Less than a year after it was abandoned off the coast of the United Arab Emirates, the Med Sea Eagle delivered military equipment to a Libyan strongman, leaked documents reveal.
Douglas Edelman rose from owning a bar in Kyrgyzstan to winning $7 billion in defense contracts, only to plead guilty this week to hiding his fortune from U.S. tax authorities.
Self-styled fight fixer alleges leading promoter Top Rank also rewarded Kinahan for personally guaranteeing world champion Tyson Fury’s fees.
Assad regime collected intel on SIRAJ journalists after its reporting on Syria’s use of Western-made trucks triggered more sanctions.
As the United States clamped down on the Intellexa group for the second time this year, advocates criticized Europe’s lack of action against commercial spyware creators.
Sarajevo-native Edin “Tito” Gacanin registered the companies in the secrecy havens as he continued to ship cocaine globally, despite being convicted by Dutch courts for narcotics trafficking.
Thousands of pages of email records obtained by ICIJ reveal Israel Bonds’ campaign to court senior U.S. financial officials with highly personalized sales pitches and pro-Israel messaging.
Sen. Robert Menendez was found guilty of accepting bribes from a New Jersey businessman and wielding political influence to benefit Qatar and Egypt.
The Dubai Unlocked investigation shows how the emirate became a refuge for self-proclaimed “Cryptoqueen” Ruja Ignatova and nearly a dozen of her associates, even as the United Arab Emirates sought to clean up its image as a haven for criminals and fraudsters.
Caoimhe Robinson, wife of accused drug kingpin Daniel Kinahan, has bought and sold properties in Dubai as he faces U.S. sanctions, the Dubai Unlocked investigation reveals.
The eldest daughter of Angola’s former autocrat has found cover in the United Arab Emirates, where she, her mother and a business associate are linked to multiple properties, Dubai Unlocked reveals.
In the biggest global election year in history, the 2024 World Press Freedom Index shows a chilling pattern of political disregard for journalists’ safety — from Europe to the Middle East.
Before and after the investment, senior newsroom leaders urged Newsmax staff to soften coverage of Qatar, current and former employees said.
Nearly 100 journalists and media workers were killed, a total propelled by a devastating rate of deaths in Gaza, Committee to Protect Journalists finds.
Abdelbasit Hamza, whose European business ties were exposed in ICIJ’s Cyprus Confidential investigation, has been targeted by European authorities and has reportedly been arrested in Cairo.
The State Department highlighted the reward after reporting by ICIJ on Hamas financing in the wake of the group’s deadly October incursion into Israel, which Israel says killed 1,200 people.
Sudanese businessman Abdelbasit Hamza — whose company holdings feature in Cyprus Confidential documents — has been accused of being “a central figure in Hamas' investment portfolio.”
Inside Syria’s secret talks to buy forbidden U.S. equipment vital to the Assad government’s survival.
How an Israeli cyber-surveillance kingpin and his attorney ex-wife exploited Cypriot loopholes to build one of the world’s most notorious spyware firms.
Experts and industry insiders told The Guardian that auditing firms are part of a failing system rigged to protect companies rather than workers.
What sort of trafficking does this investigation cover? Are there any leaked files? How can I send ICIJ tips? These questions and more, answered.
An ICIJ investigation examines networks of companies, people and business practices that draw profit from cross-border labor trafficking and sex trafficking.
The accounts of dozens of workers reveal how major American corporations profit, directly or indirectly, from employment practices that may amount to labor trafficking.
Nearly 100 current and former workers interviewed by ICIJ reported being subjected to practices that are widely considered indicators of labor trafficking.
In this month’s Meet the Investigators, journalists from our Trafficking Inc. project share what it was like to report on modern day slavery across the globe.