A Russian military court began the trial Monday of five people accused of the murder of prominent opposition figure Boris Nemtsov, who was gunned down in the center of Moscow last year.

Serbia’s government gave at least €7 million (US$ 7.84 million) in loans between 2014 and 2016 to a television channel known for reality shows, soap operas and bursts of pro-government propaganda, Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) partner the Center for Investigative Journalism (CINS) has reported.

Denmark’s tax authority paid roughly US$ 900,000 to an anonymous source for data on its citizens from the Panama Papers leak, local media reported on Thursday.

A special prosecutor in Macedonia announced Wednesday it was investigating four interior ministry and counter intelligence officials for allegedly defrauding the state of hundreds of thousands of dollars in a deal to buy surveillance equipment. Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) partner Nova TV has reported a relative of the former prime minister is among the suspects.

A leader of Romania’s opposition National Liberal Party (PNL) resigned on Wednesday after being charged with influence peddling during his time as president of the nation’s Senate.

The European Parliament launched a detailed inquiry into the Panama Papers leak of confidential documents on Tuesday, in an effort to close offhsore loopholes that have allowed the rich and powerful to hide billions in secret.

Businessmen close to Russian President Vladimir Putin transfered apartments in historic areas of Moscow and St Petersburg to the grandmother of a woman reputed to be the premier’s girlfriend, Russia’s TV Rain reported Monday.

Russian journalist Grigory Pasko was beaten by unknown men on Tuesday in what appeared to be a planned attack, he said on social media.

A prominent Montenegrin gangster was assassinated by a sniper in the yard of a high-security prison, local authorities said Friday, in the latest killing in a bloody gang war in the tiny Balkan country.

An appeals court in Uzbekistan upheld the conviction of the brother of a Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) journalist on a drug possession charge Wednesday, the latest step in a press crackdown that has seen independent media targeted in “trumped up” criminal cases.