May 30, 2025
ICIJ’s Caspian Cabals investigation wins prestigious TRACE Prize
The international award honors investigative journalism that shines a light on corruption, bribery and other illicit financial activity around the world.
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Practical tips on and latest trends in investigative journalism.
May 02, 2025
Officials respond as China Targets highlights Beijing’s tactics to silence dissent across continents
ICIJ’s partners found dozens of cases where critics of the Chinese government were tracked down and targeted in countries from Belgium to Korea and beyond.
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
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.
Apr 28, 2025
Inside China’s machinery of repression — and how it crushes dissent around the world
Interviews with more than 100 victims in 23 countries, along with internal government documents, reveal the sinister tactics China uses to silence critics beyond its borders.
Mar 03, 2025
After mass firings, the IRS is poised to close audits of wealthy taxpayers, agents say
The upheaval undermines the agency’s quest to tackle high-end tax cheating.
Feb 19, 2025
One of NYC Mayor Eric Adams’ alleged ‘straw donors’ linked to energy mogul with high-level Russia ties
A New York developer who donated to Adams’ campaign operates a real estate empire that, documents show, is majority-owned by a Cyprus-registered company linked to Uzbek tycoon Bakhtiyor Fazilov.
Feb 12, 2025
Foreign aid freeze decimates investigative news outlets internationally
Many affected are the only investigative journalism organizations in poor countries or fragile democracies.
Jan 30, 2025
$150M World Bank project plagued by allegations of violence and abuse terminated in Tanzania
The project was supposed to be a boon for wildlife-based tourism in the East African country, but critics say it came “at an enormous cost” to local communities.
Jan 24, 2025
Secret shareholders of elite Scottish golf club uncovered in Paradise Papers documents
Scottish investigative outlet The Ferret found billionaires, bankers and sports stars were behind a Cayman Islands firm that owns the picturesque Loch Lomond Golf Club.
Jan 03, 2025
Nigeria arrests human trafficker spotlit by ICIJ
ICIJ’s Trafficking Inc. investigation identified “Christy Gold” as a ringleader in a criminal network that forced Nigerian women into sex work in Dubai.
Nov 22, 2024
WATCH: Everything you need to know about Caspian Cabals
An overview of ICIJ's latest global investigation.
Nov 22, 2024
Frequently asked questions about the Caspian Cabals investigation
What is the Caspian pipeline? How does Russia profit from the pipeline? These questions and more, answered.
Nov 15, 2024
‘Many journalists have left’: How post-election repression compounded press freedom fears in Venezuela
Since the presidential campaigns started, at least eight journalists were imprisoned in Venezuela — an intimidation tactic that makes investigative reporting harder for independent news outlets such as Armando.Info, an ICIJ partner.
Nov 06, 2024
ICIJ announces new alumni members to honor former reporters’ contributions
A special "honorary alumnus" category of ICIJ membership has been created for ICIJ founder Charles Lewis, who becomes an alumni alongside four of his peers.
Oct 30, 2024
‘A hall of mirrors’: Director Jen Gatien’s new documentary examines how a former U.S. soldier became embroiled in a failed foreign coup
Men of War, which revisits an attempt to overthrow Venezuela’s government in 2020, is the opening night film for the Double Exposure Investigative Film Festival.
Oct 23, 2024
French authorities seize $75M of assets tied to Russian businessmen
Eight properties, including villas on the French Riviera, and two luxury cars were seized as part of a money laundering probe into suspect offshore lending companies.
Sep 17, 2024
Tracking organized crime’s dirty money and illicit operations in Latin America
A panel of expert journalists in tracking organized crime’s finances and operations share their top methods, tools, and security protocols.
Sep 16, 2024
US alleges sanctioned Russian oligarch’s niece made payments for his $300M yacht
The yacht, known as the Amadea, was seized by officials in 2022, with the U.S. alleging billionaire Putin ally Suleiman Kerimov is the ultimate beneficial owner.
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.
Aug 12, 2024
‘We are just warming up our engines’: What’s next for investigative journalism in Latin America
GIJN surveyed dozens of investigative outlets in the region to ask them what defines Latin American investigative journalism, what its strengths are, and where it will go next.
Jun 12, 2024
New documentary series on 1960s-era Mafia leaders inspired by ICIJ member’s book
"Mafia Spies," set to premiere on Paramount+ in July, tells the story of two mobsters hired by the CIA to kill Fidel Castro.
Mar 05, 2024
EU efforts to slow the influx of illegal Russian timber marred by poor enforcement
ICIJ partners in Europe report that, a year after Deforestation Inc., regulators are struggling to uphold sanctions on Russia’s massive forestry industry.
Feb 14, 2024
Cyprus to launch new unit targeting sanctions evaders
The new unit, slated to launch later this year, is the latest reform effort after Cyprus Confidential revealed the role of Cypriot firms in helping Putin allies avoid Western sanctions.
Feb 07, 2024
Datashare’s new plug-in helps investigative journalists connect the dots with graphs
The latest update to ICIJ’s flagship research platform adds Neo4j’s graph-building power to quickly link people and corporate entities.