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DIY: The New Amphetamine Trade

By Mujtaba Ali

Last summer, when UK police raided an industrial building in the picturesque market town of Newton-le-Willows, about 20 ...

Pressure on Independent Media Reflects Investigative Journalism’s Growing Impact

On this World Press Freedom Day, the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) stands with all members of the ...

The Secret of the St. Princess Olga

In 2013, Oceanco, one of the top yacht builders in the Netherlands, launched a top-of-the-line creation, an 85.6 meter super-yacht ...

Features

The Canine Connection: Europe’s Illegal Dog Trade

After 13 years together, the death of her dog left a gaping hole in Laura’s life, and she didn’t want ...

Asset Declarations of Kyrgyz Officials Increasingly Useless as Anti-Corruption Measure

Kyrgyzstan is the only Central Asian country that publishes its officials’ asset declarations. But the system, meant to fight corruption, ...

Hong Kong Firm Cancels Contract with Myanmar Military After OCCRP Investigation

A Hong Kong company has cut ties with Myanmar’s military, which staged a coup last week, terminating its contract to ...

From Our Member Centers

iStories: Top Russian FSB Official Has Multiple Underworld Ties

Sergei Korolev, who was appointed to a key FSB position earlier this year by President ...

Asset Declarations of Kyrgyz Officials Increasingly Useless as Anti-Corruption...

Kyrgyzstan is the only Central Asian country that publishes its officials’ asset declarations. But the ...

Slovak Businessman Accused of Masterminding Ján Kuciak's Murder Had...

Thousands of Marian Kočner’s text messages, backed by court testimony, provide a remarkable inside look ...

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Ukrainian Police Probe Toxic Waste Shipped from World Bank-Backed Project in Montenegro

Montenegro and Ukraine have spent over a year disputing who is responsible for the mountains of contaminated sand and grit dumped in the Black Sea port of Kherson by a French engineering firm.

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OPINION: Time for a Free Public Registry of Corporate Beneficial Ownership in the U.S.

In the tumult of recent weeks, a major legislative milestone in the American fight against kleptocracy has sneaked by almost unnoticed. It demands our attention, especially because its work is only half done.

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OCCRP Concerned by Steps that Compromise Independence of Partner Network Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Recent steps taken by the current leadership of the U.S. Agency for Global Media compromise the independence of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL), a long-standing partner of OCCRP in some of the world’s most challenging environments for independent reporting. OCCRP fears a loss of credibility for RFE/RL could have dire effects for independent journalists and citizens at a historic time for truth and accountability.

Equatorial Guinea's Oil Minister Allegedly Siphoned Off Millions from Public Construction Project

Portuguese construction firm Armando Cunha is accused of paying more than 10 million euros to companies linked to Gabriel Mbega Obiang Lima.

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Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro Named OCCRP’s 2020 Corrupt Person of the Year

Jair Bolsonaro, President of Brazil, has been named the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project’s 2020 Person of the Year for his role in promoting organized crime and corruption.

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‘They Are Finishing the Trees’: Chinese Companies and Namibian Elites Make Millions Illegally Logging the Last Rosewoods

Jacobus Oma looked sadly at the stockpile of several hundred ancient rosewood logs he had just helped to load onto a Chinese-owned truck in northeastern Namibia. Some were centuries old, so large they dwarfed his small frame.

Egyptian Medical Staff Treating COVID-19 Patients Given Old, Fake Masks

The masks, imported over a decade ago, are listed as counterfeit by U.S. regulators.

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New Tool Helps Journalists in Arab World Follow the Money

ARIJ Aleph Archive makes millions of records available in Arabic.

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China’s Oppressed Uighurs Made COVID-19 Protection Sold Throughout Europe

Major international distributors are selling masks and other COVID-19 protective equipment across Europe made by Chinese companies linked to possible forced labor by Uighur Muslims. Some has made it into national stockpiles and government hospitals.

Inside the Sinaloa Cartel’s Move Toward Europe

Police agencies have long known that Mexican drug cartels help supply Europe’s nearly US$10 billion annual cocaine habit, but acknowledge they have little idea about the workings of these highly organized and well-financed operations.

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As Turkmenistan’s People go Hungry, President’s Nephew Profits off Food Imports

European Authorities Crack Down on Illegal Antiquities Trafficking

Argentina Turns to Austria and the ECB for Help in Macri Family Probe

UK Police Cut Money Laundering Scheme

Pressure on Independent Media Reflects Investigative Journalism’s Growing Impact

Former Ukrainian President Poroshenko Secretly Controlled Offshore Firms that Banked at Austria’s Raiffeisen

Pressure on Independent Media Reflects Investigative Journalism’s Growing Impact

Argentina’s Franco Macri Had Secret Deal with Disgraced Austrian Bank over Postal Service Insolvency

The Regina Martínez Files

How Afghanistan’s President Helped His Brother Secure Lucrative Mining Deals with a U.S. Contractor

How Iran Used an International Playboy to Launder Oil Money

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