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The Bishkek city court’s decision comes amid a broader clampdown on Kloop and other independent outlets in Kyrgyzstan.
Kyrgyz Court Frees Former Kloop Cameramen, Cuts Sentences to Probation
The Bishkek city court’s decision comes amid a broader clampdown on Kloop and other independent outlets in Kyrgyzstan.
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November 25, 2025 at 1:02 PM
The Bishkek city court’s decision comes amid a broader clampdown on Kloop and other independent outlets in Kyrgyzstan.
Bosnia Raids Uncover 50 Migrants, Six Arrested in Smuggling Crackdown
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November 25, 2025 at 10:35 AM
After the Gaddafi regime fell in Libya, the country’s $68 billion sovereign wealth fund fell into a period of chaos — during which time fraud went “through the roof,” experts say.
One alleged case involves 2021 presidential candidate Abdelhakim Baayo:
One alleged case involves 2021 presidential candidate Abdelhakim Baayo:
November 24, 2025 at 7:01 PM
After the Gaddafi regime fell in Libya, the country’s $68 billion sovereign wealth fund fell into a period of chaos — during which time fraud went “through the roof,” experts say.
One alleged case involves 2021 presidential candidate Abdelhakim Baayo:
One alleged case involves 2021 presidential candidate Abdelhakim Baayo:
Balluku and two subordinates face accusations of steering multimillion-euro tenders toward preselected winners.
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Albania Suspends Deputy PM Balluku in Major Tender Probe
Balluku and two subordinates face accusations of steering multimillion-euro tenders toward preselected winners.
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November 24, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Balluku and two subordinates face accusations of steering multimillion-euro tenders toward preselected winners.
www.occrp.org/en/news/alba...
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Conduct Committee found both peers offered introductions and parliamentary services for financial benefit, echoing earlier investigative revelations.
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UK House of Lords Suspends Evans and Dannatt Over Alleged Lobbying Breaches
The Conduct Committee found both peers offered introductions and parliamentary services for financial benefit, echoing earlier investigative revelations.
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November 24, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Conduct Committee found both peers offered introductions and parliamentary services for financial benefit, echoing earlier investigative revelations.
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In Venezuela, a new basketball league is playing games in a stadium that sits directly atop an infamous political prison — a grim juxtaposition that critics say reflects a broader effort to “sportswash” the government’s dire human rights record.
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Cheers Above, Torture Below: The Dark Revival of Venezuelan Basketball
In Venezuela, a new basketball league is playing games in a stadium that sits directly atop an infamous political prison — a grim juxtaposition that critics say reflects a broader effort to “sportswash”...
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November 24, 2025 at 3:31 PM
In Venezuela, a new basketball league is playing games in a stadium that sits directly atop an infamous political prison — a grim juxtaposition that critics say reflects a broader effort to “sportswash” the government’s dire human rights record.
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Since the start of 2025, Myanmar authorities have arrested 12,468 foreign nationals in connection with fraud and illegal gambling at scam centers, with 9,978 already deported.
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Myanmar Junta Arrests Over 1,600 in Latest Scam Center Raid
Since the start of 2025, Myanmar authorities have arrested 12,468 foreign nationals in connection with fraud and illegal gambling at scam centers, with 9,978 already deported.
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November 24, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Since the start of 2025, Myanmar authorities have arrested 12,468 foreign nationals in connection with fraud and illegal gambling at scam centers, with 9,978 already deported.
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In 2021, Abdelhakim Baayo made headlines for becoming the first person to register to run in Libyan presidential elections. By that time, multiple state bodies had accused him of mismanaging funds at a sovereign wealth fund subsidiary he ran in Spain.
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Libyan Businessman Who Ran for President Squandered Sovereign Wealth Fund’s Money, Government Audit Claims
In 2021, Abdelhakim Baayo made headlines for becoming the first person to register to run in Libyan presidential elections. By that time, multiple state bodies had accused him of mismanaging funds at...
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November 24, 2025 at 10:17 AM
In 2021, Abdelhakim Baayo made headlines for becoming the first person to register to run in Libyan presidential elections. By that time, multiple state bodies had accused him of mismanaging funds at a sovereign wealth fund subsidiary he ran in Spain.
www.occrp.org/en/scoop/lib...
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Since the fall of Libya’s Gaddafi regime, the amount of fraud among subsidiaries of Libya’s $68bn sovereign wealth fund has gone “through the roof”, experts say.
Now leaked docs reveal alleged mismanagement at one Spanish subsidiary led by a presidential candidate.
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Now leaked docs reveal alleged mismanagement at one Spanish subsidiary led by a presidential candidate.
www.occrp.org/en/scoop/lib...
Libyan Businessman Who Ran for President Squandered Sovereign Wealth Fund’s Money, Government Audit Claims
In 2021, Abdelhakim Baayo made headlines for becoming the first person to register to run in Libyan presidential elections. By that time, multiple state bodies had accused him of mismanaging funds at…
www.occrp.org
November 24, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Since the fall of Libya’s Gaddafi regime, the amount of fraud among subsidiaries of Libya’s $68bn sovereign wealth fund has gone “through the roof”, experts say.
Now leaked docs reveal alleged mismanagement at one Spanish subsidiary led by a presidential candidate.
www.occrp.org/en/scoop/lib...
Now leaked docs reveal alleged mismanagement at one Spanish subsidiary led by a presidential candidate.
www.occrp.org/en/scoop/lib...
Details of the Jersey probe against Roman Abramovich over suspected money laundering remained out of public view until this week — all after his lawyers failed in a legal challenge to have the investigation dismissed. OCCRP explains what newly released docs revealed: www.occrp.org/en/news/prob...
November 24, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Details of the Jersey probe against Roman Abramovich over suspected money laundering remained out of public view until this week — all after his lawyers failed in a legal challenge to have the investigation dismissed. OCCRP explains what newly released docs revealed: www.occrp.org/en/news/prob...
Lawyers for Roman Abramovich failed in a legal challenge to have an investigation into suspected money laundering dismissed and a freezing order over assets worth more than $7 billion lifted. Details had been largely hidden until this week: www.occrp.org/en/news/prob...
November 23, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Lawyers for Roman Abramovich failed in a legal challenge to have an investigation into suspected money laundering dismissed and a freezing order over assets worth more than $7 billion lifted. Details had been largely hidden until this week: www.occrp.org/en/news/prob...
A freeze on more than $7 billion in assets owned by sanctioned Russian businessman Roman Abramovich will remain in place, following court rulings in Jersey.
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Probe of Russian Billionaire Roman Abramovich to Continue After Jersey Court Ruling
A freeze on more than $7 billion in assets owned by sanctioned Russian businessman Roman Abramovich will remain in place, following court rulings in Jersey.
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November 23, 2025 at 10:16 AM
A freeze on more than $7 billion in assets owned by sanctioned Russian businessman Roman Abramovich will remain in place, following court rulings in Jersey.
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In September 2017, Russia and other UN Security Council members imposed severe restrictions on selling oil products to North Korea after a nuclear test.
Now Russia appears to have violated these sanctions — so @istories.bsky.social dug into the finances:
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Now Russia appears to have violated these sanctions — so @istories.bsky.social dug into the finances:
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Leaked Russian Records Reveal Obscure Firms Helping Bust Oil Sanctions on North Korea
Companies in Russia and the United Arab Emirates are involved in secretive exports of oil products to North Korea — in violation of U.N. sanctions that Moscow itself supported.
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November 22, 2025 at 5:01 PM
In September 2017, Russia and other UN Security Council members imposed severe restrictions on selling oil products to North Korea after a nuclear test.
Now Russia appears to have violated these sanctions — so @istories.bsky.social dug into the finances:
www.occrp.org/en/scoop/lea...
Now Russia appears to have violated these sanctions — so @istories.bsky.social dug into the finances:
www.occrp.org/en/scoop/lea...
Tired of bad news? So are we. Starting this year, instead of naming the most corrupt person, we’ll be spotlighting heroes fighting organized crime & corruption — and giving them $1,000 each. Nominate an Anti-Crime and Corruption Hero here: docs.google.com/forms/d/1BL2...
November 22, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Tired of bad news? So are we. Starting this year, instead of naming the most corrupt person, we’ll be spotlighting heroes fighting organized crime & corruption — and giving them $1,000 each. Nominate an Anti-Crime and Corruption Hero here: docs.google.com/forms/d/1BL2...
Russia allegedly shipped more than a million sanctions-busting barrels of oil products to North Korea over nine months last year, according to @osc_london.
Now leaked financial records reveal new details about the companies and supply chains involved.
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Now leaked financial records reveal new details about the companies and supply chains involved.
www.occrp.org/en/scoop/lea...
Leaked Russian Records Reveal Obscure Firms Helping Bust Oil Sanctions on North Korea
Companies in Russia and the United Arab Emirates are involved in secretive exports of oil products to North Korea — in violation of U.N. sanctions that Moscow itself supported.
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November 21, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Russia allegedly shipped more than a million sanctions-busting barrels of oil products to North Korea over nine months last year, according to @osc_london.
Now leaked financial records reveal new details about the companies and supply chains involved.
www.occrp.org/en/scoop/lea...
Now leaked financial records reveal new details about the companies and supply chains involved.
www.occrp.org/en/scoop/lea...
Attempted murder. Raping a child. Possessing media depicting child sexual abuse.
All crimes committed by doctors licensed in Finland — but not enough to bar them from being allowed to practice medicine.
Find out more:
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All crimes committed by doctors licensed in Finland — but not enough to bar them from being allowed to practice medicine.
Find out more:
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How Violent Criminals Keep Their Doctors’ Licenses in Finland
Doctors in Finland can only lose their licenses for crimes committed in relation to their work — so rapists and violent offenders still retain their permission to practice medicine.
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November 21, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Attempted murder. Raping a child. Possessing media depicting child sexual abuse.
All crimes committed by doctors licensed in Finland — but not enough to bar them from being allowed to practice medicine.
Find out more:
www.occrp.org/en/news/how-...
All crimes committed by doctors licensed in Finland — but not enough to bar them from being allowed to practice medicine.
Find out more:
www.occrp.org/en/news/how-...
OCCRP Briefing "Criminal Intelligence: How Organized Crime is Weaponizing AI" starts in 30 minutes! Last chance to join: mailchi.mp/occrp/your-d...
November 21, 2025 at 3:28 PM
OCCRP Briefing "Criminal Intelligence: How Organized Crime is Weaponizing AI" starts in 30 minutes! Last chance to join: mailchi.mp/occrp/your-d...
The #COP30 wraps up today in Belém where Brazilian billionaire Rubens Menin has been chairing a “sustainable cities group.” Documents show that his construction company has faced legal action for environmental damage. NEW by @eduardogoulart.bsky.social: www.occrp.org/en/news/braz...
Brazilian Billionaire Chairs Group at COP30 as His Company Faces Environmental Civil Suit
As Brazilian building magnate Rubens Menin talks sustainability on the sidelines of the UN climate conference this week, his construction company is embroiled in a civil suit for flooding farmland.
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November 21, 2025 at 11:57 AM
The #COP30 wraps up today in Belém where Brazilian billionaire Rubens Menin has been chairing a “sustainable cities group.” Documents show that his construction company has faced legal action for environmental damage. NEW by @eduardogoulart.bsky.social: www.occrp.org/en/news/braz...
A multi-country investigation led to arrests and the recovery of priceless cultural treasures from across the Balkans, including masks, jewelry, and ceremonial items dating back to 2000 B.C., worth hundreds of millions of dollars.
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Bulgaria Seizes Thousands of Looted Artifacts in Balkan Antiquities Bust
A multi-country investigation led to arrests and the recovery of priceless cultural treasures from across the Balkans, including masks, jewelry, and ceremonial items dating back to 2000 B.C., worth hundreds...
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November 21, 2025 at 10:31 AM
A multi-country investigation led to arrests and the recovery of priceless cultural treasures from across the Balkans, including masks, jewelry, and ceremonial items dating back to 2000 B.C., worth hundreds of millions of dollars.
www.occrp.org/en/news/bulg...
www.occrp.org/en/news/bulg...
As Brazilian building magnate Rubens Menin talks sustainability on the sidelines of the UN climate conference this week, his construction company is embroiled in a civil suit for flooding farmland.
www.occrp.org/en/news/braz...
www.occrp.org/en/news/braz...
Brazilian Billionaire Chairs Group at COP30 as His Company Faces Environmental Civil Suit
As Brazilian building magnate Rubens Menin talks sustainability on the sidelines of the UN climate conference this week, his construction company is embroiled in a civil suit for flooding farmland.
www.occrp.org
November 21, 2025 at 10:02 AM
As Brazilian building magnate Rubens Menin talks sustainability on the sidelines of the UN climate conference this week, his construction company is embroiled in a civil suit for flooding farmland.
www.occrp.org/en/news/braz...
www.occrp.org/en/news/braz...
Doctors convicted of violent and sexual crimes still have active medical licenses in Finland due to a loophole, Yle reports.
Under Finnish law, medical regulators only consider doctors’ crimes if they were committed in connection with their practice.
www.occrp.org/en/news/how-...
Under Finnish law, medical regulators only consider doctors’ crimes if they were committed in connection with their practice.
www.occrp.org/en/news/how-...
How Violent Criminals Keep Their Doctors’ Licenses in Finland
Doctors in Finland can only lose their licenses for crimes committed in relation to their work — so rapists and violent offenders still retain their permission to practice medicine.
www.occrp.org
November 20, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Doctors convicted of violent and sexual crimes still have active medical licenses in Finland due to a loophole, Yle reports.
Under Finnish law, medical regulators only consider doctors’ crimes if they were committed in connection with their practice.
www.occrp.org/en/news/how-...
Under Finnish law, medical regulators only consider doctors’ crimes if they were committed in connection with their practice.
www.occrp.org/en/news/how-...
In Sep 2017, Russia agreed to restrict oil product exports to North Korea, as part of a UN sanctions package in the wake of Pyongyang’s nuclear test.
Yet last year Moscow allegedly exported more than a million barrels to North Korea over nine months, according to Open Source Center.
Yet last year Moscow allegedly exported more than a million barrels to North Korea over nine months, according to Open Source Center.
November 20, 2025 at 5:02 PM
In Sep 2017, Russia agreed to restrict oil product exports to North Korea, as part of a UN sanctions package in the wake of Pyongyang’s nuclear test.
Yet last year Moscow allegedly exported more than a million barrels to North Korea over nine months, according to Open Source Center.
Yet last year Moscow allegedly exported more than a million barrels to North Korea over nine months, according to Open Source Center.
Mexican authorities say the arrested suspect led a CJNG-linked cell that tracked and killed Uruapan Mayor Carlos Manzo, the seventh mayor slain this year in the country.
Mexico Arrests Suspected Mastermind in Killing of Uruapan Mayor
Mexican authorities say the arrested suspect led a CJNG-linked cell that tracked and killed Uruapan Mayor Carlos Manzo, the seventh mayor slain this year in the country.
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November 20, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Mexican authorities say the arrested suspect led a CJNG-linked cell that tracked and killed Uruapan Mayor Carlos Manzo, the seventh mayor slain this year in the country.
U.S. Sanctions Canadian Ex-Olympian on FBI Most Wanted List for Global Cocaine Empire
U.S. Sanctions Canadian Ex-Olympian on FBI Most Wanted List for Global Cocaine Empire
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November 20, 2025 at 3:04 PM
U.S. Sanctions Canadian Ex-Olympian on FBI Most Wanted List for Global Cocaine Empire
Emails leaked from a Kremlin-backed legal aid foundation show funding allocated to pro-Russia activities in Ukraine carried out under the guise of legal aid, according to reporting by RFE/RL’s Schemes project.
‘Pravfond’ Leak Shows Pro-Russia Network Operating in Ukraine
Emails leaked from a Kremlin-backed legal aid foundation show funding allocated to pro-Russia activities in Ukraine carried out under the guise of legal aid, according to reporting by RFE/RL’s Schemes...
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November 20, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Emails leaked from a Kremlin-backed legal aid foundation show funding allocated to pro-Russia activities in Ukraine carried out under the guise of legal aid, according to reporting by RFE/RL’s Schemes project.