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Introducing the #DamascusDossier investigation: A collaboration from ICIJ, @recherche.ndr.de and 24 media partners in 20 countries uncovers harrowing new details about former Syrian president Bashar Assad’s regime and one of the most brutal state-run killing systems of the 21st century.
Reporters for The #CoinLaundry disentangled tens of thousands of transactions recorded across public blockchains to expose the global financial flows behind money laundering networks, cyber heists and other criminal enterprises.
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About The Coin Laundry investigation
The investigation reveals how crypto companies profited from crime while victims were financially ruined.
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January 12, 2026 at 7:01 PM
Reporters for The #CoinLaundry disentangled tens of thousands of transactions recorded across public blockchains to expose the global financial flows behind money laundering networks, cyber heists and other criminal enterprises.
Read what we found:
Read what we found:
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Really proud to have participated in this project. The teams at @icij.org and @recherche.ndr.de did hugely important work, with some of the most difficult and traumatic images and material I've ever personally worked on. May it count towards justice.
#DamascusDossier reporters found new details about the Assad regime’s systematic torture and murder of civilians; information about money funneled out of Syria by the ruling class; and explored how European authorities have responded to calls for justice.
Damascus Dossier stories from around the world - ICIJ
Reporters from 26 newsrooms across 20 countries uncovered new details about the Assad regime’s crimes — and how authorities are still seeking justice.
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January 11, 2026 at 11:07 PM
Really proud to have participated in this project. The teams at @icij.org and @recherche.ndr.de did hugely important work, with some of the most difficult and traumatic images and material I've ever personally worked on. May it count towards justice.
ICIJ's #ChinaTargets, The #CoinLaundry and #DamascusDossier were part of @centercoopmedia.bsky.social’s picks for the top 10 collaborations of 2025: ICIJ "delivered three massive investigations in 2025 that exemplify the power of cross-border collaboration."
Here are the top 10 journalism collaborations of 2025
Every year, the Center for Cooperative Media at Montclair State University tracks journalism collaborations through its database, the…
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January 12, 2026 at 1:37 PM
ICIJ's #ChinaTargets, The #CoinLaundry and #DamascusDossier were part of @centercoopmedia.bsky.social’s picks for the top 10 collaborations of 2025: ICIJ "delivered three massive investigations in 2025 that exemplify the power of cross-border collaboration."
#DamascusDossier reporters found new details about the Assad regime’s systematic torture and murder of civilians; information about money funneled out of Syria by the ruling class; and explored how European authorities have responded to calls for justice.
Damascus Dossier stories from around the world - ICIJ
Reporters from 26 newsrooms across 20 countries uncovered new details about the Assad regime’s crimes — and how authorities are still seeking justice.
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January 11, 2026 at 10:57 PM
#DamascusDossier reporters found new details about the Assad regime’s systematic torture and murder of civilians; information about money funneled out of Syria by the ruling class; and explored how European authorities have responded to calls for justice.
Tether has publicly said it takes a proactive approach to stopping bad actors from using its tokens. Yet at least $1.4 billion of its tokens passed through a crypto wallet linked to scams, hacks, and human trafficking.
Read this #CoinLaundry story:
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Cryptocurrency giant Tether is wildly profitable. Can it do more to stop financial crime? - ICIJ
At least $1.4 billion of its tokens passed through a crypto wallet linked to scams, hacks, and human trafficking.
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January 11, 2026 at 1:37 PM
Tether has publicly said it takes a proactive approach to stopping bad actors from using its tokens. Yet at least $1.4 billion of its tokens passed through a crypto wallet linked to scams, hacks, and human trafficking.
Read this #CoinLaundry story:
Read this #CoinLaundry story:
The #CoinLaundry reporting found that at least $226 million flowed into customer accounts at OKX, a major crypto exchange, from Huione Group during the five months after OKX pleaded guilty in the U.S. to operating an unlicensed money transmitter business.
Crypto giants moved billions linked to money launderers, drug traffickers and North Korean hackers
An ICIJ investigation traced tens of thousands of transactions and found crypto platforms awash with dirty money.
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January 10, 2026 at 10:57 PM
The #CoinLaundry reporting found that at least $226 million flowed into customer accounts at OKX, a major crypto exchange, from Huione Group during the five months after OKX pleaded guilty in the U.S. to operating an unlicensed money transmitter business.
From @factcoalition.bsky.social: The OECD announced that U.S.-headquartered corporations will continue to be exempt from key elements of the OECD-negotiated global minimum tax regime, which represents a setback for the global fight against corporate tax avoidance.
Under U.S. Pressure, OECD Agrees to Deal Allowing Continued Tax Abuse by Big U.S. Corporations
Today’s announcement by the OECD that U.S.-headquartered corporations will continue to be exempt from key elements of the global minimum tax regime represents a regrettable setback for the global…
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January 10, 2026 at 1:37 PM
From @factcoalition.bsky.social: The OECD announced that U.S.-headquartered corporations will continue to be exempt from key elements of the OECD-negotiated global minimum tax regime, which represents a setback for the global fight against corporate tax avoidance.
One year after the fall of former Syrian president Bashar Assad, the #DamascusDossier leak shines a light on the brutality of Assad’s rule and the lengths his regime took to catalog the bodies of those killed during his last decade in power.
Inside the Damascus Dossier: From leaked images to verified data - ICIJ
ICIJ and its partners organized and analyzed thousands of chilling photographs to assemble comprehensive victim lists and quantify the human toll behind a sensitive data leak.
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January 9, 2026 at 10:57 PM
One year after the fall of former Syrian president Bashar Assad, the #DamascusDossier leak shines a light on the brutality of Assad’s rule and the lengths his regime took to catalog the bodies of those killed during his last decade in power.
Vladimir Okhotnikov, the alleged mastermind of a multimillion-dollar crypto scam, fled to Dubai after becoming a wanted man. The UAE city has become a haven for fugitives and crypto fraudsters, including Ruja Ignatova, the now-missing founder of OneCoin.
The Russian crypto guru’s Hollywood gambit
How the alleged mastermind of a multimillion-dollar crypto scam teamed up with a globe-trotting influencer and a disgraced Oscar winner as he pushed his latest dubious project.
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January 9, 2026 at 1:37 PM
Vladimir Okhotnikov, the alleged mastermind of a multimillion-dollar crypto scam, fled to Dubai after becoming a wanted man. The UAE city has become a haven for fugitives and crypto fraudsters, including Ruja Ignatova, the now-missing founder of OneCoin.
Kazakh oligarch Timur Kulibayev used 15 million pounds from a firm implicated in criminal corruption to buy a home from Prince Andrew, an @BBC investigation found, drawing on documents from ICIJ’s #CaspianCabals.
Andrew was paid millions by oligarch with funds from firm linked to bribery scheme
Firm which part-funded Sunninghill Park purchase received "allegedly corrupt" payments, court documents say.
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January 8, 2026 at 10:57 PM
Kazakh oligarch Timur Kulibayev used 15 million pounds from a firm implicated in criminal corruption to buy a home from Prince Andrew, an @BBC investigation found, drawing on documents from ICIJ’s #CaspianCabals.
From @reuters.com: President Donald Trump's administration has lifted sanctions on three executives tied to the spy software consortium Intellexa, according to a notice published to the U.S. Treasury's website. buff.ly/QjZjwME
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January 8, 2026 at 1:37 PM
From @reuters.com: President Donald Trump's administration has lifted sanctions on three executives tied to the spy software consortium Intellexa, according to a notice published to the U.S. Treasury's website. buff.ly/QjZjwME
ICIJ's #DamascusDossier investigation is based on a trove of leaked records that provides evidence of thousands of killings under former Syrian president Bashar Assad's regime — and a chance for closure for families.
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After 13 years of searching, a Syrian man learns his brother’s fate
A trove of leaked records provides new evidence of thousands of Assad regime killings — and a chance for closure for families.
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January 7, 2026 at 10:57 PM
ICIJ's #DamascusDossier investigation is based on a trove of leaked records that provides evidence of thousands of killings under former Syrian president Bashar Assad's regime — and a chance for closure for families.
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A documentary by Yle, a Finnish broadcaster and ICIJ media partner, appears to confirm ICIJ’s #ChinaTargets findings about some of China’s tactics at the U.N. premises.
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A film festival silenced — and the global reach of China’s repression - ICIJ
The abrupt cancellation of an independent Chinese film festival in New York reveals how Beijing and its proxies increasingly pressure critics abroad — a pattern documented by ICIJ and now drawing…
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January 7, 2026 at 1:37 PM
A documentary by Yle, a Finnish broadcaster and ICIJ media partner, appears to confirm ICIJ’s #ChinaTargets findings about some of China’s tactics at the U.N. premises.
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In the past decade, as the use of cryptocurrency has picked up and its market value has soared past $3 trillion, governments have been struggling to regulate the technologically novel and financially volatile industry.
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From trading bans to total embrace, a global guide to crypto regulation
Across jurisdictions, governments are struggling to rein in a volatile industry worth more than $3 trillion, leading to patchy oversight.
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January 6, 2026 at 10:57 PM
In the past decade, as the use of cryptocurrency has picked up and its market value has soared past $3 trillion, governments have been struggling to regulate the technologically novel and financially volatile industry.
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From @wsj.com: The U.S. Justice Department has shifted away from several areas of enforcement while President Trump's pardons have undone prominent convictions in first year back in office. One of the most notable shifts has been in foreign bribery cases. buff.ly/JXhL4Qa
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January 6, 2026 at 1:37 PM
From @wsj.com: The U.S. Justice Department has shifted away from several areas of enforcement while President Trump's pardons have undone prominent convictions in first year back in office. One of the most notable shifts has been in foreign bribery cases. buff.ly/JXhL4Qa
As international authorities warn the public against investing in Vladimir Okhotnikov’s latest crypto scheme, specialized prosecutors in Portugal are investigating the Ukrainian influencer who helped promote his start-ups.
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Elite Portuguese investigative unit to probe Spacey movie producer with ties to alleged crypto scammer - ICIJ
As international authorities warn the public against investing in Vladimir Okhotnikov’s latest crypto scheme, specialized prosecutors in Portugal are investigating the Ukrainian influencer who helped…
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January 5, 2026 at 10:57 PM
As international authorities warn the public against investing in Vladimir Okhotnikov’s latest crypto scheme, specialized prosecutors in Portugal are investigating the Ukrainian influencer who helped promote his start-ups.
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Zum Jahresende noch eine besonders aufwühlende internationale Groß-Recherche: #DamascusDossier unter der Leitung von @icij.org und @recherche.ndr.de. In Österreich recherchierten @profil.at und ORF @martinthuer.at Miriam Beller und Ulla Kramar-Schmid 8/8
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Syrische Millionen: Die Geldspur nach Österreich
Wie Assads Elite in Wien Firmen gründete, Immobilien kaufte und nach Deutschland expandierte. Eine internationale Recherchekooperation, an der auch profil beteiligt ist, wertete geheime Dokumente des ...
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December 31, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Zum Jahresende noch eine besonders aufwühlende internationale Groß-Recherche: #DamascusDossier unter der Leitung von @icij.org und @recherche.ndr.de. In Österreich recherchierten @profil.at und ORF @martinthuer.at Miriam Beller und Ulla Kramar-Schmid 8/8
www.profil.at/investigativ...
www.profil.at/investigativ...
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Das @icij.org durchleuchtete im Projekt #CoinLaundry die dunkle Milliarden-Welt der Krypto-Börsen: @profil.at, SZ @recherche.ndr.de und WDR verfolgten spannende Spuren im deutschsprachigen Raum. Mit @josefredl.bsky.social 6/8
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Die Spur der Coins: Krypto-Börsen und dunkle Milliarden
Alleine in den vergangenen beiden Jahren flossen mehr als 27 Milliarden Dollar an schmutzigem Geld zu Krypto-Börsen – ein Einfallstor für Kriminelle. Nun gewährt eine internationale Recherche, an der ...
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December 31, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Das @icij.org durchleuchtete im Projekt #CoinLaundry die dunkle Milliarden-Welt der Krypto-Börsen: @profil.at, SZ @recherche.ndr.de und WDR verfolgten spannende Spuren im deutschsprachigen Raum. Mit @josefredl.bsky.social 6/8
www.profil.at/investigativ...
www.profil.at/investigativ...
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Ein besonders spannendes Projekt von @icij.org: #ChinaTargets - @profil.at @derstandard.at und @papertrailmedia.de haben sich auf die Suche nach einer früheren Übersee-Polizeistation begeben - und sind auf einen Verein mit Polit-Connections gestoßen 4/8
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Chinas Hilfs-Polizei in Wien: Spur zu Verein mit Polit-Connections
Der Verfassungsschutz warnt vor chinesischen „Übersee-Polizeidienststellen“. Auch in Wien gab es zumindest in den vergangenen Jahren eine derartige Struktur. Die Spuren führen zu einem nicht registrie...
www.profil.at
December 31, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Ein besonders spannendes Projekt von @icij.org: #ChinaTargets - @profil.at @derstandard.at und @papertrailmedia.de haben sich auf die Suche nach einer früheren Übersee-Polizeistation begeben - und sind auf einen Verein mit Polit-Connections gestoßen 4/8
www.profil.at/investigativ...
www.profil.at/investigativ...
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Was brachten „Panama Papers“ und Co. eigentlich den Staaten ein? Ziemlich viel, wie eine gemeinsame Recherche unter der Leitung von @icij.org zeigt. @profil.at 2/8
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Datenleaks brachten Staaten hunderte Millionen
„Panama Papers“ und Co.: Offshore-Enthüllungen durch das Investigativ-Konsortium ICIJ führten weltweit zu Steuernachzahlungen, Strafen und zu mehr Risikobewusstsein. In Österreich beschäftigt eine Mil...
www.profil.at
December 31, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Was brachten „Panama Papers“ und Co. eigentlich den Staaten ein? Ziemlich viel, wie eine gemeinsame Recherche unter der Leitung von @icij.org zeigt. @profil.at 2/8
www.profil.at/investigativ...
www.profil.at/investigativ...
In Austria, two Syrian security officials who were granted asylum have been accused by prosecutors of torturing civilians protesting the Assad regime. Both men deny any wrongdoing.
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Damascus Dossier stories from around the world - ICIJ
Reporters from 26 newsrooms across 20 countries uncovered new details about the Assad regime’s crimes — and how authorities are still seeking justice.
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January 5, 2026 at 1:37 PM
In Austria, two Syrian security officials who were granted asylum have been accused by prosecutors of torturing civilians protesting the Assad regime. Both men deny any wrongdoing.
Learn more about the reporting from our #DamascusDossier partners:
Learn more about the reporting from our #DamascusDossier partners:
The #DamascusDossier dataset was different from any other ICIJ has received in its 25-year history. The challenges were emotional as well as intellectual.
Learn about the data team's process:
Learn about the data team's process:
Inside the Damascus Dossier: From leaked images to verified data - ICIJ
ICIJ and its partners organized and analyzed thousands of chilling photographs to assemble comprehensive victim lists and quantify the human toll behind a sensitive data leak.
buff.ly
January 4, 2026 at 10:57 PM
The #DamascusDossier dataset was different from any other ICIJ has received in its 25-year history. The challenges were emotional as well as intellectual.
Learn about the data team's process:
Learn about the data team's process:
Cambodia's National Bank announced it revoked Huione Pay’s license and liquidated its assets. The statement noted that the circulation of crypto assets in relation to Huione Group “may pose risks to the banking system in Cambodia as well as the public.”
Cambodian payment processor freezes customer funds before regulators shut it down - ICIJ
Huione Pay, a key arm of Huione Group spotlighted in ICIJ’s Coin Laundry investigation, has been closed by Cambodia’s national bank and its assets liquidated.
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January 4, 2026 at 1:37 PM
Cambodia's National Bank announced it revoked Huione Pay’s license and liquidated its assets. The statement noted that the circulation of crypto assets in relation to Huione Group “may pose risks to the banking system in Cambodia as well as the public.”
Files in the #DamascusDossier represent families left to wonder, lives erased and a system designed to conceal mass murder behind bureaucratic order. This leaked dataset provided evidence to some families about the death of their relatives.
About the Damascus Dossier investigation - ICIJ
An exposé into Assad’s vast system for the detention, torture and murder of Syrian citizens — and the international forces that financed his regime.
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January 3, 2026 at 10:57 PM
Files in the #DamascusDossier represent families left to wonder, lives erased and a system designed to conceal mass murder behind bureaucratic order. This leaked dataset provided evidence to some families about the death of their relatives.
An Idaho man recently took his life after losing a large amount of money to scammers who channeled ill-gotten USDT into a crypto wallet.
At least $1.4B of Tether tokens linked to scams, hacks, and human trafficking have passed through the same wallet.
At least $1.4B of Tether tokens linked to scams, hacks, and human trafficking have passed through the same wallet.
Cryptocurrency giant Tether is wildly profitable. Can it do more to stop financial crime? - ICIJ
At least $1.4 billion of its tokens passed through a crypto wallet linked to scams, hacks, and human trafficking.
buff.ly
January 3, 2026 at 1:37 PM
An Idaho man recently took his life after losing a large amount of money to scammers who channeled ill-gotten USDT into a crypto wallet.
At least $1.4B of Tether tokens linked to scams, hacks, and human trafficking have passed through the same wallet.
At least $1.4B of Tether tokens linked to scams, hacks, and human trafficking have passed through the same wallet.