DIY: The New Amphetamine Trade

By Mujtaba Ali

Last summer, when UK police raided an industrial building in the picturesque market town of Newton-le-Willows, about 20 ...

Report: Russia Laundered Millions via Danske Bank Estonia

The Estonian branch of Danske Bank, Denmark’s biggest bank, closed the accounts of several companies in 2013 after realizing ...

Thank a Whistleblower

When people think of whistleblowers they think of Chelsea Manning, Edward Snowden or Daniel Ellsberg.

Yet whistleblowers seldom gain ...

Features

Georgian Nightmare

An Azeri community in Tbilisi is riven by the drug trade.

A Corner on the Market

In Riga’s largest market, expired food is relabeled and sold with almost no consequences.

The Rise and Fall of Mafia Women

Just like Homer’s queen of Ithaca, Maria Campagna loyally pulled the strings in the “kingdom” of her incarcerated husband for years. But Salvatore ...

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The Rich and Powerful Cash In From Ukraine’s Green

Ukrainian politicians and their friends stand to reap a windfall from solar and wind energy ...

Questions Linger After Indictment in Slovak Journalist’s Murder

A wealthy Slovak businessman is accused of ordering the murder of a Slovak journalist and ...

Cement's Dirty Business

In “Cement’s Dirty Business,” OCCRP journalists travel across Europe to show how Romania’s $750 million ...

A Fractured Olympic Fairy Tale

Over the past 15 years, a lottery created to fund Lithuania’s Olympic athletes has outsourced more and more functions — and profits — to private companies founded by lottery executives.

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Son of Azeri Oil Chief Has New Story About Stolen Luxury Watch

A $1.35 million watch was stolen from the son of an Azerbaijani official. First they denied it happened at all. Now they’re denying the watch was his. But the new story doesn’t add up either.

Georgian Nightmare

An Azeri community in Tbilisi is riven by the drug trade.

Photo by Ulviyya Alieva

Nikolai Nikolaev has portrayed himself as a friend of the Tajikistani opposition, a human rights activist, and a vocal critic of Russian government. So why do activists he befriends keep disappearing?

Kidnapping, Torture, and Freedom

Sharofiddin Gadoev was a successful businessman, then an opposition activist, then a refugee in hiding. This is the story of his kidnapping in Moscow, his torture at the hands of Tajikistani authorities, and his escape.

How Russian ‘Blood Money’ Flowed Into Montenegro

Montenegro aspires to join the EU. But banking documents from the Troika Laundromat show that the country is a destination for millions of illicit dollars from Russia — and expose how the money was moved.

The Flight and Capture of a Cartel Man

How a Mexican narco-trafficker found safe haven on Bolivian cattle ranches.

The Curious Case of Dr. K and Mr. Chrysostomides

Cyprus attorney Kypros Chrysostomides, aka Dr. K, served as the fix-it man for disgraced U.S. lobbyist Paul Manafort. But his business interests extend much further than that.

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A Corner on the Market

In Riga’s largest market, expired food is relabeled and sold with almost no consequences.

A stall at a part of Riga’s Central Market, called “Shanghai” Photo by Baiba Kļava

Green Blood: Journalists Killed or Silenced for Environmental Reporting

Around the world, journalists investigating the environmental and human impact of the mining industry are facing threats, harassment and violence. OCCRP and Forbidden Stories – a consortium of 40 journalists in 15 countries – takes a look at examples from three continents, in Guatemala, Tanzania, and India.

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A Fractured Olympic Fairy Tale

The Netherlands: Police Sinks into Crime, Cleanup Starts

Leaked Telegram Chat Following Corruption Arrests Troubles PR Governor

Italian Police Seize Arms, Including Missile, from neo-Nazis

Thank a Whistleblower

Son of Azeri Oil Chief Has New Story About Stolen Luxury Watch

Georgian Nightmare

The Man With Two Faces

Kidnapping, Torture, and Freedom

How Russian ‘Blood Money’ Flowed Into Montenegro

The Flight and Capture of a Cartel Man

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