Feb 10, 2025
Kazakh billionaire reportedly in talks on making $1B payout to state
Oil and gas tycoon Timur Kulibayev, son-in-law of the nation’s former president, declined to comment on the reported negotiations.
Asia-Pacific
Feb 06, 2025
Former George W. Bush aide says an Uzbek businessman hired him to lobby for U.S. sanctions on a local business rival
The episode, which led to a U.S. Congressman calling for an investigation of possible sanctions violations by the Uzbek target firm, offers a window into the business of regional actors seeking to influence the booming use of Western sanctions.
Dec 17, 2024
Records tie narco-trafficking son of former Australian political leader to offshore company and Cyprus bank account
Mark Chikarovski styled himself as “AusCokeKing” as he trafficked drugs on the dark web in exchange for cryptocurrency.
Dec 10, 2024
Chinese arms flow into the US and other countries despite manufacturers’ alleged role in Xinjiang repression
Five years since ICIJ’s China Cables investigation, Uyghurs in exile and advocates say the ethnic minority group’s conditions haven’t improved.
Dec 04, 2024
Caspian Cabals reporting from across the globe
From controversial corporate deals to diplomatic balancing acts in the wake of Russia’s war in Ukraine, media partners uncovered multiple new stories as part of the investigation.
Dec 02, 2024
Dutch yacht maker that built Jeff Bezos’ $500 million superyacht fined for Myanmar teak usage
Prosecutors imposed a hefty fine on the company for violating Europe’s law against illegal timber products, according to ICIJ media partner NRC.
Nov 26, 2024
Owner of Canada’s largest pulp and paper company to take over controversial Asian conglomerate
Canadian lawmakers say they’ve been “played for suckers” by Paper Excellence owner Jackson Wijaya, who continues to claim that the Canadian company operates independently of his family’s Indonesian business, Asia Pulp & Paper.
Nov 22, 2024
The lost village: Western oil companies enriched Kazakhstan’s power brokers — and left a community in ruins
Ten years ago a mysterious health crisis ushered in the end of Berezovka. Former residents are still grappling with chronic illness and broken promises.
Oct 30, 2024
Indonesian billionaire family accused of controlling ‘shadow company’ group linked to major deforestation
Former employees of the group said that the Tanotos — who own a “sustainable” pulp and paper giant — were allegedly secretly undermining the conglomerate’s environmental commitments.
Sep 26, 2024
US returns 297 antiquities illegally smuggled out of India
The symbolic handover of items from President Joe Biden to Indian leader Narendra Modi included some relics identified as part of ICIJ’s Hidden Treasure investigation.
Sep 04, 2024
After Cambodia celebrated the return of lost treasures, the Met ejected a lawyer who helped make it happen
Despite high-profile efforts to repatriate Khmer artifacts, the expulsion of the longtime advocate continues an ongoing saga for the museum.
Aug 29, 2024
Hong Kong court convicts journalists and past ICIJ partners of sedition in landmark case
Advocates say the guilty verdict against the two Stand News former editors sets a “dangerous precedent” for press freedom in the China-ruled territory.
Aug 27, 2024
Cambodia celebrates return of dozens of Khmer treasures from the Met and other collections
The spate of repatriations followed extensive efforts to trace and recover looted ancient artifacts, including some identified by ICIJ and linked to disgraced art dealer Douglas Latchford.
Jul 29, 2024
Deforestation Inc. wins 2024 Oakes Award for environmental journalism
Judges praised the ICIJ-led investigation as “an exemplary model for global collaboration in environmental reporting.”
May 03, 2024
Press freedom under fire as political pressure on journalists intensifies worldwide, rankings reveal
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.
Apr 16, 2024
China relied on extrajudicial means to force thousands of fugitives to repatriate, human rights activists say
A new report reveals how the Chinese government has used harassment, “persuasion” and kidnappings to bypass international law as part of the notorious Fox Hunt operation.
Mar 27, 2024
Met taps Sotheby’s executive to lead new provenance research team
The long-awaited appointment, which elicited skepticism from some in the art world, follows investigations by ICIJ and others into the origins of the museum’s treasures.
Mar 20, 2024
Brands drop Singapore-listed palm oil giant after Deforestation Inc. exposé
ICIJ partner The Gecko Project previously found evidence the company, First Resources, violated its sustainability pledges and secretly controlled companies that cleared swaths of Indonesian rainforest.
Mar 19, 2024
An ‘anonymous’ company secretly linked to an Indonesian billionaire is destroying Borneo’s rainforests, environmentalists say
A new report by Greenpeace and others alleges that Sukanto Tanoto’s Royal Golden Eagle masks its ties to an Indonesian pulpwood company accused of unprecedented destruction of forests and orangutan habitats.
Feb 29, 2024
Myanmar’s controversial timber trade persists, despite Western sanctions
One year after the Deforestation Inc. exposé, ICIJ and its media partners found wood products have continued to flow from the military-controlled country into Europe and the U.S.
Feb 06, 2024
Former Malaysian finance minister charged following Pandora Papers revelations
Daim Zainuddin is among several high-profile Malaysians whose offshore wealth has come under scrutiny by Malaysia’s anti-corruption agency.
Jan 17, 2024
Malaysian politician under Pandora Papers probe linked to $52 million offshore trust and UK, US property investments
ICIJ’s new findings come as Malaysia’s anti-corruption agency investigates former finance minister Daim Zainuddin’s offshore assets, previously uncovered in the Pandora Papers leak.
Dec 15, 2023
Met to return 16 Khmer relics linked to notorious artifact dealer
The New York museum says the latest repatriation of antiquities to Cambodia and Thailand effectively removes all Khmer works in its collection linked to alleged trafficker Douglas Latchford.
Dec 07, 2023
In ‘unprecedented’ move, South Korean prosecutors raid home of Newstapa CEO and ICIJ member Yongjin Kim
The veteran investigative journalist rejected accusations that his news outlet defamed the president, and condemned the officials for abusing their powers amid a broader crackdown on media freedom.
Nov 20, 2023
New investigation casts doubt on a Singapore-listed palm oil giant’s green claims
Interviews with former workers by ICIJ partner The Gecko Project reveal new links between First Resources, the billionaire family that owns it, and a trio of companies that have reportedly cleared more forest for palm oil than any other firm in Southeast Asia.