Shopping, weddings and nights out: government vehicles in Jordan “never sleep”. The vehicle tracking system is failing to control wasteful government spending on fuel. Ibaa al-QaisiThis data-supported investigation documents violations in the use of government vehicles outside official working hours for personal ends, coinciding with increased fuel bills for the running of these vehicles. The […]
Muhammad Al-Bashir The report documents irregularities in the disbursement of a renewable energy grant provided by the European Union to Jordan in 2017, which has prevented farmers in the Southern Jordan Valley from obtaining solar energy systems to help in irrigating their crops. In 2017, the European Union (EU) gave Jordan a grant of 4.46 million Jordanian […]
Firas Taweel and Mahmoud Elsobky The report highlights the continuing state of chaos in the pesticide market in the West Bank, accompanied by a lack of oversight and lax licensing of pesticides which are banned for use in European countries. The ARIJ Investigation reveals continued disarray in pesticide markets across the West Bank and the […]
People with mental illness in Morocco are caught between a shortage in pharmacies of the medicines they need, the high price of these drugs, and the fact that the law bans their import. This investigation shows that there is a severe shortage in Moroccan pharmacies, of medicines essential for the treatment of patients with mental […]
Munira Ahmed Al-Tayyar and Mohammad Omar This investigation reveals that the incidence of caesarean sections in private hospitals in Yemen has been on the increase, and that the reason for the rise is to generate profit for doctors and hospitals and to save them time and effort. But this trends is exposing mothers […]
Right to Safety fellowship is a two months program that provides training and coaching for 20 journalists in order for them to produce in-depth reports on the right to safety in all its aspects in society. The fellowship is organised by ARIJ in cooperation with Free Press Unlimited (FPU) for journalists and media graduates who […]
Data stories are based on evidence, where a journalist works hard to have access to data. Data stories tell us that behind every number there is a human story that is worth telling. We do not only use numbers as each story is told with written words, visuals, audio elements, video and graphs.
“Strengthening Independent Media in Jordan” is a two year project, launched by ARIJ and supported by the Nations Democracy Fund, UNDEF. The project which first started in August 2020, aims at improving accountability reporting in Jordan.
