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UAE: Reporter’s Ouster Marks Anti-corruption Conference

Journalists and political leaders on Wednesday criticized the Serbian government and said the United Arab Emirates (UAE) made a “mockery” of an international anti-corruption conference by deporting Serbian investigative journalist Stevan Dojcinovic before he could speak.

Australia: 2 Arrested after Drugs Discovered in Barbeques

When Cypriot police in July flagged a suspicious container bound for Sydney, Australian investigators intercepted the shipment and found a huge amount of ecstasy hidden inside aluminum barbeques. It took months of patience until they could make an arrest.

Ukraine: OCCRP Partners Cast Doubt on Journalist Murder Probe

OCCRP’s investigative reporting partners in Ukraine have found inconsistencies in the police investigation that led to last week’s detention of three people suspected of having planted the car bomb that murdered journalist Pavel Sheremet in 2016. 

Canada: Former SNC-Lavalin Exec Guilty of Graft

A Canadian court found the former executive vice-president of an engineering company guilty of paying off foreign officials in Libya and laundering money. The case even ensnared Canada’s government.