Scilla Alecci

ICIJ • 27th February 2022

The Ericsson List: a telecom giant’s secret deals in Iraq and beyond

An ICIJ investigation reveals how Ericsson dealt with ISIS and engaged in bribery and other corrupt practices to solidify its grip in Iraq. CREDITS Producer: Scilla Alecci / ICIJ Field producer: Amir Musawy / NDR Narrator: Nicole Sadek Footage: NDR, SVT Additional images: Ericsson, Getty, Tony Webster Music: Rebel/Alex Productions

ICIJ • 5th October 2021

Pandora Papers: Poisoned towns fight for justice

ICIJ's Pandora Papers investigation reveals that members of the founding family of Belgian chemical giant Solvay stashed millions offshore as the company's plants faced accusations of contaminating water supplies in Northern Italy and New Jersey.

ICIJ • 9th December 2019

A voice for Xinjiang detainees

Zumrat Dawut, a Uighur woman who said she spent three months in a detention camp, has spoken out about her experience in China's internment camps in Xinjiang. Read the full investigation: www.icij.org/investigations/china-cables

ICIJ • 25th June 2019

Bribery Division: Inside Odebrecht's files

La Posta reporter Andersson Boscán shared with ICIJ more than 13,000 files relating to Odebrecht, the Brazilian multinational Odebrecht implicated in what the U.S. Department of Justice has described as “the largest foreign bribery case in history.” (Part of Bribery Division investigation)

21st May 2019

From the inside: 'It's like a cage.'

For our Solitary Voices investigation, we spoke with Ilyas Muradi, a 30-year-old longtime U.S. resident from Afghanistan, who spent most of the last four months (to May 2019) in solitary confinement at ICE’s South Texas Detention Complex.

20th May 2019

Solitary Voices: Immigrants Suffer in US Solitary Confinement

Our investigation, Solitary Voices, found widespread misuse — and overuse — of solitary confinement in detention centers overseen by the U.S. Homeland Security Department’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency.

8th April 2019

The 30-year fight for breast implant safety

Sybil Goldrich and Jamee Cook both suffered after getting breast implants, Sybil in 1983 and Jamee in 1998. Together, they are fighting regulators to get more information to people considering getting breast implants. (Part of #ImplantFiles investigation)

25th November 2018

Implant Files: A global investigation into medical device harm

Patients around the world have become unwitting test subjects for new medical technology. Often following the trusted advice of their doctors, they have been injured, maimed and killed by poorly-tested implants. Read more: https://www.icij.org/implantfiles

ICIJ • 5th November 2017

Paradise Papers: Secrets of the Global Elite

The Paradise Papers is a global investigation into the offshore activities of some of the world’s most powerful people and companies.

ICIJ • 3rd April 2017

Panama Papers: A year of investigations, impact and outrage

One year ago, ICIJ launched the biggest investigation in journalism history: the Panama Papers. ICIJ and more than 100 media partners published hundreds of stories revealing the offshore financial secrets of many of the world’s richest and most powerful people. The investigation sparked protests, resignations, arrests and fierce debate around the world. And that was just the beginning...

Fusion • 8th November 2016

Rights of Undocumented

"If I can help them avoid those abuses, I will." This formerly undocumented activist is helping immigrants learn their rights.

New York Times • 12th September 2016

‘On Account of Sex’

When Phyllis Schlafly fought the Equal Rights Amendment, which called for equality of rights “on account of sex,” it kicked off a battle that continues to influence political debate today. Produced by Retro Report for the New York Times.

NYTimes.com • 26th January 2016

Harassment and Attacks From Fellow Officers in U.S. Prisons

An investigative video shows that female correctional officers around the country face many threats in the workplace, including at the hands of their co-workers.

Her Tech NYC • 23rd February 2015

Girl Coders Create Virtual Safe Spaces

On Valentine's Day, seven young coders gathered in New York to take part in an international event and put their skills to the service of a bigger cause: creating a cyber safe space for women around the world.

Published in Italian by Corriere della Sera • 20th February 2015

A Fukushima farmer's Mission

Decontamination of Fukushima prefecture has been leaving behind a trail of radiation and frustration. Hisao Tsuboi lives in Miyakoji, about 15 km from the crippled Daiichi plant. As he returned home last year, he decided his mission would be to clean up his land to provide a safe future to the next generations. Published with Italian subtitles by Corriere della Sera. reportage.corriere.it/esteri/2015/radiazioni-sostanze-pericolose-famiglie-separate-fukushima-tre-anni-dopo/

Published in Italian by Corriere della Sera • 20th February 2015

A Fukushima nuclear refugee's trip back home

(Japanese with Italian subtitles. )Yoshihisa Matsumoto used to live in Tamura, about 30 km from Fukushima Dai-ichi plant. Soon after the disaster he escaped with his family and moved to Koriyama. In this short clip, he goes back to his old house and, for the first time since March 2011, enters the 20 km exclusion zone. reportage.corriere.it/esteri/2015/radiazioni-sostanze-pericolose-famiglie-separate-fukushima-tre-anni-dopo/

20th February 2015

The mission of a Fukushima farmer

(Published with Italian subtitles on Corriere della Sera)

Columbia Journalism School • 5th November 2014

Running with heart

Lorenzo has six bypasses and one passion: running. New York has a special place in his heart. That was the first city where he ran a full marathon, after he recovered from the surgery.

Columbia Journalism School • 5th August 2014

Don Niko's Barbershop

Video profile of the owner of Don Niko's Barbershop in Harlem, New York.

Bloomberg.com • 19th November 2013

Nationalists Ramp Up Protests as Abe Opens Economy

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s scaling down of Japanese nationalist proposals won't please far-right wing groups, who want to see Japan assert itself in the region.