@PerryAlexJ

Reporter @outsidemagazine, @NatGeo, @1843mag, @politico. Author: Blood Will Flow (2026), The Good Mothers. Exec producer: Last Days (2025), The Volcano.

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Muhsin Hendricks was shot in broad daylight in South Africa, by an assassin who appeared to be a professional. Why, in the past year and a half, has a police investigation into his death made no progress? economist.com/interactive/18…

The assassination of the world’s only openly gay imam

Muhsin Hendricks knew that his liberal approach to Islam put his life in danger

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The assassination of the world’s only openly gay imam economist.com/interactive/18…

The assassination of the world’s only openly gay imam

Muhsin Hendricks knew that his liberal approach to Islam put his life in danger

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🔴🇲🇿 [New investigation] MozambiqueExposed #2: Unpublished UN Report Implicates Workers on TotalEnergies-led Project in sexual exploitation and Mozambique's Military in Sexual violences.
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We are proud to announce the finalists for the 2026 Orwell Prize for Journalism. Congratulations all - and huge thanks to our expert panel @GregWilliams718 (Chair), Nick Davies, @meenakshirv & @SayeedaWarsi. Explore the shortlists: orwellfoundation.com/the-orw…
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"It's the second biggest terrorist attack of all time, beaten only by 9/11, and no one knows about it." Alex Perry, journalist and author of 'Blood Will Flow', tells @DominicWaghorn about his investigation into a French energy company over its connection to alleged war crimes allegations in northern Mozambique - which it denies. 🌍 trib.al/zff6Z7W
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Tonight on The World, investigative journalist @PerryAlexJ on one of the world's worst terror attacks you've probably never heard of and what it says about the oil industry, now so front and centre in world affairs and the book he's written about it.
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#SuffocateandSilence maps how Mozambique’s govt systematically silences independent media. From enforced disappearances to a new state-controlled regulator, press freedom is under siege. Read the full findings: intelwatch.org.za/wp-content… @MISARegional #PressFreedom #MediaFreedomMZ
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A Dutch report has confirmed a massacre at TotalEnergies’ Mozambique gas project. politi.co/3MeU2w6

Dutch report confirms massacre at TotalEnergies’ Mozambique gas project

A government-funded investigation backs witness claims first reported by POLITICO.

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When Patrick Pouyanné decided to spend billions on a giant natural gas field in a faraway warzone, he made the call alone, over a single dinner. Six years later, that decision would lead the TotalEnergies CEO to be named in a war crimes complaint.  🔗 politi.co/49sOEix
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TotalEnergies visée par une information judiciaire pour homicide involontaire dans l’affaire de l’attaque djihadiste au Mozambique. Une avancée décisive pour les plaignants que nous représentons avec ⁦@HenriThulliez⁩ après la plainte déposée en 2023 lemonde.fr/societe/article/2…

TotalEnergies visée par une information judiciaire pour homicide involontaire dans l’affaire...

Des survivants et des familles de victimes accusent la multinationale française de négligences lors de l’attaque djihadiste de 2021 à Palma, où le groupe menait un mégaprojet gazier.

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Une information judiciaire pour homicide involontaire et non-assistance à personne en danger a été ouverte contre TotalEnergies dans l'affaire de l'attaque jihadiste au Mozambique, a appris @franceinfo
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Comment des soldats payés par TotalEnergies ont séquestré des civils au Mozambique par @PolineTchoubar lemonde.fr/afrique/video/202…

Comment des soldats payés par TotalEnergies ont séquestré des civils au Mozambique

Vidéo - L’entreprise pétrolière française savait que les militaires chargés de protéger son site gazier au Mozambique étaient accusés de violenter, d’enlever et de tuer des civils, selon des docume...

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A French energy giant embroiled in allegations of rape and murder at a gas plant under construction in Mozambique could face legal repercussions in the EU if it violates human rights outside Europe in the future, the bloc’s top diplomat said. trib.al/qF389wb

EU foreign policy chief warns French energy giant on human rights violations

Josep Borrell said legislation going into effect in 2027 would require compensation to victims of abuses, after POLITICO revealed links between TotalEnergies and a massacre in Mozambique.

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Drop funding for massacre-linked gas project or face legal trouble, UK warned Campaign group Friends of the Earth warns ministers that continued support for the project would be ‘unlawful.’ politico.eu/article/uk-gover…

Drop funding for massacre-linked gas project or face legal trouble, UK warned

Campaign group Friends of the Earth warns ministers that continued support for the project would be ‘unlawful.’

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Mozambique’s Defense Ministry expressed “total openness and willingness to accept a transparent and impartial investigation” into allegations of military violence at a natural gas facility operated by TotalEnergies. trib.al/2IwkfsF

Mozambique government welcomes probe into massacre at TotalEnergies gas plant

A POLITICO investigation revealed that a military unit massacred dozens of civilians in 2021.

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Revealed: Liz Truss pushed through $1.15 billion in U.K. taxpayer support for a Mozambique gas project now embroiled in allegations of abduction, murder and rape. politico.eu/article/liz-trus…

Revealed: Liz Truss lobbied for UK role in project now linked to Mozambique massacre

In the summer of 2020 Britain’s then-trade secretary defied her Cabinet colleagues to secure financial support for the controversial development.

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European lawmakers, human rights organizations and lawyers reacted with outrage to POLITICO’s investigation into the massacre of civilians at a gas plant in Mozambique owned by TotalEnergies. trib.al/X9Gcnwa

European lawmakers condemn atrocities at French energy giant’s African fortress

Human rights organizations called for thorough independent investigation.

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Now, two questions are paramount: Was TotalEnergies aware it was working with torturers and murderers? And did it know about the atrocities that took place in its containers? Read the full investigation: politico.eu/article/totalene…

‘All must be beheaded’: Revelations of atrocities at French energy giant’s African stronghold

Mozambican soldiers operating out of TotalEnergies’ natural gas plant abducted, raped and killed dozens of civilians.

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INVESTIGATION: In summer 2021, Mozambican soldiers based at a TotalEnergies’ gas plant abducted, raped and killed dozens of civilians. Through survivors' testimonies, we reconstructed a detailed account of the atrocities. This is what we uncovered: politico.eu/article/totalene… 🧵
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"All must be beheaded" #TomorrowsPapersToday Revelations of atrocities at French energy giant's African stronghold: Mozambican soldiers operating out of TotalEnergies' natural gas plant abducted, raped and killed dozens of civilians.
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