.9 million leaked confidential records – showed how the world's elite and powerful, from business leaders to kings and politicians – hide their wealth.

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The trial against the alleged harassment at work of the Galician Television, denounced by the cameraman and LGTBI activist Fito Ferreiro, is ready for sentencing

On Friday 24 September, the trial for harassment at work of TV cameraman Fito Ferreiro Seoane (A Coruña, 1962), a well-known LGTBI activist in Galicia, was held in the Social Court No. 3 of Santiago de Compostela. The plaintiff denounced Televisión de Galicia, where he has worked for 36 years, for the situation of "harassment at work".

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Austrian justice under heavy scrutiny as Julian Hessenthaler trial opens

Epicenter.works and Amnesty Austria were present at the Regional Court in St. Pölten last week to monitor the trial of Julian Hessenthaler, which opened on Wednesday 8 September. Private detective and journalistic source Hessenthaler is a key figure in the production of the Ibizagate affair, which exposed high level corruption and brought down Austria's far right coalition government in 2019.

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Ibizagate Trial a Deterrent to Austrian Journalists and Sources

The prosecution of private detective and journalistic source Julian Hessenthaler will silence those trying to report corruption in Austria, media and rights groups said at the opening of his trial in St. Pölten this week. Blueprint for Free Speech is one of 15 signatories to the open letter, which was reported widely in international media.

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