State Capture Accountability Project
@state-capture.bsky.social
An international non-profit that works to counter state capture through collaborative investigations, policy advocacy, and legal action.
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Right now, just 4-6% of lobbying has to be declared. The rest happens in the dark.
The Ethics and Integrity Commission has just handed ministers a serious blueprint for cleaning up lobbying.
A serious, welcome blueprint. Now ministers have to deliver it.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
The Ethics and Integrity Commission has just handed ministers a serious blueprint for cleaning up lobbying.
A serious, welcome blueprint. Now ministers have to deliver it.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
All lobbying should be publicly declared in transparency laws shake-up, watchdog says
Ethics and integrity commission chief says overhaul is crucial to help restore trust in standards
www.theguardian.com
July 9, 2026 at 11:42 AM
Right now, just 4-6% of lobbying has to be declared. The rest happens in the dark.
The Ethics and Integrity Commission has just handed ministers a serious blueprint for cleaning up lobbying.
A serious, welcome blueprint. Now ministers have to deliver it.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
The Ethics and Integrity Commission has just handed ministers a serious blueprint for cleaning up lobbying.
A serious, welcome blueprint. Now ministers have to deliver it.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Check out our new substack piece about Executive Branch - a private members club for the MAGA-approved ultra-rich to discuss policy with Trump's cabinet members.
open.substack.com/pub/scapnd/p...
open.substack.com/pub/scapnd/p...
June 16, 2026 at 2:34 PM
Check out our new substack piece about Executive Branch - a private members club for the MAGA-approved ultra-rich to discuss policy with Trump's cabinet members.
open.substack.com/pub/scapnd/p...
open.substack.com/pub/scapnd/p...
Kleptocrats are exploiting the cracks in UK democracy — and the UK's defences have holes.
Our written evidence to Parliament's Modernising Elections inquiry sets out the gaps, and three fixes that would close them. 🧵👇
#UKpolitics #Democracy #AntiCorruption #Kleptocracy #ElectoralReform
Our written evidence to Parliament's Modernising Elections inquiry sets out the gaps, and three fixes that would close them. 🧵👇
#UKpolitics #Democracy #AntiCorruption #Kleptocracy #ElectoralReform
June 10, 2026 at 10:17 AM
Kleptocrats are exploiting the cracks in UK democracy — and the UK's defences have holes.
Our written evidence to Parliament's Modernising Elections inquiry sets out the gaps, and three fixes that would close them. 🧵👇
#UKpolitics #Democracy #AntiCorruption #Kleptocracy #ElectoralReform
Our written evidence to Parliament's Modernising Elections inquiry sets out the gaps, and three fixes that would close them. 🧵👇
#UKpolitics #Democracy #AntiCorruption #Kleptocracy #ElectoralReform
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📖 New release: Policymaker’s Guide to Addressing Transnational Repression
IPHR and @state-capture.bsky.social 's new guide outlines practical steps policymakers can take to better protect affected communities.
Read it here iphronline.org/articles/pol...
IPHR and @state-capture.bsky.social 's new guide outlines practical steps policymakers can take to better protect affected communities.
Read it here iphronline.org/articles/pol...
Policymaker's Guide to Addressing Transnational Repression - IPHR
IPHR and State Capture Accountability Project release a new guide for policymakers responsible for creating, implementing and overseeing host government policy to prevent and respond to transnational ...
iphronline.org
May 11, 2026 at 7:24 AM
📖 New release: Policymaker’s Guide to Addressing Transnational Repression
IPHR and @state-capture.bsky.social 's new guide outlines practical steps policymakers can take to better protect affected communities.
Read it here iphronline.org/articles/pol...
IPHR and @state-capture.bsky.social 's new guide outlines practical steps policymakers can take to better protect affected communities.
Read it here iphronline.org/articles/pol...
PRESS STATEMENT from SCAP and Freedom For Eurasia
Calling on the EU to ban exports of all key high-priority items to Kyrgyzstan.
www.state-capture.org/blog/press-s...
Calling on the EU to ban exports of all key high-priority items to Kyrgyzstan.
www.state-capture.org/blog/press-s...
April 30, 2026 at 8:43 AM
PRESS STATEMENT from SCAP and Freedom For Eurasia
Calling on the EU to ban exports of all key high-priority items to Kyrgyzstan.
www.state-capture.org/blog/press-s...
Calling on the EU to ban exports of all key high-priority items to Kyrgyzstan.
www.state-capture.org/blog/press-s...
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📢 New report by IPHR and @state-capture.bsky.social assesses Germany’s response to transnational repression (TNR), highlighting serious gaps and providing actionable recommendations.
Read the full report ➡️ iphronline.org/articles/rep...
Read the full report ➡️ iphronline.org/articles/rep...
New report : Assessing Germany’s Capacity to Counter Russian Transnational Repression - IPHR
International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR) and State Capture Accountability Project are jointly publishing a new report assessing the response to transnational repression in Germany. This repo...
iphronline.org
April 28, 2026 at 3:11 PM
📢 New report by IPHR and @state-capture.bsky.social assesses Germany’s response to transnational repression (TNR), highlighting serious gaps and providing actionable recommendations.
Read the full report ➡️ iphronline.org/articles/rep...
Read the full report ➡️ iphronline.org/articles/rep...
Today, 34 organisations from across the globe release a joint statement ahead of the Illicit Finance Summit.
Together, we’re calling for stronger rules, greater transparency, and real accountability in the gold trade.
Read our priorities 👇
Together, we’re calling for stronger rules, greater transparency, and real accountability in the gold trade.
Read our priorities 👇
April 28, 2026 at 10:10 AM
Today, 34 organisations from across the globe release a joint statement ahead of the Illicit Finance Summit.
Together, we’re calling for stronger rules, greater transparency, and real accountability in the gold trade.
Read our priorities 👇
Together, we’re calling for stronger rules, greater transparency, and real accountability in the gold trade.
Read our priorities 👇
The UK has a major lobbying disclosure problem. Lobbying is used by groups and individuals to influence government policy and laws. When this happens behind a veil of secrecy, the public never finds out why certain decisions are made by their democratic representatives.
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April 20, 2026 at 3:56 PM
The UK has a major lobbying disclosure problem. Lobbying is used by groups and individuals to influence government policy and laws. When this happens behind a veil of secrecy, the public never finds out why certain decisions are made by their democratic representatives.
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71% of the world's population lives under autocracy or state capture.
The UK has the leverage to act — but its sanctions toolkit has critical gaps.
SCAP has published a proposal to fix this. A thread: 🧵
The UK has the leverage to act — but its sanctions toolkit has critical gaps.
SCAP has published a proposal to fix this. A thread: 🧵
March 17, 2026 at 2:45 PM
71% of the world's population lives under autocracy or state capture.
The UK has the leverage to act — but its sanctions toolkit has critical gaps.
SCAP has published a proposal to fix this. A thread: 🧵
The UK has the leverage to act — but its sanctions toolkit has critical gaps.
SCAP has published a proposal to fix this. A thread: 🧵
SCAP calls on the UK government to wider the definition of 'politically exposed persons' to reflect the myriad of family members used by kleptocrats to conceal their assets in the UK.
www.state-capture.org/s/Joffe_POCA...
www.state-capture.org/s/Joffe_POCA...
March 2, 2026 at 9:37 PM
SCAP calls on the UK government to wider the definition of 'politically exposed persons' to reflect the myriad of family members used by kleptocrats to conceal their assets in the UK.
www.state-capture.org/s/Joffe_POCA...
www.state-capture.org/s/Joffe_POCA...
The UK is currently reviewing its anti-money laundering and asset recovery strategy. SCAP recommends enabling UK authorities to recover UK-based property equivalent in value to profits made from unlawful conduct abroad.
www.state-capture.org/s/Joffe_POCA...
www.state-capture.org/s/Joffe_POCA...
February 23, 2026 at 3:42 PM
The UK is currently reviewing its anti-money laundering and asset recovery strategy. SCAP recommends enabling UK authorities to recover UK-based property equivalent in value to profits made from unlawful conduct abroad.
www.state-capture.org/s/Joffe_POCA...
www.state-capture.org/s/Joffe_POCA...
Check out our new recommendations to French policymakers on how to address transnational repression in France (prepared jointly with @iphr.bsky.social)
www.state-capture.org/s/tnr-france...
www.state-capture.org/s/tnr-france...
January 30, 2026 at 1:28 PM
Check out our new recommendations to French policymakers on how to address transnational repression in France (prepared jointly with @iphr.bsky.social)
www.state-capture.org/s/tnr-france...
www.state-capture.org/s/tnr-france...
Together with @iphr.bsky.social, we call on the EU to enact a new standalone thematic sanctions regime to tackle transnational repression.
www.state-capture.org/s/policy-bri...
www.state-capture.org/s/policy-bri...
January 22, 2026 at 12:04 PM
Together with @iphr.bsky.social, we call on the EU to enact a new standalone thematic sanctions regime to tackle transnational repression.
www.state-capture.org/s/policy-bri...
www.state-capture.org/s/policy-bri...
New Report | State Capture in Kyrgyzstan and Why It Matters for EU Policy
Check out our new joint report with Kloop, a network centred around Kyrgyzstan's President and security chief systematically seizes high-value public and private assets.
www.state-capture.org/s/20261201Th...
Check out our new joint report with Kloop, a network centred around Kyrgyzstan's President and security chief systematically seizes high-value public and private assets.
www.state-capture.org/s/20261201Th...
January 12, 2026 at 4:49 PM
New Report | State Capture in Kyrgyzstan and Why It Matters for EU Policy
Check out our new joint report with Kloop, a network centred around Kyrgyzstan's President and security chief systematically seizes high-value public and private assets.
www.state-capture.org/s/20261201Th...
Check out our new joint report with Kloop, a network centred around Kyrgyzstan's President and security chief systematically seizes high-value public and private assets.
www.state-capture.org/s/20261201Th...
Tune in now to the press conference presenting the lawsuits against US manufacturers that produce chips that end up in Russian weapons that kill civilians in Ukraine.
We are pleased that our work has helped build this lawsuit.
www.youtube.com/live/9cmRTkK...
We are pleased that our work has helped build this lawsuit.
www.youtube.com/live/9cmRTkK...
Lawsuit Filed on Behalf of Ukrainians Killed and Injured by Russian Missiles Using U.S. Technology
YouTube video by Watts Law Firm
www.youtube.com
December 10, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Tune in now to the press conference presenting the lawsuits against US manufacturers that produce chips that end up in Russian weapons that kill civilians in Ukraine.
We are pleased that our work has helped build this lawsuit.
www.youtube.com/live/9cmRTkK...
We are pleased that our work has helped build this lawsuit.
www.youtube.com/live/9cmRTkK...
Our latest recommendations to the UK Government on addressing transnational repression.
www.state-capture.org/s/TNR-UK.pdf
www.state-capture.org/s/TNR-UK.pdf
December 9, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Our latest recommendations to the UK Government on addressing transnational repression.
www.state-capture.org/s/TNR-UK.pdf
www.state-capture.org/s/TNR-UK.pdf
Over the past 10 years, the richest 1% captured 41% of new wealth since the year 2000, while the bottom 50% of humanity have increased their wealth by just 1%. High wealth inequality in particular undermines both democracy and economic progress.
g20.org/g20-media/la...
g20.org/g20-media/la...
Landmark G20 report led by Nobel Laureate Joseph Stiglitz sounds alarm on ‘inequality emergency’ and calls for International Panel on Inequality
The ‘Extraordinary Committee’ of independent experts – appointed by President Ramaphosa – submits the G20’s first-ever report on global inequality today
The Committee above all urges the creation of a new ‘International Panel on Inequality’ to inform policymaking internationally and by governments – inspired by the IPCC
New analysis published in the report
g20.org
November 6, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Over the past 10 years, the richest 1% captured 41% of new wealth since the year 2000, while the bottom 50% of humanity have increased their wealth by just 1%. High wealth inequality in particular undermines both democracy and economic progress.
g20.org/g20-media/la...
g20.org/g20-media/la...
International crimes are possible because of their funders, enablers and profiteers. Existing responses to such conduct are inadequate. We call on all stakeholders to commit to bringing to account those who fund or profit from international crimes.
b4ukraine.org/what-we-do/e...
b4ukraine.org/what-we-do/e...
Accountability for Economic Complicity in International Crimes: A High-Level Roadmap
This document sets out the principles that the international community should follow to address economic complicity in international crimes
b4ukraine.org
November 4, 2025 at 11:27 AM
International crimes are possible because of their funders, enablers and profiteers. Existing responses to such conduct are inadequate. We call on all stakeholders to commit to bringing to account those who fund or profit from international crimes.
b4ukraine.org/what-we-do/e...
b4ukraine.org/what-we-do/e...
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📽️ NEW 📽️
Does the UK have a dark money problem?
Should we be worried?
As our Senior Research Officer, @rosewhiff.bsky.social explains - the public have a right to be concerned about the grip of dark money on our politics.
Does the UK have a dark money problem?
Should we be worried?
As our Senior Research Officer, @rosewhiff.bsky.social explains - the public have a right to be concerned about the grip of dark money on our politics.
September 26, 2025 at 11:18 AM
📽️ NEW 📽️
Does the UK have a dark money problem?
Should we be worried?
As our Senior Research Officer, @rosewhiff.bsky.social explains - the public have a right to be concerned about the grip of dark money on our politics.
Does the UK have a dark money problem?
Should we be worried?
As our Senior Research Officer, @rosewhiff.bsky.social explains - the public have a right to be concerned about the grip of dark money on our politics.
Check out our new position paper with @iphr.bsky.social , calling for a Council of Europe Convention on Transnational Repression.
www.state-capture.org/s/Position-P...
www.state-capture.org/s/Position-P...
June 24, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Check out our new position paper with @iphr.bsky.social , calling for a Council of Europe Convention on Transnational Repression.
www.state-capture.org/s/Position-P...
www.state-capture.org/s/Position-P...
Transnational repression (TNR) is when governments reach across borders to silence dissent among exiles. We've seen a dramatic increase in the use of TNR. We call on the UK Government to create a new sanctions regime targeting perpetrators and enablers of TNR.
www.state-capture.org/s/TNR_Sancti...
www.state-capture.org/s/TNR_Sancti...
June 9, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Transnational repression (TNR) is when governments reach across borders to silence dissent among exiles. We've seen a dramatic increase in the use of TNR. We call on the UK Government to create a new sanctions regime targeting perpetrators and enablers of TNR.
www.state-capture.org/s/TNR_Sancti...
www.state-capture.org/s/TNR_Sancti...