Kyrgyz President Removes Close Ally From Top Security Post
The sudden removal of Kyrgyzstan’s powerful security chief ends a years-long political alliance that helped shape the...
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Kazakh Authorities Accuse Businessman of Running Shadow Loan Network
Investigators say a network of commission shops secretly issued illegal high-interest loans secured by personal property and...
Secretive Firms From U.K. to Singapore Win $200M in Tenders From Uzbek State Giant
A major Uzbek state mining company awarded hundreds of millions of dollars in tenders to companies in the U.K., Georgia, and...
Bangladesh Court Sentences Ousted PM Sheikh Hasina and her Relatives for Misuse of Office
Hasina as well as British MP Tulip Siddiq and her two siblings were handed prison terms for their roles in the corruption...
Repressive States Misuse Interpol Red Notices to Pursue Political Targets: Report
Russia tops the list of countries issuing Interpol Red Notices, according to a report by Disclose and BBC. Interpol imposed...
News Exclusive American Women Who Fled Fiji’s Grace Road Cult Ready to Return to Give Evidence
An American woman who escaped a Korean doomsday cult in Fiji alleged in a police complaint that she gave free spa treatments...
Secret Sailings: Oil Tankers Turn off Tracking Between Russian and Georgian Ports
Amid reports of Russia’s “shadow fleet” of oil tankers evading sanctions, maritime data analyzed by iFact shows vessels...
Europe’s Top Rights Court: Azerbaijan Prosecuted Journalist to Silence Her
The European Court of Human Rights ruled that criminal cases against investigative reporter Khadija Ismayilova were aimed at...
Nepal Police Arrest Six in $20 Million Himalayan "Fake Rescue" Insurance Scam
Six executives from top rescue agencies arrested for staging hundreds of unnecessary helicopter evacuations, a fraud that...