Around 120 activists, journalists and leaders of civil society organizations signed a petition Friday demanding that Kyrgyz authorities dismiss a draft law closely modeled on Russia's controversial foreign agent law. Six members of Parliament have asked for their names to be taken off the draft law.

In a joint operation, Spanish and Danish authorities have arrested five individuals, members and aspiring members of a criminal organization linked to the motorbike gang Hell’s Angels for drug trafficking.

Two human rights groups have invited policymakers, journalists and analysts to a screening in Washington of a BBC documentary critical of Narendra Modi just prior to the Indian prime minister’s state visit to the White House next week.

Europol, the European Union's law enforcement agency, said it coordinated an operation in which 79 million euros (US$85.36 million) worth of counterfeit toys were seized throughout the continent.

The U.S. government charged two Russian nationals Friday in the alleged 2011 theft of 647,000 bitcoins, which in today’s market would net more than US$16 billion.

Nicola Sturgeon, a prominent Scottish politician and former first minister, was arrested and then released without charge on Sunday as part of an ongoing investigation into the funding and finances of the Scottish National Party (SNP). The arrest was initially reported by the country’s police and later confirmed by OCCRP on Monday.

Two suspects accused of depriving Finnish and Dutch tax authorities of at least €17 million (US$18.3 million) were arrested June 6 after investigators linked them to a financial fraud scheme that has seen a rise in popularity across the European continent.

The U.S. Department of the Treasury has sanctioned members of the Mexican drug trafficking organization, Cartel de Jalisco Nueva Generacion (CJNG), for their alleged involvement in various criminal activities including trafficking high-caliber firearms and stolen fuel from the United States to Mexico.

Police in 17 countries throughout Europe arrested 378 people and seized roughly two million pieces of counterfeit clothing, shoes, and accessories worth around 87 million euros (US$99.34 million), according to a statement by the European Union law enforcement agency (Europol) on Tuesday.

The Brazilian Forum of Public Security (FBSP) has revealed a staggering toll of over 8,000 lives lost in the Brazilian Amazon region in 2022, highlighting the escalating violence and lawlessness plaguing the area.