Updated: November 15, 2023

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Here’s how Kyrgyz citizens banded together during a week of political chaos to take care of each other when their state couldn’t.

Enraged over an election they saw as undermined by rampant vote-buying, thousands stormed Kyrgyzstan’s parliament and presidential offices and took over government buildings throughout the country in an overnight revolution that on Tuesday forced election officials to declare the election void, OCCRP member center Kloop reported.

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Good afternoon and thank you to Commissioner Jourova and MEP Stugariu for your initiative, to all the MEPs who’ve shown up today, and to Matthew for all the strength you’ve shown in your fight for justice. And to everyone here today for what you do.

My name is Camille Eiss and I have the honor of working every day to support a growing network of investigative journalists working across Europe and beyond at the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project, otherwise known as OCCRP.

I’m here to speak today on behalf of all my colleagues, the investigative journalists across the OCCRP network who dedicate their lives — at great risk — to tell the truth and expose corruption and criminality at the highest levels, so that citizens are informed and equipped to hold power to account.

With no justice in sight, the two-year anniversary of Daphne’s death reminds us of the sheer shock we still feel at the notion of a journalist murder on European soil — and at the same time, of how much worse the regional landscape for independent media has gotten since.

One of the strangest operations Valery Amelchenko took part in during his work for Prigozhin’s team was a month-long trip to Syria — to test poison on unsuspecting prisoners.

(Photo: REUTERS/Marko Djurica)

Three of President Putin’s top bodyguards appear to have been amply rewarded for their loyalty with some of Russia’s most valuable land.

Illustration: Natalya Yamshchikova

How Viktor Zolotov rose through the ranks, came to work for Putin, and met senior underworld figures in 1990s St. Petersburg.

St. Petersburg. (Photo: Pixabay)

Dear Sirs,

We inform you that, since May 25th 2018, Romania enforces the UE Regulation 2016/679 of the European Parliament and Council from April 27th 2016 regarding the protection of natural people from the processing of personal data and the free circulation of this data and the abrogation of the EU Directive 95/46/CE (General Data Protection Regulation - from here on called „GDPR”).

According to information published in the mass-media, on your Facebook account https://www.facebook.com/notes/rise-project/teleormanleaks/1937024593056150, were published personal data (documents, images - photos, video) of certain people (natural people).

Regarding those stated above, in the basis of Art. 57 and 58 of GDPR and Art. 14 and the following from the Law 102/2005, with the ulterior changes and addition, we request that you supply us with information concerning:

• The purpose and legal basis of publishing on the Internet (Facebook) of personal data, at the adress https://www.facebook.com/notes/rise-project/teleormanleaks/1937024593056150;
• The date/period of time when the said personal data was published on your Facebook account;
• The source from where the personal data published on Facebook was obtained;
• The support (electronic and/or physical) where you stored the documents/images published on Facebook;
• If the mobile storage devices (tablet, HDD, memory stick) were/are password protected or encrypted;
• If you have other information/documents containing personal data of the said people;
• If the personal data or documents that contain personal data of the said people were revealed in other circumstances - with the specification of these circumstances;
• The way in which you informed the said people, in conformity with Art. 13-14 of GDPR.

You will send us a complete answer within 10 days from this communication, accompanied by certified copies of proof documents.

We inform you that, in conformity with Art. 14 paragraph 2 of the Law no. 102/2005, with its ulterior changes and addition, „In case of non-compliance to the stated measures or in case of a tacit or direct refusal to provide all the information and documents requested during the investigation or in case of a refusal to submit to an investigation, the National Supervision Authority may impose, through a decision, a fine of up to 3.000 lei (approx. 644 Euro) for each day of delay, calculated since the date stated by the decision.”

Also, in conformity with Art. 83 paragraph (5) letter e) of GDPR, ”the failure to comply to an order or a temporary or definitive limitation of the processing, or the suspension of the data flux, issued by the Supervision Authority in conformity with Art. 58 paragraph 2, or not granting access, in violation of Article 58, paragraph 2” can be fined by up to 20.000.000 Euro.

The full text of the GDPR and also other useful information regarding its enforcement are available on the National Authority for the Supervision of Personal Data Processing website www.dataprotection.ro, under the section dedicated to the “New Regulation”.

Thank you.

George Bălăiți,

Chief Operators’ Control Service

Read original letter here.

Court records obtained by reporters yield some insight into Mihai Radulescu’s business methods back in Romania.

Mihai Radulescu bought all the apartments in this building in the heart of Bucharest. More than a dozen companies were registered at the address; almost all went into insolvency due to unpaid debts.