May 03, 2023
ICIJ welcomes 20 new reporters to its global journalism network
The new members, announced on World Press Freedom Day, hail from 18 countries, including four not previously represented in the consortium.
Asia-Pacific
Mar 30, 2023
Prosecutors eye new seizures of old art at the Met
Ongoing investigations continue to show that the New York art museum is housing pieces it doesn’t have the rights to.
Mar 28, 2023
ICIJ Cambodian media partner has no hope of reopening after forced government closure
Press freedom activists say Cambodia’s authoritarian leader Hun Sen’s silencing of the Voice of Democracy has had a chilling effect ahead of national elections in July.
Mar 22, 2023
Canadian lawmakers call for probe into pulp and paper giant following Deforestation Inc. revelations
ICIJ and partners uncovered hidden links between Canada’s Paper Excellence and troubled Indonesian company Asia Pulp & Paper.
Mar 20, 2023
More than 1000 artifacts in Metropolitan Museum of Art catalog linked to alleged looting and trafficking figures
Reporters pinpointed the pieces, from India to Italy to Egypt, in North America’s largest museum. What do the findings mean for the Met’s future – and the future of all museums?
Mar 14, 2023
Deforestation Inc. reporters checked global promises to end forest loss. This is what they found
From Europe to Asia to North America, even as leaders and governments made new sustainability pledges, authorities were failing on a number of key forest protection measures.
Mar 07, 2023
From Taiwan to Turkey and beyond: How Deforestation Inc exposed the teak trade from Myanmar
Deforestation Inc. reporters in a dozen countries investigated weak government efforts and loopholes allowing companies to keep trading Myanmar teak, a natural resource controlled by the military junta.
Mar 01, 2023
Environmental auditors approve green labels for products linked to deforestation and authoritarian regimes
A new ICIJ-led cross-border investigation exposes how a lightly regulated sustainability industry overlooks forest destruction and human rights violations when granting environmental certifications.
Feb 21, 2023
From crime fighting cop to corruption-busting reporter
Reporter Boyoung Lim originally started her career as an officer on the Korean police force, before realizing there were other ways to help people pursue justice and hold the powerful to account.
Feb 19, 2023
Malaysia’s anti-graft agency probes former finance minister and his associates over Pandora Papers’ revelations
The anti-corruption commission and other government agencies are looking into the offshore assets of a former finance minister and his family, as well as others named in ICIJ’s 2021 investigation.
Nov 08, 2022
Australia aims to force corporations to report which countries they pay taxes to
A proposed new law aiming to clamp down on multinational companies that shift their profits to tax havens is being called a model for the U.S. and EU to adopt.
Nov 01, 2022
How a remote US military base became the front line of a battle for equal pay for Filipino workers overseas
Hundreds employed by a major U.S. defense contractor are allegedly trapped at Diego Garcia island in the Indian Ocean due to a minimum wage dispute.
Oct 27, 2022
Abuses on US bases in Persian Gulf ensnare legions of migrant workers
Defense contractors hire thousands of foreigners. Many are trapped by employment practices banned by the U.S. government.
Oct 27, 2022
Human trafficking perpetrators in Massachusetts ‘almost never held accountable’
Victims of human trafficking are hiding in plain sight in the state, according to an investigation by GBH News.
Oct 27, 2022
Frequently asked questions about the Trafficking Inc. investigation
What sort of trafficking does this investigation cover? Are there any leaked files? How can I send ICIJ tips? These questions and more, answered.
Oct 27, 2022
New ICIJ investigation takes on scourge of human trafficking
An ICIJ investigation examines networks of companies, people and business practices that draw profit from cross-border labor trafficking and sex trafficking.
Oct 24, 2022
Researchers claim Canadian forestry giant has hidden links to Indonesian deforester accused of destroying habitat
Four environmental watchdogs allege that Paper Excellence and Asia Pulp & Paper used shell companies to conceal corporate control by the same Indonesian tycoons accused of clearing more than 2 million hectares of Indonesian rainforest.
Sep 01, 2022
UN reports China may have committed ‘crimes against humanity’ in Xinjiang camps
A damning assessment by the office of the U.N. human rights chief that calls for immediate end to “systems of arbitrary detention” of Muslim minorities ignites Beijing fury.
Aug 15, 2022
Magazine spread of ‘most beautiful house in America’ conceals allegedly stolen Cambodian relics
Photos featured in Architectural Digest stories on the homes of the billionaire Lindemann family offer clues to investigators struggling to reclaim lost cultural heritage and shed light on the secretive private antiquities trade.
Aug 10, 2022
As US returns looted relics to Cambodia, officials call on more collectors to come clean
A museum and private collectors relinquished dozens of religious artifacts linked to alleged antiquities smuggler Douglas Latchford, whose offshore trusts were uncovered in the Pandora Papers.
Jul 19, 2022
As Uber expanded globally, many drivers felt left behind
The ride-hailing app lured its earliest workers with hefty incentives. But as early promises faded, these drivers describe how their earnings dropped and dangers mounted.
Jul 13, 2022
As Sri Lanka’s ruling Rajapaksas flee, Pandora Papers reveal ties to UAE properties
With furor over the powerful family’s riches at a fever pitch, foiled escape to Dubai spotlights special relationship to the emirate.
Jul 13, 2022
Uber Files sparks street protests, calls to investigate politicians and a rude rebuttal
Officials in multiple countries react to findings on the ride-hailing giant’s lobbying and other aggressive tactics behind its global rise.
May 24, 2022
The faces of China’s detention camps in Xinjiang
A new leak of Chinese government records reveals thousands of never-before seen mug shots of Uyghurs and other photos from inside the notorious internment camps, as well as new details of the national mass detention program.
May 10, 2022
On the front line of the ‘battle for facts,’ with Maria Ressa
In this month's Meet the Investigators podcast, Nobel Peace Prize-winning reporter and press freedom advocate Maria Ressa speaks about her career, about journalism and democracy, and about having courage in the face of constant intimidation.
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