Sasha Chavkin
Columbia Journalism Review
Washington, DC, United States
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Past articles by Sasha:
Exile, impunity, and covering Nicaragua’s environmental crisis
This story is being co-published with the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project. IN JUNE, OUR TEAM at the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) hired Cristopher Mendoza, a gregarious Nicaraguan journalist based in Managua, for a challenging assignment. At the time, we were in the midst of an eight-month investigation into Nicaragua’s little-known […] → Read More
Worker safety program slashes rates of chronic kidney disease
As the coronavirus sweeps across the world, a new study offers signs of a breakthrough in stopping another deadly epidemic. → Read More
Investigating the coronavirus: The ‘Wild West’ of unproven treatments
Effective treatment for the coronavirus could save millions of lives, but the risks of moving too fast with too little science could be a bigger risk. → Read More
Leak Exposes Millions of Dollars in New Payments In Odebrecht Cash-for-Contracts Scandal
A new investigation led by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists reveals unreported cases and massive public works projects embroiled in Odebrecht’s bribery operation. → Read More
Canada Halts Sales of Cancer-Linked Breast Implants, as Global Scrutiny Grows
A growing wave of regulators are reconsidering the safety of textured breast implants that have been associated with a higher risk of cancer. → Read More
Breast Implant Injuries Kept Hidden As New Health Threats Surface
Manufacturers fought to get implants back on the market. Regulators gave in. Now thousands of patients are paying the price. → Read More
More than 100 universities and colleges in Offshore Leaks data
More than 100 educational institutions, including some of the world's most prestigious, appear linked to blocker funds and other offshore investments. → Read More
Arrest warrants, investigations and more as world responds to Paradise Papers
Governments around the world are swinging into action in response to the Paradise Papers. → Read More
Paradise Papers response: Arrest warrants, investigations and more
Governments around the world are swinging into action, launching investigations, audits and issuing arrest warrants in the wake of the Paradise Papers. → Read More
Paradise Papers response: Arrest warrants, investigations and more
Governments around the world are swinging into action, launching investigations, audits and issuing arrest warrants in the wake of the Paradise Papers. → Read More
Donald Trump's Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross and his Russian business ties
Trump cabinet member retains a stake in company that provides shipping for Putin's son-in-law and sanctioned oligarchs. → Read More
Tillerson directed offshore company used in Russia deals
The ExxonMobil chief nominated by Donald Trump to be Secretary of State was a director of an offshore company that had close dealings with Russia. → Read More
Tillerson directed offshore company used in Russia deals
Secretary of State nominee was a director of an offshore company used in Exxon's deals with Russia → Read More
Trump’s organization did business with Iranian bank later linked to terrorism
The U.S. Republican presidential nominee has slammed his opponent Hillary Clinton for cutting ‘deals with our foreign adversaries.' → Read More
Reform in Costa Rica signals new strategy against lethal epidemic
The president of Costa Rica announced a national regulation to limit heat stress and dehydration among manual laborers. → Read More
Leaked report says World Bank violated own rules in Ethiopia
Internal watchdog finds link between World Bank financing and Ethiopian government's mass resettlement of indigenous group. → Read More
Leaked report says World Bank violated own rules in Ethiopia
A leaked report links a World Bank project in Ethiopia to forced evictions, and allegations of beatings, rape, and death. → Read More
Immigration reform and private prison cash
As immigration reform picks up steam in Congress, conventional wisdom holds that a handful of key players are shaping the legislation. Labor unions. Big business. Advocacy groups for and against a path to citizenship for the undocumented. But little scrutiny has been directed at a multi-billion dollar industry with a lot riding on the future of immigration policy: the private… → Read More
ICIJ guide to voter restrictions around the world
In light of the recent voter ID ruling in Wisconsin, ICIJ set out to learn more about voting restrictions outside of the U.S. → Read More
Herbicide ban on hold in Sri Lanka, as source of deadly kidney disease remains elusive
After Sri Lanka's announced ban on a Monsanto herbicide, opponents challenged the action and convinced the president to put the ban on hold. → Read More