Illegal economies exist around everything from narcotics to tobacco, but amongst the most troubling illegal trades is that in wildlife parts which causes untold ecological damage and has pushed many species to the point of extinction.

Kyrgyz authorities have blocked on Wednesday access to the website of the local branch of Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) after the outlet aired a video about the border conflict with Tajikistan that the Kyrgyz Ministry of Culture claims contains fake news and contradicts national interest.

Seoul has launched an investigation after a former Myanmar sailor, now turned defector, leaked evidence proving the Myanmar navy obtained a warship from South Korea under false pretenses and used it to persecute its own civilians.

A Pakistani journalist who had been a fierce critic of the government of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif was killed in Kenya by police on Sunday night in an alleged mistaken identity case. His death sent shockwaves across Pakistan.

Former Panamanian president Ricardo Martinelli will face a preliminary hearing for his alleged role in the “New Business” money laundering scheme, related to the purchase of a Panamanian media outlet, the country’s judicial branch reported on Monday.

Credit Suisse agreed to pay France 238 million euro (US$234 million) to settle a criminal probe accusing the bank of facilitating tax fraud and money laundering. The deal brings an end to the latest blow to the Swiss bank’s legal woes.

In a historical ruling, Uganda’s Standards, Utilities and Wildlife Court sentenced a man to life in prison for illegal possession of two pieces of ivory on Thursday, the Uganda Wildlife Authority announced in a press statement.

Although the number of recorded victims of human trafficking in the Netherlands decreased by around 22% between 2020 and 2021, experts say this only means the victims are less visible and claim that now human traffickers are targeting Dutch people the most.

The U.S. sanctioned a network that sold military and sensitive dual-use technology from U.S. producers to Russian customers and raised charges against five Russians and two Venezuelans. Some of the items have been found in Russian equipment seized on Ukrainian battlefields.

About 300 people marched on Monday through Kyrgyzstan’s capital of Bishkek, demanding the release of activists who protested against a land swap with Uzbekistan in which Kyrgyzstan lost a man-made lake in return for land elsewhere along the undefined border, OCCRP member center Kloop reported.