Palm Oil Operations in Indonesia Harm Communities, Foster Corruption
A combination of corporate greed and government failures in relation to the expanding palm oil plantations in Western...
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Brazil’s Environment Minister Targeted in Illegal Wood Smuggling Probe
Brazil’s Supreme Court ordered federal police to conduct sweeping raids targeting public officials, including Environment...
Forsaken Heritage: How Mismanagement and Secrecy Led to the Destruction of Kyrgyz Historical Treasures
Renovating Kyrgyzstan’s top museum was supposed to take 18 months. Five years later, a fire has destroyed valuable exhibits,...
Over Half of Passports in Cyprus Citizenship Scheme Sold Illegally
Over half of the passports sold in Cyprus’ now-scrapped citizenship-for-investment scheme were granted illegally to people...
What Is “Unexplained Wealth”?
Explaining the U.K.’s “Unexplained Wealth Order”
It’s been three years since U.K. prosecutors obtained a new tool — the Unexplained Wealth Order — to help identify the...
Report: State Capture Worsens in Albania
The Albanian state is increasingly being captured by a corrupt nexus of public officials, private sector actors and members...
Brazil’s Top Court Dismisses Convictions Against Lula Da Silva
Brazil’s highest court has annulled all convictions against former Brazilian president Luis Inácio ‘Lula’ da Silva, paving...
A Journalist’s Undying Legacy
Slovak Businessman Accused of Masterminding Ján Kuciak's Murder Had Judges in the Palm of His Hand
Leaked text messages from a powerful businessman provide an inside look into the rot at the heart of Slovakia’s judicial...
Sweden Upholds Telia Acquittals in Karimova Scandal
A court in Stockholm has upheld acquittal for Lars Nyberg, former president of telecoms group Telia, and two associates in a...
Pakistani Court Frees Man who was Accused of Beheading US Journalist
Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Thursday ordered the release of a British-Pakistani militant extremist who had been the prime...
UK Upholds UWO Against Wife of Jailed Azeri Banker
The United Kingdom’s highest court has dismissed an application by the wife of a jailed Azerbaijani banker against a legal...
Mastercard Faces US$18B Collective Lawsuit in the U.K.
The United Kingdom’s most senior court has greenlit a £14 billion (US$18.5 billion) group legal action against credit...