British American Tobacco – Live Aggregated News
This is a live page. Last updated: 03 Oct 2021 – 1:56pm (UK Time)
Image Credit: The Bureau of Investigative Journalism
This is The Laundry’s ‘live’ aggregated news page for recent media stories related British American Tobacco and bribery. The page is updated regularly with new links to content when it is published by various outlets.
The Bureau of Investigative Journalism
- 14 Sep 2021. Smoke Screen: BAT, bribes and spies in the tobacco industry: https://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2021-09-14/smoke-screen-british-american-tobacco-bribes-and-spies-in-the-tobacco-industry
- 13 Sep 2021. Smoke Screen: BAT’s agents brokered Zimbabwe bribe proposal: https://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2021-09-13/bats-agents-brokered-zimbabwe-bribe-proposal-smoke-screen
- 13 Sep 2021. Smoke Screen: the key characters: https://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/explainers/the-key-characters
- 21 Feb 2021. BAT’s PR agency tried to bribe Bureau’s Kenyan reporter: https://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2021-02-21/bats-pr-agency-tried-to-bribe-bureaus-kenyan-reporter
Podcast
- 13 Sep 2021. Spotify – Smoke Screen Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/0sKylZHtWMksdEyS1BV79k
- 13 Sep 2021. Apple – Smoke Screen Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/smoke-screen/id1585444419
- 13 Sep 2021. Auddy – Smoke Screen Podcast: https://auddy.co/shows/society-and-culture/smoke-screen
- 13 Sep 2021. Smoke Screen: Episode Guide: https://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/explainers/episode-guide
STOP (Stopping Tobacco Organizations and Products)
- 22 Sep 2021. Misconduct from the Tobacco Industry is a ‘Double Whammy’: https://exposetobacco.org/resource/sabotage-deceit-duplicity/
- 13 Sep 2021. British American Tobacco in South Africa: Any Means Necessary: https://bat-uncovered.exposetobacco.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/BAT-in-South-Africa.pdf
- 13 Sep 2021. Buying Influence and Advantage in Africa: An Analysis of British American Tobacco’s Questionable Payments: https://bat-uncovered.exposetobacco.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Buying-Influence-Advantage-in-Africa.pdf
- 13 Sep 2021. Executive Summary. Sabotage, Deceit and Duplicity: British American Tobacco Uncovered: https://bat-uncovered.exposetobacco.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/BAT-Uncovered-Investigative-Overview.pdf
- 13 Sep 2021. Industry Brief. Robert Mugabe, British American Tobacco and a Brokered ‘Bribe’: https://bat-uncovered.exposetobacco.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/STOP_Zimbabwe-Industry-Brief.pdf
- 13 Sep 2021. British American Tobacco (BAT) Conducted Extensive and Potentially Illegal Activity To Undermine Health Policy, Sabotage Competitors And Secure Profits In Africa: https://exposetobacco.org/news/bat-africa-reports/
- 13 Sep 2021. Sabotage, Deceit and Duplicity: British American Tobacco Uncovered: https://exposetobacco.org/resource/sabotage-deceit-duplicity/
- 13 Sep 2021. Sabotage, Deceit and Duplicity: British American Tobacco Uncovered (Interactive page): https://bat-uncovered.exposetobacco.org
OTHER MEDIA RELEASES:
- 01 Oct 2021. OCCRP. BAT’s UK Headquarters Oversaw and Financed a South African Spy Ring: https://www.occrp.org/en/investigations/bats-uk-headquarters-oversaw-and-financed-a-south-african-spy-ring
- 15 Sep 2021. ICIR. Reports accuse British American Tobacco of bribing African leaders, others to undermine public health: https://www.icirnigeria.org/reports-indict-british-american-tobacco-for-bribing-african-leaders-others-to-undermine-public-health/
- 13 Sep 2021. BBC. British American Tobacco negotiated bribe for Mugabe, new evidence suggests: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-58517339
- 13 Sep 2021. City AM. British American Tobacco accused of arranging Mugabe bribe: https://www.cityam.com/city-bribery-british-american-tobacco-accused-of-arranging-mugabe-bribe/
- 13 Sep 2021. The Independent. British American Tobacco allegedly negotiated bribe for Mugabe, new evidence reveals: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/bat-robert-mugabe-bbc-panorama-b1919207.html
- 13 Sep 2021. eScholarship. “Unlawful Bribes?”: A documentary analysis showing British American Tobacco’s use of payments to secure policy and competitive advantage in Africa: https://escholarship.org/uc/item/4qs8m106
- Historic (2001 – 2015). Truth Tobacco Industry Documents. British American Tobacco (BAT) Africa Collection: https://www.industrydocuments.ucsf.edu/tobacco/collections/bat-africa-collection/
