Brave Investigations from Nigeria, Egypt, Peru, and Mexico Honored at GIJC25's Global Shining Light Awards
by Rowan Philp • November 23, 2025
Courageous investigations into migrant abuses in Mexico; attacks on Amazonian Indigenous communities, reckless foreign combat recruitment by Russia, and a harmful cult in Africa have won Global Shining Light Award (GSLA) honors during a gala event at the 14th Global Investigative Journalism Conference (GIJC25) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
This unique prize honors watchdog journalism in developing or transitioning countries, carried out under threat or in perilous conditions. Open for public interest investigative projects published between January 1, 2023 to December 31, 2024, the competition attracted 410 entries from 97 countries.
Choosing from 13 outstanding finalists, the five-person GSLA prize committee — comprising investigative editors from five continents — awarded two winners in the Large Outlets category, one winner in the Small and Medium Outlets category (organizations with staff of 20 or fewer, including freelancers), and a Special Citation for one standout submission from Africa.
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“They used data, documents, open source sleuthing, dogged field reporting, and creative storytelling to hold governments, armies, organized crime, and other bad actors accountable for the harm they have caused. They are shining examples of watchdog journalism, especially needed at a time when the press and democracy are under attack.”
https://gijn.org/stories/2025-global-shining-light-award-winners/