Deadly floods cause widespread destruction in China, Nepal
Severe flooding in China and Nepal caused widespread destruction and mounting death tolls, UN agencies reported on Wednesday as aid efforts deployed to help provide…
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Designed for Impact: The Next Evolution of OCCRP’s Website
Welcome to the new OCCRP.org. Here’s what’s changed on our site — and how we hope it will better serve you. Following up on our previous…
How the Israel Lobby is Losing Its Grip
For decades, American support for Israel has been treated by Washington as practically untouchable. Presidents of both parties have supplied Israel with weapons and billions of…
A Kidney Transplant, Ignored Advice, and a President’s Surprise Pick to Run a $160 Billion Pacific Island Mine
A Pacific island’s president bypassed an official selection process when he chose an Indian company to reopen a multi-billion dollar mine. He told OCCRP the…
Armenia Detains Ex-President Kocharyan in Corruption Probe
Armenian authorities detained former President Robert Kocharyan and his son Sedrak on Tuesday as part of a corruption investigation into the alleged acquisition of state…
Rohingyas in Myanmar suffering ‘heartbreaking’ misery and cruelty
Members of the minority ethnic Rohingya Muslim group in Myanmar are “suffering, misery, and cruelty on multiple levels and across the country that is heartbreaking,”…
As wars spread, the global food system unravels
A family with four children abandoned its farm in Somalia after armed groups arrived and demanded payments for the right to continue cultivating the land….
One million children in Afghanistan face deadly malnutrition
Some 3.7 million children in Afghanistan are suffering from wasting, one of the most dangerous forms of malnutrition, with around one million currently battling the…
Kazakhstan’s Election Brings a New Parliament — and More Pressure on Journalists
President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev’s allies dominated the vote as independent observers raised concerns over a campaign marked by restrictions on critical voices.
Tracking a Sanctioned Russian Vessel’s West African Odyssey
Sign up here to receive Bellingcat’s biggest investigations by email as soon as they are published. A sanctioned vessel that was previously reported to have transported weapons destined…