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A tiny New Zealand firm. Despite not being a bank, it claimed to have processed around 500 million NZD in payment values during its peak. Read our @OCCRP piece about the little known FSP that moved money for offshore banks + a cast of other characters: occrp.org/en/project/the…

Thousands of private messages lay bare the day-to-day operations of a major cocaine trafficking organization that shifted large volumes of drugs and money across the Atlantic with support from within Ecuador’s police and ports. occrp.org/en/project/the…

This is what we do best @OCCRP , a deep dive with more than a year of reporting, partners all across the globe. Check out the beautiful drone footage, taken by our beloved Dan McGarry, who led the project but sadly died shortly before publication occrp.org/en/project/the…

Another @OCCRP story that the amazing Dan McGarry @VanuatuDan was leading before he passed was this investigation into Worldclear, a tiny financial firm near Hobbit country in New Zealand with some very very interesting clients. Give it a read. occrp.org/en/project/the…

New: Inside Russia’s elite Bauman University, there is a secret department training the GRU’s next generation of hackers, saboteurs and spies theguardian.com/world/2026/may…

Quick story here - Solomon Islands set to get a new Prime Minister next week after Manele narrowly loses vote of no confidence abc.net.au/news/2026-05-0…

New: @InsiderEng and its consortium partners obtained 2,000 documents from Bauman University in Moscow. There’s a secret Department 4 embedded within the school that acts as a Hogwart’s for the GRU— feeding fresh talent to Unit 29155, Fancy Bear and Sandworm. The curriculum is written and taught by spies. theins.press/en/inv/292314

🔎🇷🇺Inside Russia's elite Bauman University, a secret department trains the GRU's next-gen hackers, saboteurs & spies. Now, 2,000+ leaked docs expose how its graduates feed the units behind Russia's cyberattacks, election interference, and NATO sabotage. vsquare.org/welcome-to-the…

Along with Paul Manafort, Roger Stone in the 80s helped establish much of Washington DC's sleazy industry of lobbying for for foreign dictators and kleptocrats. Completely unsurprising that he's now cashing checks from Myanmar's military dictatorship.

Bravo to @hannah_natanson, whose Pulitzer Prize reporting overcame an outrageous and chilling FBI raid on her home, a threat to journalism in this country

Extremely worrying #google_vignette" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">kanivatonga.co.nz/2026/05/journa…

Ghost Operators: How Israeli Telecoms Were Exploited to Track Citizens Worldwide haaretz.com/israel-news/se…

Our Russian partner, @istories_eng, obtained a report from a government source close to the agency. Staffers working near Putin are no longer allowed to use mobile phones or take public transport, the report says, part of a raft of extreme new security measures. Putin and his family have stopped visiting their residences in the Moscow region, and the president has made no appearances at military sites this year.

BREAKING: Unprecedented security measures have been instituted in the Kremlin in recent weeks as Vladimir Putin anticipates a possible coup or assassination attempt — including a drone strike from within. That's according to a European intel agency. occrp.org/en/news/securi…

The questioning of an investigative reporter in Suva comes as the Pacific nation grapples with a surge in drug trafficking and considers declaring a state of emergency. occrp.org/en/news/fiji-p…

OCCRP is still demanding the return by Fiji Police of a phone belonging to our reporting fellow Meri Radinibaravi. It was seized when she was called into CID on Wednesday and intimidated over a social media post referencing alleged corruption in the force.

Important: #Fiji Police Seize OCCRP Reporting Fellow’s Phone After Post on Corruption ⁦ @OCCRP has called for @fiji_force @RusiateTudravu1 ⁩to immediately return the phone occrp.org/en/news/fiji-p…

🚨 Some alarming news 🚨 Fiji Police Seize OCCRP Reporting Fellow’s Phone After Post on Corruption ⁦@OCCRP⁩ has called for @fiji_force ⁦@RusiateTudravu1⁩ to immediately return the phone occrp.org/en/news/fiji-p…

The first picture of Aung San Suu Kyi in years - released tonight by Myanmar’s military-backed government which says it has moved her to house arrest. Suu Kyi, who is 80, has been in prison for five years since the armed forces seized power.

Russian Service for Supervision of Communications (Roskomnadzor) has demanded from Apple and Google to remove the @istories_eng mobile app from their stores. Apple itself informed the editorial team about Roskomnadzor’s demands, while the notification for Google was found in the Lumen database. Important Stories (iStories) is one of Russia’s leading independent investigative media and an OCCRP member center. They launched their mobile app in February 2026 to share their work despite widespread censorship and blockages. It works in Russia without VPN. istories.media/en/news/2026/0…