Breaking the Bloodline: Italy Enacts Landmark Law to Help Children Flee the Mafia
Italy's parliament has codified the "Free to Choose" program nationwide, offering permanent identity changes, safe...
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Ukrainian Media Defy Court Ban to Publish Spiked Corruption Probe
Condemning a preemptive court injunction as "prior censorship," Ukrainian newsrooms united to publish a blocked...
What It Means To Be Sicilian
When a mafia boss died, OCCRP's photo editor Erika Di Benedetto received a surprising call that revived childhood memories...
Company Managed by Relative of Dutch ‘Fat King’ Was Raided in Biofuel Fraud Investigation
Legal trouble is brewing for a company managed by Gerrit Bunschoten, the relative of a man convicted in a biofuel fraud case...
European Password Manager Shares Origins and Updates with State-Certified Russian Firm
Passwork, a Spain-based password manager used by European government agencies and universities, shares technological ties...
Irish Alumina Exports to Russia Revised Down, But Still Lead
Ireland’s statistics office revised down earlier figures on alumina exports to Russia, but Russia remains the biggest single...
Hitmen Name Former Minister and Chief of Staff in Daphne Caruana Galizia Murder
Testifying in the trial of businessman Yorgen Fenech, the Degiorgio brothers implicated top political figures in the 2017...
NEWS EXCLUSIVE U.K. Prosecutors Freeze $33M London Mansion
The U.K.’s Crown Prosecution Service has targeted a luxury mansion in London’s exclusive Highgate neighbourhood owned by a...
Wanted in China with $100M in Properties Frozen in the UK, ‘Mr. X’ is Living in Japan
British prosecutors referred to Su Jiangbo only as “Mr. X” when they announced an asset freeze in March. OCCRP discovered...
Spies, Malware, and Blackouts: EU Blames Secret FSB Unit for Decade of Cyber Sabotage
The EU and Britain have unmasked a specialized Russian intelligence unit behind a decade of cyber-espionage, revealing a...
Critics Slam Albania’s Emergency Bailout of Kanye West Concert as a $5 Million Smoke Screen
Prime Minister Edi Rama is under fire for deploying $4.9 million from state reserves to bankroll the controversial rapper's...
Two on Trial for Killing Ukrainian Woman Suspected of Planting a Bomb that Injured a Businessman in Monaco
Two Ukrainians stand accused of silencing the prime suspect in the attempted assassination of a sanctioned Ukrainian...