OCCRP Denounces Police Search of Solomon Islands Reporter
OCCRP·27 Aug 2026
Reported by OCCRP has strongly condemned the Solomon Island police for questioning one of the network’s member center journalists and searching her office in an effort to identify her government...
‘I Had No Involvement. Zero.’: Accused Mastermind Denies Killing Maltese Journalist
OCCRP·26 Aug 2026
Reported by The Maltese businessman accused of commissioning the 2017 car-bomb assassination of investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia took the stand to adamantly deny ordering her death...
Armenian Court Orders Son of Ex-President Held in Sweeping Graft Probe
OCCRP·26 Aug 2026
Reported by A court in Yerevan ordered the eldest son of former Armenian President Robert Kocharyan held in pretrial detention on Wednesday, expanding a sweeping corruption investigation that has...
Designed for Impact: The Next Evolution of OCCRP’s Website
OCCRP·26 Aug 2026
Welcome to the new OCCRP.org. Here’s what’s changed on our site — and how we hope it will better serve you.
A Kidney Transplant, Ignored Advice, and a President’s Surprise Pick to Run a $160 Billion Pacific Island Mine
OCCRP·25 Aug 2026
Reported by Almost 40 years after it descended into a devastating civil war, the autonomous region of Bougainville is on the cusp of achieving independence from Papua New Guinea.
Kazakhstan’s Election Brings a New Parliament — and More Pressure on Journalists
OCCRP·25 Aug 2026
Reported by Kazakhstan’s first election to a new unicameral Parliament on Sunday gave a commanding victory to the newly formed, pro-presidential Adilet, or “Justice,” party, in a vote that...
Europol Warns of Violent Shift in European Museum Heists
OCCRP·24 Aug 2026
Reported by Europol is warning of an alarming shift in museum heists across Europe, as criminal networks abandon traditional stealth in favor of brute force and extreme violence, according to a...
Moscow Funds Pro-Kremlin Influence Hub in Belarus
OCCRP·24 Aug 2026
Reported by A Moscow-funded cultural center in Minsk has operated as an ideological influence hub for the Kremlin, using hundreds of thousands of dollars in Russian state funds to promote the...
Zelenskyy Dismisses Senior Aide Suspected in $3.3 Million Money Laundering Case
OCCRP·20 Aug 2026
Reported by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy dismissed senior aide Iryna Mudra on the same day she said anti-corruption investigators had notified her of suspicion in a case involving the...
Interrogation Tapes Reveal Journalist Murder Suspect Pointing to Highest Levels of Maltese Power
OCCRP·19 Aug 2026
Reported by Audio recordings of police interrogations played to a Maltese jury this week revealed that Yorgen Fenech, the businessman on trial for the 2017 car bomb assassination of investigative...
Iran Moves to Outlaw All Contact With "Hostile" Foreign Media
OCCRP·18 Aug 2026
Reported by Iran’s parliament has approved the general framework of a bill that would criminalize speaking to or sharing data with foreign media outlets deemed "hostile."
A Key Food Source Collapsed Off West Africa’s Coast as Chinese Ships Ground the Species Into Fishmeal
OCCRP·18 Aug 2026
Reported by As the day draws to a close in Bubaque, a remote island in Guinea-Bissau, fishermen are arriving with their day’s catch, pulling canoes onto a muddy bank teeming with crabs.
US Unseals 25-Count Indictment in $165M Crypto Case
OCCRP·18 Aug 2026
Reported by Federal prosecutors in Georgia have unsealed a 25-count indictment against an American man accused of orchestrating a $165 million cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme that defrauded thousands...
Fiji Hands Over a Man Suspected of Ponzi-style Crypto Investment Schemes to US
OCCRP·17 Aug 2026
Reported by Fiji handed over an American citizen suspected of involvement in multi-million-dollar cryptocurrency Ponzi schemes across the United States that promised participants returns as high as...
Iraqi Electricity Official Arrested With Millions in Cash as Anti-Graft Campaign Expands
OCCRP·17 Aug 2026
Reported by In what appears to be the latest escalation of a sweeping anti-corruption campaign launched by Iraq’s new prime minister, Ali al-Zaidi, federal authorities have arrested the...
Former U.S. Banker Jailed for Laundering Medicare Funds
OCCRP·13 Aug 2026
Reported by A former Brooklyn bank manager was sentenced to 18 months in prison for helping an international criminal syndicate launder millions of dollars derived from a sprawling $10.6 billion...
FAQ: What to Know About Ireland’s Probe Into Our Reporting on Its Alumina Exports to Russia
OCCRP·13 Aug 2026
Reported by After OCCRP and partners published an investigation in March exposing how Europe’s largest alumina refinery was feeding into a supply chain linked to Russian weapons manufacturers, the...
Tapes Hidden in an Ice Cream Box Lay Bare a Maltese Journalist’s Assassination
OCCRP·13 Aug 2026
Reported by Secret audio recordings captured on a device hidden in a sock, along with text messages presented in a Maltese courtroom, laid bare the mechanics behind the 2017 assassination of...
Dutch Court Hears Case against Whistleblower’s Murder Suspect
OCCRP·12 Aug 2026
Reported by Just five days before a whistleblower who exposed a sprawling illegal gambling network was gunned down in the Netherlands, police briefly detained a key suspect in the killing after...
Iraq PM’s Anti-Corruption Campaign Rumbles On
OCCRP·12 Aug 2026
Reported by Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi signaled this week that all corrupt officials — no matter how powerful — would face justice, as his high profile anti-graft campaign saw arrest...
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