Jun 19, 2020
World Bank slammed for response on disastrous dam project
The organization has denied responsibility for violence by police and security guards against communities who protested a doomed Guatemalan dam.
Latin America
May 18, 2020
Worker safety program slashes rates of chronic kidney disease
As the coronavirus sweeps across the world, a new study offers signs of a breakthrough in stopping another deadly epidemic.
Mar 30, 2020
‘Navigating underwater’: Data journalism and press freedom in Bolivia
Nelfi Fernandez Reyes talks about reporting while democracy is under assault.
Mar 12, 2020
Peru’s former first lady faces jail over Odebrecht corruption
Following Bribery Division, a Peruvian prosecutor requested three years in prison for former Peruvian first lady Nadine Heredia for alleged corruption connected with Brazilian construction firm Odebrecht.
Jan 23, 2020
Luanda Leaks stories from around the world
From Brazilian real estate to Swiss jewelry, read all the headlines from Luanda Leaks stories from dozens of ICIJ's media partners around the world.
Oct 07, 2019
My new friend is a news bot from Chile called LaBot
If news talks more like your friends, it will be harder to ignore. That's the rationale behind LaBot, a digital chat tool created by Chilean journalists.
Aug 29, 2019
Deadly Kidney Disease Linked to Climate Change in New Report
A mysterious disease that has killed thousands of laborers in the tropics could be a sign of the growing health threat posed by climate change.
Jul 09, 2019
How these veteran Odebrecht investigative reporters uncovered the truth
The Peruvian reporters share their experiences investigating Odebrecht, and what to expect next as the political shockwaves from Odebrecht continue to ripple across Latin America.
Jul 03, 2019
Two Dominican Republic Officials Resign in Wake of Bribery Division Revelations
The Dominican Republic stock exchange president has resigned following revelations that companies linked to him received millions of dollars from Odebrecht.
Jun 27, 2019
‘This must be immediately investigated’
Politicians and advocates across the Americas have issued calls for reform or defended their records within a day of the Bribery Division being published.
Jun 25, 2019
Leak Exposes Millions of Dollars in New Payments In Odebrecht Cash-for-Contracts Scandal
A new investigation led by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists reveals unreported cases and massive public works projects embroiled in Odebrecht’s bribery operation.
Jun 25, 2019
Bribery Division: What is Odebrecht? Who is Involved?
Described as a "thing of criminal beauty," the Odebrecht scandal has toppled presidents, politicians, business figures and lawyers in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Jun 25, 2019
Inside Odebrecht's secret files
Ecuador-based Andersson Boscán talks about getting the Bribery Division leak and why he shared it with other journalists.
Jun 25, 2019
Filtración revela millonarios pagos asociados con el escándalo de Odebrecht
Una nueva investigación liderada por el Consorcio Internacional de Periodistas de Investigación revela casos no denunciados y obras públicas masivas vinculadas con la operación de sobornos de Odebrecht.
Apr 25, 2019
The Panama Papers in Ecuador: not even an earthquake could stop their reporting
When the Panama Papers broke in Ecuador, then president Rafael Correa encouraged the public to find the reporters and force them to hand over the documents.
Apr 03, 2019
Panama Papers helps recover more than $1.2 billion around the world
More than $1.2 billion has been publicly collected by governments around the world after the 2016 investigation, the Panama Papers.
Mar 13, 2019
No Longer Above The Law, The World Bank Faces Fight Of Its Life
Two impoverished communities, continents apart, are at the forefront of a historic fight to determine the level of immunity from lawsuits that international organizations can rely upon when development causes harm.
Feb 22, 2019
From the Archives: What wiped out these Central American sugarcane workers?
The cause is still a mystery but the impact of a dangerous chronic kidney disease was so overwhelming that the Nicaraguan town was rechristened the island of widows.
Feb 11, 2019
How a women-led news organization is holding the powerful to account in Brazil
Brazil’s Natalia Viana co-founded Agência Pública, a women-led investigative news outlet that focuses on human rights, gender equality and abuses of corporate and government power.
Jan 23, 2019
Journalist flees Nicaragua but vows to continue reporting
ICIJ member Carlos Fernando Chamorro has fled Nicaragua amid a series of escalating attacks against his newsroom by the Ortega regime.
Jan 14, 2019
Former President Charged With Money Laundering in El Salvador
Mauricio Funes and several associates were charged for allegedly disguising $3.5 million in bribes from a state contractor, using offshore companies uncovered as part of the Panama Papers.
Jan 04, 2019
From Argentina to Mexico, ICIJ’s partners reveal array of medical device issues
Thirty-nine Latin American journalists from 11 media outlets participated in ICIJ’s global examination of the medical device industry and its regulators.
Dec 18, 2018
‘Health is not always sexy for journalists. Why not?’
Peru’s Fabiola Torres had a deeply personal reason to start reporting on the health industry, but it is her 'curious' nature that keeps her going.
Nov 21, 2018
How the Panama Papers spooked Colombia’s elite to own up about their wealth
There was an 800 percent spike in disclosure after the offshore secrecy investigation.
Sep 13, 2018
‘You need a plan A, B and C’: Lessons from Hurricane Maria
ICIJ member Omaya Sosa Pascual and her team helped reveal Puerto Rico's true death toll in the wake of Hurricane Maria. Now, she shares lessons on covering similar tragedies.
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