Ambassador Donald LuCorruption within the Albanian justice system is entrenched at all levels, according to a milestone report presented on Monday by the Balkan country’s commission for justice sector reform.

Azerbaijani authorities have barred Amnesty International (AI) from entering the country to give a briefing ahead of the European Games.

Ilya Goryachev. Pic: Tania RWA suspected murderer who allegedly co-founded an ultranationalist Russian gang had links with top officials in Russia’s presidential administration, a witness has claimed at the man’s trial.

OCCRP reporter Nino Bakradze was among six Republic of Georgia journalists who were honored in the fourth annual Josh Friedman Excellence in Investigative Journalism contest Tuesday.

The West Stand at Leyton Orient. Pic: Martin BelamProsecutors in the Albanian capital Tirana have issued arrest warrants for the Italian entrepreneur Francesco Becchetti – majority owner of London’s Leyton Orient football club – along with his mother Liliana Condomitti.

Macedonian authorities are investigating media claims that a gang is kidnapping hundreds of Middle Eastern migrants and keeping them for ransom in secluded houses, after the release of a report by Britain's Channel 4 News on Friday.

Albanian authorities have arrested nine government officials and pharmacy employees accused of stealing almost 56 million Albanian leks (US$ 449,994) in a healthcare scam.

By TT News Agency, Sweden

Baku. Pic: Urek MeniashviliThe goal of the United Nation Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is to protect the rights of children. Yet UNICEF is lending its name to the European Games in Azerbaijan, a country accused of torturing young people struggling for their rights.

A film documenting alleged widespread corruption and human rights abuses in the Russian republic of Chechnya has received more than a million views despite being temporarily blocked by YouTube.

A FIFA compliance officer involved in the reform of the embattled football organization has claimed that Qatar and Russia may lose their right to host the World Cup should evidence of corruption emerges.