Khalid Bencherif is an award-winning freelance journalist from Morocco, based in Berlin in Germany. He specialises in environmental and political issues in North Africa. He received Michael Elliott Award for Excellence in African Storytelling in 2022, handed out by the International Center for Journalists (ICFJ).
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25.09.2026
The Toxic Trail of Indian Parts Powering Europe’s Cars
Freefalling agricultural yields, severe health problems due to rampant pollution, and livelihoods that have to be built anew: these are the daily realities of residents in India’s automotive manufacturing hub of Pune, where producers have for years disregarded environmental safeguards. And despite regulations mandating supply chain due diligence, components made in the region still make their way into the vehicles of Europe's biggest carmakers. A Follow the Money investigation.
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