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🔍🇧🇪Dataharvest 2026 has kicked off in Mechelen! Our team is leading sessions on investigating environmental crimes, building cross-border databases, and sharing cutting-edge open-source tools: buff.ly/j8BzujW

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Russian Woman with FSB Ties Claims CIA Cooperation www.occrp.org/en/news/russ...

Dritan Gjika, a 49-year-old from Albania, first landed in Ecuador in 2009 under a temporary visitor visa, joining a wave of Balkan nationals who have moved closer to the source of the cocaine trade in recent decades.

Today he is one of Ecuador's most wanted men, accused by prosecutors of running a powerful drug-smuggling organization whose corporate-like structure stretched across the Atlantic and shifted large volumes of drugs and money.

OCCRP has obtained hundreds of pages of chat logs he sent via the encrypted messaging platform SkyECC, a favorite tool of criminals and other underworld figures until it was hacked by European police.

Read the full story for a rare glimpse into the day-to-day work of a major international cocaine smuggling syndicate: www.occrp.org/en/project/t...

In this joint investigation by KibOrg, Channel 24, Suspilne, and The Kyiv Independent, reporters show how its participants are trained in creating content and "social engineering in the era of new media." buff.ly/oAOFUi4

U.S. authorities allege Sinaloa Governor Ruben Rocha Moya and other state officials collected millions in drug money for protecting cartel, in a significant challenge for the Mexican government. www.occrp.org/en/news/us-i...

These stories need to be told. And you deserve to know. OCCRP exists to make sure you do. On World Press Freedom Day, help us expose the truth: membership.occrp.org/benefits/?ut...

14 years ago Mexican journalist Regina Martinez was strangled to death in a bathroom of her home. For years she exposed the nexus between politics and organized crime. But prosecutors blamed a love affair gone wrong.

Some patients told us they only came forward after seeing someone else speak up. Share this documentary. It could be the reason someone decides to seek justice: youtu.be/1V2p-Xypvsc

This documentary is based on #BadPractice — a global investigative project coordinated by OCCRP, Norway's VG, and the UK's The Times, alongside 45+ media partners worldwide. Together, we identified more than 100 doctors banned in one country but licensed in another: www.occrp.org/en/project/b...

Your next hospital visit could be with a banned doctor. A new OCCRP documentary exposes a disturbing reality: doctors stripped of their medical licenses for serious wrongdoing — including sexual assault — are relocating across borders and continuing to practice.

Executive at Alleged Cambodian ‘Criminal’ Conglomerate Bought Tokyo Mansion www.occrp.org/en/news/exec...

Hungary’s incoming leader plans to establish new watchdog agencies dedicated to preventing graft and recovering stolen public wealth. www.occrp.org/en/news/hung...

The Trump administration pledged to root out “rampant” fraud in federal benefit programs like SNAP and welfare. But the DOJ has shut down more than 900 cases of federal program or procurement fraud in the first six months of this administration.

Whether talking organized crime or international politics, removing a leader doesn’t automatically trigger regime change. Great reporting by @liliasaul.bsky.social @evodzoni.bsky.social

The killing of CJNG leader “El Mencho” unleashed chaos across Mexico—but not all of it was real. This piece details how the cartel used a mix of real violence and AI-fueled disinformation to amplify terror nationwide. By @evodzoni.bsky.social & @liliasaul.bsky.social in @occrp.org buff.ly/PnynJIs

Five days on from the killing of El Mencho, the chaos briefly unleashed nationwide by Cartel Jalisco looks more like a spectacle designed to shape the public's perception of its strength. Your weekend read from @liliasaul.bsky.social and I for @occrp.org www.occrp.org/en/feature/f...

Lots of intel in this from mis compas @evodzoni.bsky.social & @liliasaul.bsky.social 👇

This investigation from OCCRP uncovered how a person running two UK-registered crypto exchanges was actually a fake front linked to laundering for Iran's regime. One of the links in the investigation relied on facial matching a cat. Brilliant. www.occrp.org/en/investiga...

Hi there. Do you, a friend, colleague, or family dog, want to nail #OSINT basics: geolocation, flight tracking, hidden info, disinfo etc? I've published 40 videos on YouTube. Upside: they're free. Downside: my Aussie twang and choice of intro tunes. www.youtube.com/@Bendobrown/...

A decade ago, Douglas Menjivar became a whistleblower and activist after he was raped in ICE detention. He married a US citizen, but wasn't able to get a green card. In June, agents arrested him just before his 50th birthday. 🧵 www.texasobserver.org/trump-ice-ar...

You probably saw videos of a nighttime raid in Chicago. Agents rappelling from a helicopter, bursting down doors, questioning brown-skinned immigrants. We investigated -- and found little evidence to support the government’s claims about Tren de Aragua. www.propublica.org/article/chic...

🔴 Brayan Palencia fue uno de los más de 200 migrantes enviados por Estados Unidos al Cecot, la megacárcel de Bukele, por supuestos vínculos con bandas criminales 🔗 elpais.com/america-co…

Unable to extradite cartel capos due to legal processes but under pressure from the White House to take action, Mexico found a way to bypass a key human rights law by 'expelling' them north. Here, @liliasaul.bsky.social and I dig into the amparos behind the decision. www.occrp.org/en/feature/a...

Your weekly reminder that the highest court in the country does not agree with Donald Trump and his administration’s actions. “The justices found that the federal government violated the due process rights of detainees.”

Over a decade after 43 students from a rural teaching college vanished in southern Mexico, a new arrest has stirred fresh scrutiny and reopened old wounds: cnn.it/4dm9bFp

Trump's administration assails a decision by Moody’s to lower the US credit rating, casting it as a political decision.

NEW: In what could be a major escalation of U.S. pressure on Mexico, the Trump administration has begun to impose travel restrictions and other sanctions on prominent Mexican politicians whom it believes are linked to drug corruption, U.S. officials said.

El ejército por encima de la ley. Cómo se llama eso? Sedena ‘desobedece’ a juez y retoma construcción irregular en Laguna Bacalar, pese a suspensión provisional animalpolitico.com/estados/sede...

People in richer countries spend more on food, but it’s a smaller share of their overall spending

Newer April SkySat imagery from @planet.com appears to show that part of the Wadi Gaza closest to the Gaza-Israel border has been damaged or destroyed. March 31 PlanetScope imagery shows partial clearing activity, and April 27 SkySat shows a large portion has been bulldozed.

TelevisaLeaks: investigación revela que Televisa operó campañas de desinformación y falsedades; el gobierno de López Obrador, el exministro Zaldívar y el esposo de la ministra Yasmín Esquivel habrían sido beneficiados animalpolitico.com/politica/tel...

¿Cómo se cobra una estafa? | #ScamEmpire El auge de las neobancas digitales ha sido de gran ayuda para estafadores que, usando diferentes métodos, consiguen que sus víctimas pongan importantes sumas de dinero en cuentas irrastreables. Hasta ahora:

🕊️ El Papa Francisco ha muerto a los 88 años. Su pontificado despertó polémicas por su constante rechazo a la corrupción clerical, incluso creando un secretariado para revisar las finanzas vaticanas.

Detainees created an SOS message at the Bluebonnet Detention Center in Texas. The detention center houses detainees including migrants accused of being gang members and facing deportation under the 1798 Alien Enemies Act before the Supreme Court issued a temporary block in April.

#TelevisaLeaks | La fábrica de mentiras, manipulación y guerra sucia aristeguinoticias.com/2704/investi...

Las rosas son rojas, el cielo es azul, y para combatir una red nos haces falta tú. ¡Síguenos!

Él consiguió un pasaporte nuevo aunque era buscado por la Interpol | 🧵

I am not giving up on the FOIA. Going to continue to fight like hell for records.

Dirty money could find a home in the breakaway region of northern Cyprus if lawmakers pass a bill allowing offshore funds into local banks, experts warn. “Questionable” cash laundered in the region could be transferred abroad, economist Mertkan Hamit said. www.occrp.org/en/news/prop...

Scam tactics are evolving, and so must our response. OCCRP Deputy Editors in Chief Julia Wallace and Peter Jones will speak about our #ScamEmpire project at the Global Anti-Scam Summit today. Learn how scammers operate — and how to stop them. Register: www.gasa.org/gass-2025-lo...

OCCRP editors Ilya Lozovsky and Laura Mannering and @svt journalist Björn Tunbäck will be answering questions about the #ScamEmpire project on r/europe at 3pm CET today 👇

Now you can read the Signal group chat texts and decide for yourself whether this is information that should have been classified www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

Escribo esto sobre ‘La Prensa’ y con cariño. Un diario de cuya redacción formé parte hace ya muchísimas lunas, pero cuya historia de compromiso y valentía admiro. elpais.com/america/2025...

Human rights organizations say the message presented by videos posted by Bukele, is clear: This is what awaits those deported from the United States to El Salvador. The footage itself, they argue, shows clear signs of human rights violations.