UK Outlines Tougher Anti-Corruption Measures Focused on Professional Enablers
Britain’s new strategy seeks to curb corruption by cracking down on rogue lawyers, accountants and bankers, tightening...
Europe
Mass Rally Hits Vilnius as Lawmakers Fast-Track Controversial Media Bill
More than 10,000 people gathered outside parliament to oppose amendments backed by populist leader Remigijus Žemaitaitis...
Lawyer Who Absconded From UK Prison Will Have Cypriot Legal License Suspended
The decision to suspend Christos Christodoulides’ license to practice law comes after an investigation by OCCRP and CIReN,...
Romania’s Coal-Powered Energy Giant May Have Underdeclared Emissions — and Saved Hundreds of Millions
State-owned Romanian energy firm Complexul Energetic Oltenia SA has declared much lower-than-average carbon dioxide...
UN Resolution Urges Russia to Return 'Forcibly Transferred' Ukrainian Children
The move highlights years of forced transfers amid mounting international concern over Russia’s conduct in Ukraine.
Scam Network Crackdown Takes Aim At Firms Behind Fraudulent Ads
Two arrested as authorities in Europe and Israel target companies linked to ad campaigns for fake online investment...
The Crime Messenger: How Sky ECC Phones Became a Tool of the Criminal Trade
Cocaine and Bananas: How Balkan Traffickers Used Fruit Shipments From the Ecuadorian President's Family Firm to Smuggle Drugs
Shipping containers sent by Noboa Trading Co. have been caught up in huge drug shipments sent from Ecuador to the Balkans....
Greek Court to Hear Case Against Aid Workers Allegedly Smuggling Migrants
Humanitarian workers face felony charges over their search-and-rescue missions in Greece. Rights groups have called the...
Italians With Alleged Mafia Ties Doing Business in Slovakia
OCCRP member centers found that an Italian man with business in Slovakia has been convicted on drug charges involving a...
Fleeing Russian Bombs, Ukrainian Orphans Faced Abuse and Neglect in Turkish Hotels
Documents and first-person accounts show how a hastily organized evacuation by a private charity left hundreds of Ukrainian...
Ukraine Charges Russian “Dr. Evil” in Absentia with War Crimes
“Dr. Evil,” the alleged sadistic Russian prison medic, exposed by OCCRP and RFE/RL Schemes, has been charged in absentia by...
Ukraine Detains Ex-Energy Deputy in Sweeping Nuclear Power Corruption Probe
Ukrainian authorities detained an unnamed official amid a corruption investigation that has targeted close associates of...