State Capture Accountability Project
@state-capture
An international non-profit that works to counter state capture through collaborative investigations, policy advocacy, and legal action.
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...
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...
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: 🧵
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...
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...
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...
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...
Our latest recommendations to the UK Government on addressing transnational repression. www.state-capture.org/s/TNR-UK.pdf
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...
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...
Check out our new report - Grain Thieves: The Network Behind the Plunder of Ukrainian Grain - produced in collaboration with @iphr.bsky.social www.state-capture.org/publications
The UK Parliament's Joint Committee on Human Rights has published out evidence on Transnational Repression (TNR) in the UK. committees.parliament.uk/writtenevide...
We're hiring. Please check out and circulate this consultancy advert for six legal & research experts.
Russia's full scale invasion of Ukraine has been marked by widespread and systematic pillage of occupied territory. Together with @iphr.bsky.social we set out how it happens and who is responsible. www.state-capture.org/s/pillage-re...
Check out our new briefing: Tackling the Russian 'Shadow Fleet' - The Scope of Legislative/Enforcement Powers in National Waters (UK and EU versions). www.state-capture.org/publications