The Accountability Toolkit 26 Workshop

The Accountability Toolkit: OCCRP & MuckRock workshop

Abstract

In a world increasingly shaped by secrecy, corruption, and misinformation, truth requires infrastructure. Built entirely for the public interest, both the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) and MuckRock provide vital, public-good resources designed to help investigators uncover what powerful actors want to keep hidden. This two-hour, hands-on workshop brings together two essential tools for transparency: OCCRP Aleph Pro and MuckRock’s DocumentCloud. Aleph Pro is a massive investigative data platform holding more than four billion documents - ranging from corporate registries to leaked datasets - designed to help users follow the money and map complex networks. DocumentCloud is a public platform with over seven million primary source documents, allowing anyone to search, analyze, and organize materials through either the user interface or the API, serving as a trusted resource for public records and research on public figures, government activities, corporate practices, and other matters of public interest. You will be walked through real-life examples of how these platforms are used in high-stakes investigations, and learn about the global impact they ’ve generated and how new users can get started. Whether your goal is to make sense of chaotic leaked data, navigate massive FOIA dumps, or map hidden assets, this workshop gives you the tools and hands-on experience to do it. What will you uncover?

Day / Time / Location

Day 1, Friday, 14-August-2026, 12:30pm - 2:30pm
Workshop A (Sutton Place, third floor)

Full Description

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Registration -- NOT required

NOTE: You do NOT need to register to take this workshop
-- please show up early to ensure a seat at the WORKSHOP A room (in Sutton Place, on the third floor).

Presenter(s)

Ezana
Sanjin

Materials

Any materials needed to participate in this workshop will be available at-cost.
Observers are welcome at no cost.
To do the hands-on portion for this workshop:
Materials Cost: none

Required Software / What to bring

[example: Bring laptop, if you can, with Arduino software installed.]

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