
Atika Rehman
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Investigative reporter with @Source_Mat. Get in touch to spill the ☕️ [email protected]
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http://source-material.org 30-08-2010 11:23:01
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After the bonhomie…..the reality; excellent analysis by Atika Rehman dawn.com/news/amp/18441…



We're very pleased to announce that SourceMaterial has a new deputy editor. Joining us from Dialogue Earth is Atika Rehman!

Thrilled to share that I've joined a team of stellar investigative reporters at SourceMaterial to report on climate, corruption and democracies 🕵🏽♀️🔍. Some excellent stories here source-material.org

Pakistan & China pursue corridor dream despite financial, security risks. Recent attacks have cast a spotlight on the challenges facing #CPEC, but both countries are committed to the project. Atika Rehman for Dialogue Earth. The Third Pole dialogue.earth/en/business/pa…

Politicians are calling on other EU countries to stop exporting toxic gasoline to West Africa, following our story. The joint investigation showed Belgian and Dutch export bans risk being ineffective without a wider ban. (support Journalismfund Europe) nos.nl/artikel/255642…



Ever heard of a 'pyrolysis' plant? It's almost certainly where your car tyres will end up, sent by UK exporters to be 'boiled' into a toxic oil. The same plants are killing people. I've seen footage of kids, who lived on site, covered in burns. Read on: source-material.org/waste-tyre-pyr…

The graphic here explains the journey of the tyre (courtesy of my fab co-reporter Atika Rehman). Basically, garages are charging you an 'environmental disposal fee' for your tyre, but then flog it on extremely cheap to buyers so they make a bigger profit. (thread)


Atika Rehman UK buyers without a proper permit then flog them onto ships bound for India so THEY make a bigger profit. (Instead of actually recycling them, which would cost a lot more.) So this undercuts the UK tyre recyling sector, which is on the brink of going bust, according to sources.

🔥Fighting Dirty has launched a legal case in a bid to “shut down the illegal trade in waste tyres that is poisoning India” This comes after an investigation by SourceMaterial and the BBC found that millions of tyres exported from the UK are being burned endsreport.com/article/191151…


A story I got to worked for these past few months : Millions of tyres are brought from UK to India & used to extract Pyrolysis oil. But the process leaves behind heavy pollution and is even deadly. Listen to BBC Radio 4 documentary - bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0… #TheTyreScandal


AnnaMeisel paul kenyon Carl Johnston And this is the story published by SourceMaterial a non profit investigative journalism newsroom working on Climate and corruption source-material.org/waste-tyre-pyr… Atika Rehman Jess Staufenberg


Impact: Our investigation with BBC File On 4 has led to action! The government is reviewing UK tyre exports to India after our report showed they end up in highly polluting pyrolysis plants, with officials "very keen" to investigate the claims. bit.ly/4iYzPWM

Good to see that our investigation into waste tyres with my top colleague Atika Rehman and co-reporters BBC File On 4 was debated in Westminster this week.