The Investigators is an ongoing web-video series highlighting investigative reporting—as it happens—by journalists around the world. The series features interviews with journalists, who share the stories behind their groundbreaking international investigations into human rights abuses, financial corruption, political malfeasance, environmental destruction and other abuses of power. Often these journalists work in dangerous circumstances, risking their lives to reveal stories that have far-reaching impact and are relevant to us all.

The Investigators

Posted March 23rd, 2009 by Carrie Ching

Behind the Veil

Lawlessness and sectarian violence quickly engulfed Iraq after the fall of Saddam, leaving women vulnerable. Anna Badkhen and Mimi Chakarova visited a secret women's shelter in Baghdad to document the stories of rape victims and war widows. CIR spoke to the reporters via Skype for this episode of The Investigators.

Searching for Kosovo's Missing

Ten years after the Kosovo War, Michael Montgomery returns for the BBC to investigate "the other side of the war"—Serbs allegedly kidnapped and killed by ethnic Albanians.

Colombian Journalists Track Guerrilla War on Contravía

Colombian journalists Hollman Morris and Juan Pablo Morris are risking their lives to unearth the largely hidden history of the country’s long-running guerilla wars. CIR's Mark Schapiro interviews the Morris brothers via web-cam about their TV news program, Contravía.