Searching For a Secret Narcotrafficking Airstrip in Paraguay’s Wild Forests
Reporters traveled through Paraguay’s harsh and remote Chaco region to find a secret runway used by drug smugglers to...
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“We Couldn’t Avoid Him”: Why Serbian Journalists Have Spent 10 Years Investigating One Man
Over the past decade, KRIK and OCCRP have published multiple exposes on the unexplained wealth of Siniša Mali, Serbia's...
The Death of Journalism in Azerbaijan
A relentless crackdown over the past 18 months has eradicated any semblance of independent media from authoritarian...
We Investigate Corruption. Swiss Law Calls That a Crime.
Under Switzerland’s draconian banking secrecy law, even revealing that someone holds an account at a Swiss bank can lead to...
Documents Unearthed After Assad’s Fall Show Syrian Spy Agency Reacting to Israel’s Pager Attack on Hezbollah
As pagers and walkie-talkies exploded in Lebanon, Syrian security forces were directed to keep communication devices away...
Scam Empire
Celebrities Voice Anger And Frustration Over Online Scam Ads That Target Fans
Many victims who lost money to scammers say the gateway into the nightmare was a fake advertisement or article in which a...
Trump's USAID Funding Freeze Threatens Global Independent Media, OCCRP Editor Warns
As the U.S. withdraws support for independent journalism worldwide, Russia and China could try to fill the vacuum.
‘We Know No Borders’: How Kyrgyzstan Became a Hub for Sanctioned Car Exports to Russia
Kyrgyzstan has become a major hub for routing exports of sanctioned cars to Russia. One Moscow-based dealership flaunts an...
The Ancient Egyptian Treasures of a German Sailor Who May Not Have Existed
For years, major artifacts sold to collectors and museums have been attributed to a Bremen-born naval officer who apparently...
Investigative Reporting Is Free Speech, Not ‘Treason’
I wrote a story that was cited by a whistleblower complaint that led to Donald Trump’s first impeachment. Now, it’s being...
Know Your Host: Why It Matters That Azerbaijan Is Hosting the COP29 Climate Summit
Ahead of COP29, Azerbaijan Cultivated Allies in the U.K.’s House of Lords Who Praised its Leadership
This year’s host country for the COP climate conference, an authoritarian petrostate, has long courted members of Britain’s...
Two Years After Protest Crackdown, Tajikistan’s Journalists Have Gone Into Exile. Here’s What’s Lost When Journalists Flee.
The repressive Central Asian nation has never been an easy place to be a journalist. But a notorious crackdown on peaceful...