May 26 2026
The drugs were discovered concealed inside a shipment of clay pots at an undisclosed Syrian port, bound for international export. Law enforcement successfully dismantled the trafficking cell, arresting the operation’s ringleader along with seven other suspects. Following the bust, Syrian Interior Minister Anas Khattab praised the effort on , calling it one of the “largest …
May 26 2026
State and state-aligned actors have launched coordinated disinformation attacks targeting critics, Amnesty International said in a new report. The watchdog noted that Prabowo’s presidency deepens a repressive trajectory that first gathered pace under his predecessor, President Jokowi. According to the report, state officials routinely weaponize the ‘foreign agent’ trope to suppress dissent, discredit critics, and …
May 25 2026
Nomma Zarubina admitted to lying to the FBI in 2021 about her connections to Russia’s top domestic security and counterintelligence agency, FSB. She also admitted to deceiving immigration authorities about her role in a New York-area prostitution ring. A transcript of that hearing, made public on the court docket this week, has peeled back the …
Dec 14 2025
12 journalists, including staff at OCCRP’s member center Meydan TV, have gone on trial in Azerbaijan. Six of the defendants are staff members of the outlet: Ramin Jabrayilzada (Deko), Aynur Ganbarova (Elgunash), Khayala Aghayeva, Aytac Ahmadova (Tapdig), Natig Javadli and Aysel Umudova. All six were arrested in December 2024 amid searches of some of their …
Dec 12 2025
Bosnian, German and regional police arrested three suspects and seized millions of euros in assets this week. The operation targeted a transnational criminal network involved in multi-tonne cocaine shipments from Colombia to Europe. The suspects were identified as high-value targets residing in Germany and believed to be key figures in the cartel. More than 500 …
Dec 12 2025
OCCRP spoke with a dozen of the Nepalis rescued in recent months. Myanmar’s military authorities have ed, ed and ed some cyber-scam compounds along the Myanmar-Thailand border. “I was not paid my salary. In one punishment, I was hung up by my arms for 18 hours and locked in a cell for three days. When …
Dec 11 2025
Since September 19, the country’s Financial and Economic Analysis Unit has ordered regulators to block accounts belonging to several groups. The freezes coincided with demonstrations against President Daniel Noboa’s plan to eliminate diesel subsidies and approve a controversial mining project. The account freezes were imposed under the , passed in August, which allows authorities to …
Dec 11 2025
Seven senior Fijian Police officers are under investigation. Allegations of police corruption and collusion with organized crime figures roil the nation’s police force. Screenshots of what appeared to be dozens of Viber chats wereon social media last week, purporting to show members of the Fiji Police Force chatting with drug traffickers. The discussions included the …
Dec 09 2025
Nepal’s top anti-graft body has filed corruption charges against 55 senior officials and a Chinese company. The agency alleges they embezzled millions of dollars during the construction of Pokhara International Airport. The high-profile project was built under Chinese President Xi Jinping’s Belt and Road Initiative. A Nepalese consulting firm had determined the project could be …
Dec 07 2025
The UN General Assembly has called on Russia to return Ukrainian children forcibly taken to Russia. The resolution passed with 91 votes in favor, 12 against, and 57 abstentions. Russia rejected the resolution, with its ambassador, Maria Zabolotskaya, calling it a “particularly cynical lie.” The Ukrainian government says several hundred thousand children have been forcibly …