RISE Moldova

RISE Moldova (Romanian: Asociația Reporterilor de Investigație și Securitate Editorială; The Association of Investigative Reporters and Editorial Security) is an independent, non-governmental and nonprofit organization consisting of investigative journalists, programmers and activists from Moldova and Romania.[1][2] Investigations made by RISE Moldova journalists were shortlisted for the European Press Prize for two years in a row.[3][4]

RISE Moldova

History

RISE Moldova was founded in March 2014 by ex-Ziarul de Gardă journalists Iurie Sanduta, Nicolae Cuschevici and ex-Adevărul Moldova reporter Ion Preasca. Current members list also includes but not limited to the following journalists: Mihai Munteanu, Olga Ceaglei, Vladimir Thoric, Dumitru Lazur, Doina Ipatii and Dumitru Stoianov.[1] Project's activity was launched with grants from United States Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor and Open Society Foundations.[5][6]

Notable investigations

Since its launch RISE Moldova has investigated and published materials, stories and filmed short documentaries on such subjects as corruption, conflict of interests and cross border organised crime schemes and networks. First investigation signed by RISE Moldova started in 2013, when RISE journalists cooperated with colleagues from United Kingdom, Romania and Russia to uncover complex illegal business and criminal schemes behind a cross border network of assassins-for-hire operating throughout Europe.[7][8] This investigation was a finalist at the 2013 European Press Prize.[3][9]

Another investigation, named "Russian Laundromat", revealed international money laundering scheme that moved tens billions dollars into Europe using offshore companies, fake loans and bribed Moldovan judges. Some of the Russian banks involved were owned in part by Igor Putin, cousin of Russian President Vladimir Putin.[10][11] It was named the best investigation of 2014 by Centre of Independent Journalism of Moldova.[12] It was also shortlisted for the 2014 European Press Prize[4] and won The Special Jury Award.[13][14]

Other important cross border investigations covered such themes as arms smuggling from Transnistria to Ukraine and international routes in Asia;[15][16][17][18] hidden wealth of the Moldovan politicians;[19][20][21][22] the business of priests in Moldova and church's connection to the underworld.[23][24][25][26]

SwissLeaks

On March 11, 2015 RISE Moldova became first media outlet to unveil names of Moldovans linked to SwissLeaks case. RISE published documents on secret accounts held by eight Moldovan emigrants at Swiss bank HSBC with total amount of $22,8 million. These documents were obtained via International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) network.[27][28][29]

Panama Papers

RISE Moldova was part of global investigative project Panama Papers and was the only media outlet from Moldova which received access to the leaked Mossack Fonseca documents. The first Panama Papers story on public person from Moldova was published on April 4, 2016 and was about business ties and offshore connections of ex-prime minister of Moldova Ion Sturza.[30][31][32][33] The documents were initially received by the German newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung and shared by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists and the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project.[34][35]

Partners

RISE Moldova activates in the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project,[36] a regional organization which gathers investigative journalism associations from Eastern Europe. Other partnerships include Global Investigative Journalism Network,[37] n-ost[38] and RISE Project.[39]

References
  1. "Despre noi". RISE Moldova.
  2. "Conferință de presă RISE Moldova "Reporterii de investigație vs. Crima organizată din Europa de Est"". Privesc.eu.
  3. "Shortlist 2013". European Press Prize.
  4. "Shortlist 2014". European Press Prize.
  5. "RISE Moldova начинает проект "перезапуск качественной журналистики в Республике Молдова"". Панорама.
  6. "Training RISE Moldova: "Scraping 101 and programing for media" cu programatorul OCCRP, Smari McCarthy". CIVIC.MD.
  7. "Rețeaua Asasinilor". RISE Project.
  8. "A Murderer's Trail". OCCRP.
  9. "RISE Project, finalista la European Press Prize". Hot News.
  10. "Operațiunea rusească "Laundromat"". RISE Moldova.
  11. "The Russian Laundromat". Reporting Project.
  12. "Zece jurnaliști ai anului 2014". Media Azi.
  13. "Winners 2015". European Press Prize.
  14. "JURNALIȘTII RISE PROJECT AU CÂȘTIGAT PREMIUL SPECIAL AL JURIULUI LA PULITZER-UL EUROPEAN". RISE Project.
  15. "Armele Rusiei, traficate în Ucraina prin rakeți moldoveni". RISE Moldova.
  16. "Is Moldova's mafia selling weapons to Ukrainian separatists?". Euronews.
  17. "Журналисты доказали, что в Молдове можно купить гранатометы". Панорама.
  18. "Moldovan Jailed For Selling Weapons After Offering Arms To OCCRP". Hetq Online.
  19. "Șefi de stat cu afaceri ascunse". RISE Moldova.
  20. "Miniștri cu afaceri secrete". RISE Moldova.
  21. "PlahotniucLeaks". RISE Moldova.
  22. "Holdingul secret al unui ministru". RISE Moldova.
  23. "Împărăția înalt-preabogatului Vladimir". RISE Moldova.
  24. "Casele și afacerile preoților". RISE Moldova.
  25. "Casele episcopilor și afacerile ratate". RISE Moldova.
  26. "Sistemul bisericesc, în atenţia reporterilor de investigaţie (RISE Moldova)". Europa Liberă.
  27. "#SwissLeaks: Conturile secrete ale moldovenilor emigranți". RISE Moldova. March 11, 2015.
  28. "RISE Moldova: 22,8 mil. $ ascunși în conturile din Elveția aparțin unor cetățeni ai RM". InfoPrut.
  29. "Omul de afaceri din Moldova care deţine CONTURI SECRETE de milioane de dolari într-o bancă elveţiană". Publika TV.
  30. "#PanamaPapers: Conexiunile offshore ale fostului premier Ion Sturza". RISE Moldova. April 4, 2016. Archived from the original on April 16, 2016.
  31. "RISE Moldova: Legătura dintre Ion Sturza, Panama Papers și companiile offshore". Agora. April 4, 2016.
  32. "Rise.md: #PanamaPapers. Conexiunile offshore ale lui Ion Sturza. Proiectul de investigatie globala il are in vizor si pe fostul premier". Pro TV Chișinău. April 4, 2016.
  33. "RISE Moldova: [#PanamaPapers] Conexiunile offshore ale fostului premier Ion Sturza". HotNews.ro. April 4, 2016.
  34. "OCCRP: The Panama Papers". Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project. April 3, 2016.
  35. "ICIJ: The Panama Papers". International Consortium of Investigative Journalists. April 3, 2016.
  36. "Members". OCCRP.
  37. "Members". Global Investigative Journalism Network.
  38. "n-vestigate". n-ost.
  39. "[VIDEO] Asasin în Lege". RISE Project / RISE Moldova.
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