Human Rights·January 2024
The Forgotten Camps: Stateless Families Trapped at the Border
Thousands of families live in legal limbo, invisible to international law and aid organizations.
12 min readInvestigative Reporter · Journalist · TV Producer
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Award-winning investigative journalist with 15+ years uncovering the stories that matter — from war zones to corporate boardrooms, across print, digital, and television.
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Ahmed Ragab is a television producer and investigative journalist with a sixteen-year track record of producing high-quality print, television, and online reports.
He led the investigations unit at Al Masry Al Youm, the largest independent daily newspaper in Egypt, and produced the 'Sulta5' program on Deutsche Welle Arabic. Ragab received the ARIJ Arab Spring Award for Best Investigation in the Arab World in 2011 and has extensively covered human rights issues in his reporting.
This includes topics such as the prisoners' escape during the 2011 Egyptian Revolution, the Anti-Terrorism Law and its impact on Egyptians' civil and political rights, and the murder of Italian researcher Giulio Regeni in 2016, allegedly by Egyptian security officers.
In recent years, he has written and produced critically acclaimed podcasts, including the investigative podcast series 'Ahraz' He also won the 2023 Mohammed Hassanein Heikal Foundation for Arab Journalism Award for the same podcast.
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In-depth news articles and features covering politics, society, and current affairs. Published across leading national and international outlets.
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Comprehensive reports on complex issues — from policy analysis to on-the-ground field reporting. Rigorous methodology, clear narrative.
Turn complex data into stories people understand.
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Long-term investigative journalism tracking corruption, abuse of power, and systemic injustice. Documents, data, sources — followed wherever they lead.
Hold power accountable. Drive real change.
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Produced and hosted podcast series covering investigative stories, interviews with key figures, and deep dives into the stories behind the headlines.
Journalism that reaches audiences wherever they are.
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"From raw tip to published investigation — I handle the full journey, so you get a story the world talks about."
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Investigative·March 2024Featured
Inside the Shadow Networks Funding Offshore Tax Evasion
A two-year investigation into how shell companies in three continents help the ultra-wealthy hide billions from tax authorities.
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TV Documentary·November 2023
Broadcast: 'Power & Silence' — Airing on Channel 4
A documentary examining how corporate media ownership shapes the stories that never get told.
Watch · 48 minData Journalism·September 2023
Mapping Police Violence: Three Years of Data Reveals a Pattern
An analysis of 40,000 incident reports uncovers systemic disparities in use-of-force across major cities.
22 min readPolitics·July 2023
The Lobbyist Who Rewrote the Climate Bill
Documents show how a single fossil fuel lobbyist shaped landmark climate legislation from the inside.
15 min readLong-form·May 2023
A Town Without Water: The Privatisation That Failed a Community
When a private equity firm bought the local water utility, residents got rate hikes and lead pipes.
20 min readTestimonials / Proof Points
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Jane's investigation into offshore tax networks was the most rigorous, carefully sourced piece of financial journalism I've edited in 20 years. It sparked three parliamentary inquiries.
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Executive Editor, The Financial Chronicle
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