UK Sanctions Late Azerbaijani Crime Boss' Brother, Alleging He Plotted Attacks for Tehran www.occrp.org/en/news/uk-s...

Georgia Detains Police Officers Over 2024 Protest Violence www.occrp.org/en/news/geor...

Dominica Revokes ‘Golden Passport’ of Slain Iranian Official’s Son Amid Sanctions Probe

OCCRP is honored to be shortlisted for the 2026 European Press Prize Investigative Reporting Award for our cross-border project “Scam Empire.” Drawing on an unprecedented leak of nearly two terabytes of data, Scam Empire exposed how investment-scam industry operates and profits: buff.ly/Gyex5yg

Using server data seized in a raid last year, Dutch authorities arrested eight people this week for their roles in a massive international fake ID ring. www.occrp.org/en/news/dutc...

Georgia Deports Azerbaijani Journalist, Bypassing European Court Ruling www.occrp.org/en/news/geor...

We are deeply saddened to announce the passing of OCCRP Pacific Editor Dan McGarry. A Canadian who became a son of Vanuatu, Dan spent 20+ years fighting for transparency in the Pacific. He was a brilliant investigator, a tech geek, and a beloved mentor and colleague. www.occrp.org/en/announcem...

A sanctioned Iranian oil magnate and his brother have used aliases and Caribbean “golden passports” to amass a $29 million luxury real estate portfolio in Dubai, OCCRP has found. Read more: www.occrp.org/en/scoop/sla...

Slain Iranian Official’s Sons Hold $29M in Dubai Property Using Assumed Names

Companies House to strike off Zedxion Exchange after an OCCRP investigation found the firm used a stock-photo model to hide its links to sanctioned Iranian tycoon Babak Zanjani. www.occrp.org/en/news/uk-t...

Ali Ansari said he plans to fight U.K. sanctions. The Iranian banker has acquired properties around Europe, including a luxury villa on the coast of Spain that he owns through a U.K. firm. www.occrp.org/en/scoop/san...

You’ve heard of OSINT — but what about CATINT? A photo of a cat posted on a crypto exchange’s Telegram channel helped us uncover new proof about who was behind it — an Iranian financier sanctioned for providing financial backing for the Iranian regime.

IMPACT: Nearly six years after OCCRP first exposed the Milton Group fraudulent call center network, a German court has sentenced a key operator to seven and a half years in prison for his role in the multi-million-euro scam: buff.ly/unfNoDy

On the fourth anniversary of Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the U.K. has sanctioned Georgian channels Imedi TV and PosTV for allegedly spreading false information about Ukraine and its leadership. www.occrp.org/en/news/uk-s...

Former Mayor Arrested in Georgia Over Hotel Permit Issued to Wife’s Company www.occrp.org/en/news/form...

British authorities allege that Alexander Kuksov, a Russian with Maltese citizenship, was part of a major money laundering operation. His brother was convicted for his role in the same network. www.occrp.org/en/news/russ...

Proposed amendments would require government approval for most foreign funding and impose criminal penalties, raising fears of a crackdown on independent civil society and journalism. www.occrp.org/en/news/geor...

Amid reports of Russia’s “shadow fleet” of oil tankers evading sanctions, maritime data analyzed by iFact shows vessels hiding their movements across the Black Sea before appearing in Georgian waters. www.occrp.org/en/news/secr...

The European Court of Human Rights ruled that criminal cases against investigative reporter Khadija Ismayilova were aimed at punishing her journalism, ordering Baku to pay damages. www.occrp.org/en/news/euro...

"The government has the guns. But the people? They have nothing left to lose.” OCCRP investigative journalist Mahtab Divsalar explains the corruption that led to Iran’s deadly protests. #Iran #IranProtests #corruption

The conviction marks the second time a former German MP has been found guilty of bribery charges stemming from OCCRP’s reporting on the Azerbaijani Laundromat money laundering and influence-peddling scheme. www.occrp.org/en/news/form...

The extortion claims have surfaced during a rare window of connectivity in an otherwise total communications blackout, adding to harrowing accounts of a crackdown on anti-government protests that has left thousands dead. www.occrp.org/en/news/iran...

Georgian security services are investigating an alleged “cyberattack” on a government website after journalists reported on a publicly posted decree containing confidential details about gas purchases from Russia’s Gazprom. www.occrp.org/en/news/geor...

The latest sanctions package also includes measures targeting financial networks accused of moving Iranian oil revenues through front companies abroad.

Last week we and MeydanTV published this story about an Azerbaijani football stadium contract that was awarded to a company linked to President Aliyev’s family. No officials ever responded to our requests for comment. Then, after we published, the data in the public procurement portal changed. 👇

OCCRP Website Hit by Sophisticated DDoS Attack www.occrp.org/en/news/occr...

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From Tehran’s squares to quiet provincial towns, Iranians of all ages have taken to the streets as economic hardship fuels unprecedented nationwide unrest and a harsh state crackdown. www.occrp.org/en/news/doze...

While President Ilham Aliyev has publicly criticized corruption among state officials, the Ministry of Youth and Sports awarded a $36 million contract to a company owned by members of his family. www.occrp.org/en/news/azer...

Azerbaijan puts 12 journalists on trial, incl. six from Meydan TV, @occrp.org's member center, accused of financial crimes they deny. @rsf.org calls the case a “textbook example of judicial harassment.” Up to 12 years in prison if convicted.

Land records reveal a 33.7 million pounds London mansion owned by sanctioned Iranian banker Ali Ansari, accused of aiding the IRGC. www.occrp.org/en/news/sanc...

UK accuses Iranian banker of funding Revolutionary Guard, imposing an asset freeze and travel ban against him. www.occrp.org/en/news/uk-s...

Kyrgyzstan requested a Red Notice for Rinat Tuhvatshin, co-founder of Kloop, in an apparent attempt to silence him abroad. The government has been cracking down on all independent media critical of its actions. www.occrp.org/en/news/inte...

House arrest ordered for former Azerbaijani presidential chief of staff on treason, attempted coup, and money laundering charges. www.occrp.org/en/news/azer...

Rza Talibov sold off assets in 2023 during a crackdown on his father’s oppressive administration in Nakhchivan, an autonomous region of Azerbaijan. Now, he’s re-taken control of a luxury hotel, along with another property on Georgia's Black Sea coast. www.occrp.org/en/news/excl...

🚨 An Israeli man dubbed “The Tinder Swindler” in a 2022 Netflix documentary has been detained in Georgia at Interpol’s request, after Germany accused him of conning a woman out of nearly €44,000. His lawyer told @occrp.org he denies the allegation.

Juansher Burchuladze is alleged to have directed an embezzlement scheme, and used stolen funds to buy property in Spain. Through his lawyer, he denied the allegations. www.occrp.org/en/news/geor...

A veteran journalist thought she survived the siege of Sarajevo unscathed — but in recent weeks, horrific stories emerging from the war in Gaza reignited her long-buried trauma. www.occrp.org/en/feature/t...

Seven years ago today, OCCRP, Berlingske, and international partners exposed the Azerbaijani Laundromat — a $2.9bn money-laundering operation and slush fund run by Azerbaijan's elite. From bank shutdowns to arrests and jail time, here's what's happened since:

According to @rsf.org data, 220 journalists have been killed by the Israeli army in the Gaza Strip in less than 23 months. Today, OCCRP is joining an international media blackout campaign, organized by RSF and @avaaz.org, calling for the protection of Palestinian journalists in Gaza.

Prosecutors in Georgia launched a criminal probe into seven NGOs, freezing their bank accounts over alleged “sabotage” tied to anti-government protests. www.occrp.org/en/news/ngo-...

Scam Empire is a finalist for the @journalists.org’s #OJA in the Al Neuharth Innovation in Investigative Journalism category. Our cross-border investigation with ‪SVT + 30 partners exposed a global scam network that stole millions from victims. More about the project www.occrp.org/en/project/s...

Foreign embassies and media advocates condemned Mzia Amaghlobeli’s sentencing, after a Georgian court jailed the veteran journalist. www.occrp.org/en/news/outc...

Senior imam Kazem Sedighi had faced mounting pressure to step down since his relatives were arrested in early June, in the wake of a 2024 media report alleging that the cleric and his family were involved in a corrupt land transfer deal. www.occrp.org/en/news/top-...

A British solicitor was sanctioned for breaching anti-money laundering rules related to funds from the children of Azerbaijan's former security minister, including a transfer earmarked for the purchase of U.K. property now held via an offshore structure. www.occrp.org/en/news/uk-l...

A German court has convicted a former Bundestag lawmaker of bribing officials on behalf of Azerbaijan, sentencing him to a suspended prison term in a major ruling tied to the Azerbaijani Laundromat corruption scandal. www.occrp.org/en/news/germ...

🔒⚖️ Yesterday, Georgian authorities froze the bank accounts of news organization @netgazeti.org over a tax debt. The outlet says it is being pressured as its founder Mzia Amaghlobeli stands trial on charges that she calls retaliation for her work. More details via @occrp.org👇

🚨 BREAKING: Azerbaijan jails journalists from Abzas Media and RFE/RL's Azerbaijani service in trial condemned as a ‘sham’ 🗣️ @amnesty.org's Marie Struthers: “Azerbaijan's judicial system is being weaponized to muzzle independent journalism.” More details via @occrp.org👇

The Azerbaijani government’s relentless crackdown on journalists has eradicated any semblance of independent media from the country. Here’s how smuggling charges, harsh prison conditions, and pro-government attack dogs are strangling press freedom 👇 www.occrp.org/en/feature/t...