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INVESTIGATION"US blacklists HK shipping firms linked to Iran," South China Morning Post, 15 January 2011• This front-page investigative story breaks down the intricate web of Hong Kong shell companies, lawyers, ships, and mortgage documents at the centre of an international sanctions-busting network of the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL), which has been accused of aiding Iran's nuclear and weapons programme. Traces the role of Hong Kong and Chinese entities, including the involvement of a Chinese state-owned company.• Writer and lead reporter on the story. Utilized hundreds of Hong Kong companies registry and shipping registry documents, shipping databases, organized using data visualization techniques (such as this diagram).• This story was the first in a months-long series about the ways Hong Kong and mainland Chinese companies are used by Iran to evade international sanctions.• In November 2012, the Hong Kong Marine Department gave notice that the 19 ships profiled in the series would no longer be allowed to operate under the Hong Kong flag. Download the whole series.
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