Kloop Journalists Arrested as Kyrgyzstan Tightens Grip on Press
Kyrgyz authorities have detained four current and former members of the investigative outlet Kloop, in a continued crackdown on independent media.
Scoop
South African Firms Suspect UAE Companies May Have Obtained Military Intellectual Property
An anti-corruption agency is investigating two separate claims that South African defense firm employees who went to work in...
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Investigation
Russian State-Backed Foundation Paid Allies in the EU Despite Sanctions
Pravfond, a Russian legal-aid foundation for “compatriots” abroad, has continued to fund people and organizations across the...
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Investigation
Russian Foundation, Aimed at Helping ‘Compatriots’ Abroad, Supports Spies, Criminals, and Propagandists
For over a decade, ‘Pravfond’ has been providing legal aid to Russians across the world. Internal emails obtained by...
Investigation
Using Stolen Identities, Balkan Gangsters Armed Themselves With Bosnian Passports
Dozens of notorious Balkan crime figures have obtained Bosnian passports using stolen identities and insider access. The...
Investigation
After Sierra Leone's President Took Office, His Wife and Her Family Went Real Estate Shopping
Since Julius Maada Bio became Sierra Leone’s president in April 2018, his wife Fatima Bio and her close relatives have...
Scoop
Syrian Football Association Was Pressured to Hand Deal to Relative of Former President’s Brother, Insiders Say
In 2019, Syria's football association handed a favorable marketing deal to a little-known Damascus firm. Behind the scenes,...
Investigation
Pricey Private School Tuition for Serbian Official’s Children Was Paid Through Offshore Companies
Siniša Mali, the former mayor of Belgrade and Serbia’s current finance minister, sent his children to an elite school where...
Investigation
Major Nickel Supplier Harita Knew About Water Contamination at Indonesian Operation for a Decade
Harita Group’s Indonesian nickel mines feed the supply chains of some of the world’s biggest electric vehicle makers. But...
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Scam Empire
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Exposed Tbilisi Call Center Scammers Delete Social Media Accounts
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Mar 5, 2025
Georgia Launches Criminal Probe Into Scam Call Center Exposed by Journalists
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Mar 7, 2025
From Rumors to Ugly Reality: Georgians Stunned by Scam Call Center’s Cruelty
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Mar 14, 2025
Georgia Freezes Assets of Top Scammers in Massive Call Center Fraud
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Mar 13, 2025
Scam Empire
Huge Ecosystem of Unregulated Payment Providers Helps Scammers Collect Victims’ Money
Leaked documents reveal how scam call centers drew on a secret industry of service providers that used shell companies,...
Scam Empire
Scam Operations Relied on Third-Party Marketing Companies for Steady Stream of Potential Victims
Two professional scam call-center operations depended on affiliate marketing firms to supply them with contact details of...
Scam Empire
Diamonds, Dior and Dubai Vacations: The Luxurious Lives of Georgia's Call-Center Scammers
They called themselves “skameri.” In behind-the-scenes chats, they celebrated bilking victims out of their life savings and...
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The Crime Messenger: How Sky ECC Phones Became a Tool of the Criminal Trade
What do criminals say to each other when they think nobody can hear? The fall of Sky Global — an encrypted communications company that once promised limitless privacy — may give us our best-ever chance to find out.
The Crime Messenger: How Sky ECC Phones Became a Tool of the Criminal Trade
Balkan Criminals Planned Murders Using Encrypted Phones from Canadian Start-Up Sky Global
Sky phones were a favorite tool for criminals to discuss logistics. Now, it turns out that some of Sky’s most prolific...
The Crime Messenger: How Sky ECC Phones Became a Tool of the Criminal Trade
How a Canadian Company's Encrypted Phones Ended Up in the Hands of Criminals Worldwide
It didn’t take long for business to boom after Jean-Francois Eap launched a Vancouver-based start-up selling ultra-secure...
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Banned Russian Channel RT Secretly Pays Video Bloggers Who Promote Kremlin Narratives
The bloggers rack up millions of views, promote Russia as a haven for conservatives, glorify the war in Ukraine — and never...
European Ships Keep Russia’s Shadow Fleet Afloat
To sustain its oil exports, Russia has been drawing on a network of old tankers it sources from private sellers around the...
‘Make a Molotov Cocktail’: How Europeans Are Recruited Through Telegram to Commit Sabotage, Arson, and Murder
The cases are multiplying across Europe: Young men with pro-Russian views instructed on Telegram to carry out sabotage...
Russian Asset Tracker
Secretive Cyprus-Registered Funds Were Used to Hide Megayachts and Luxury Real Estate Linked to Sanctioned Russian Banker
In Cyprus, a new type of investment fund was marketed to clients as a way to avoid disclosing their ownership of assets. In...
A Murky Cypriot Firm Is Helping Belarus Export Potash — In Breach of EU Sanctions
Belarus' state potash trade is sanctioned by the EU. So why is a company registered in Cyprus being paid millions by the...
Meet Dmitry Mironov, the Enigmatic Putin Aide Managing the Kremlin’s HR Department
As Vladimir Putin tightens his circle of trust, a former secret service officer has emerged as one of his closest aides.
Russian Federation News
Chechen President’s Cousin Owns Mystery Jet, Russian Authorities Mistakenly Reveal
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May 26, 2025
The EU Moves to Impose New Tariffs on Russian, Belarusian Agri Imports
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May 22, 2025
Russia Labels Amnesty International “Undesirable”
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May 19, 2025
Roman Abramovich Company Closed Without Paying €14M Tax Bill in Cyprus
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May 15, 2025
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