The Death of Journalism in Azerbaijan
A relentless crackdown over the past 18 months has eradicated any semblance of independent media from authoritarian Azerbaijan. But as President Ilham Aliyev casts critical journalists as enemies of the state, they continue to try to hold power to account — from exile, or even from behind bars.
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 up to five years in prison. But what if that information is in the public's interest to know?
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 from “the leaders,” Assad regime documents show.