Apr 28, 2026
‘Escalating efforts’: A year after China Targets, Beijing’s global campaign against dissenters continues
In 2025, China was the most prolific perpetrator of transnational repression, a new Freedom House report found.
Asia-Pacific
Apr 27, 2026
Phony whistleblowers, fake journalists and cyber spies: ICIJ network targeted after China Targets probe
Shortly after publication, a slew of fake ICIJ reporters approached journalists, Taiwanese officials, and human rights advocates seeking sensitive data. With Citizen Lab, we investigated.
Apr 21, 2026
A ‘burgeoning black market’, inflated dosing and the over-judicialization of health care: reporters around the world tell stories about Keytruda
In a yearlong investigation led by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, reporters from more than 37 countries found the cancer drug’s high price impacts patients and health systems differently.
Apr 13, 2026
How Merck turned its wonder drug into a blockbuster — and priced out cancer patients worldwide
The pharmaceutical giant has built a fortress of patents, traded in secrecy and relentlessly lobbied to guard its revenue kingpin Keytruda.
Apr 13, 2026
Counterfeiters cash in on the world’s bestselling cancer drug
Desperate patients — and even hospitals — have become unwitting customers of fake Keytruda, with potentially fatal consequences.
Apr 07, 2026
Global headlines and a public reckoning: Ten years of the Panama Papers, part 3
On the 10-year anniversary of the Panama Papers, journalists and a Nobel-wining economist share their recollections of how the story unfolded, and how the investigation still resonates today.
Apr 02, 2026
Behind the veil of secrecy: Ten years of the Panama Papers, part 2
On the 10-year anniversary of the Panama Papers, journalists recall how it all happened, and how the investigation took the world by storm.
Apr 02, 2026
Ten years after the Panama Papers, enablers and tax cheats are still being brought to justice
A look back at a decade of changes after the Pulitzer-Prize winning investigation sent a shock through the offshore world.
Mar 18, 2026
Questions swirl around US plans for record $15B Prince Group crypto seizure
Victim advocates fear the funds seized from the Prince Group’s founder will be stashed away for the U.S.’s new strategic cryptocurrency reserve.
Mar 11, 2026
Italian authorities order expulsion of Chinese agents responsible for spying on dissidents
The Interior Ministry acted days after local media reported that Chinese state actors in 2024 hacked the database of a police unit assigned to protecting Chinese dissidents.
Feb 18, 2026
Hong Kong firms feed European tech to Russia’s war in Ukraine, report says
Researchers at the Committee for Freedom in Hong Kong Foundation identify Hong Kong as a key hub in the illicit trade of Western military technology to Russia.
Feb 05, 2026
Canada names first foreign interference watchdog
Canadian parliament voted to create the position over a year and a half ago to counter a rising threat of transnational repression.
Feb 04, 2026
Beijing’s backtrack on Xinjiang detention camps spurred by ICIJ investigation, research finds
Academic research shows that investigative reporting, NGO advocacy, and scholarly scrutiny pushed Chinese authorities from denial to dismantling parts of their mass detention system for Uyghurs.
Feb 02, 2026
Asian financial hubs are reshaping Africa’s offshore economy
A new report shows how Dubai, Singapore and Hong Kong have courted African elites and companies with tax breaks, light regulation, and secrecy.
Dec 09, 2025
Cambodian payment processor freezes customer funds before regulators shut it down
Huione Pay, a key arm of Huione Group spotlighted in ICIJ’s Coin Laundry investigation, has been closed by Cambodia’s national bank and its assets liquidated.
May 27, 2025
Beijing targeted friends of US-based reporter amid campaign against Radio Free Asia, documents reveal
Xinjiang police records detail a yearslong Chinese government push to silence the news outlet, which the Trump administration has dismantled.
May 23, 2025
How a Pentagon contractor built a global empire — and a massive tax evasion scheme
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.
May 15, 2025
Ahead of Xi Jinping’s state visit to Malaysia, police arrested dozens of Falun Gong followers
Kuala Lumpur police said the practitioners broke the law by holding a meeting and detained the group for days, only releasing them after Xi left the country.
Apr 29, 2025
Chinese authorities exploited Interpol and strong-armed one of the world’s richest men to pursue a target
The case involving Alibaba’s Jack Ma shows how China weaponizes the international police agency for political ends.
Apr 29, 2025
As President Xi Jinping traveled the world, police swept peaceful protesters off the streets
In country after country, local authorities detained and silenced activists to shield the Chinese leader from dissent.
Apr 28, 2025
Cyberattack against Uyghur rights activists shows hallmarks of Chinese repression tactics, researchers say
Citizen Lab found the advocates, including some featured in ICIJ’s China Targets investigation, were targeted with malicious software disguised as a Uyghur-language tool.
Apr 28, 2025
关于 “中国箭靶: 跨国镇压如何渗透全球体系”调查报导
国际调查记者同盟（ICIJ）揭露，北京当局如何滥用包括国际刑警组织与联合国在内的国际机构，打压异见人士，并将镇压手段延伸至全球。
Apr 28, 2025
WATCH: Beijing’s strategy to crush dissent around the globe
ICIJ’s China Targets investigation exposes the mechanics of the Chinese government’s global repression campaign against its perceived enemies and the governments and international organizations that allow it.
Apr 28, 2025
About the China Targets investigation
An ICIJ investigation exposes how Beijing abuses international institutions, including Interpol and the United Nations, to terrorize its critics and extend its repressive tactics worldwide.