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Rise Project: Investigating corruption in Eastern Europe

A community of journalists, hackers, designers and activists dedicated to accurately depicting the reality of organised crime and corruption in Romania and surrounding countries.

Rise Project is the home organisation of investigative reporter Paul Radu, featured in our documentary "Our Currency is Information". Rise gathers the work created by a community of journalists, hackers, designers and activists dedicated to accurately depicting the reality of organised crime and corruption in Romania and surrounding countries.

Rise Project is a member of the Organised Crime and Corruption Reporting Project.

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