May 07, 2026
Tunisian authorities threaten to dissolve the parent company of ICIJ partner Inkyfada
The move follows years of legal harassment by government agencies and a wider, escalating crackdown on the Tunisian press.
Press freedom
May 06, 2026
US bars executives of Costa Rica’s leading newspaper La Nación from entry
Board members at the Central American media outlet say they were not given a reason for having their tourist visas to the U.S. revoked on May 2.
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.
Mar 31, 2026
The story that rocked the world: Ten years of the Panama Papers, part 1
Ten years after the Panama Papers hit front pages around the world, ICIJ unpacks how the groundbreaking investigation came together, beginning with an unprecedented data leak.
Feb 26, 2026
Greek court convicts Intellexa founder Tal Dilian, three others in wiretapping scandal
The former Israeli intelligence officer’s spyware has helped some of the world’s most brutal regimes spy on journalists and political opponents.
Jan 22, 2026
‘I’m on the right side of history’: ICIJ member Roman Anin stripped of his Russian citizenship
Authorities accused Anin and his former colleague Ekaterina Fomina of disseminating false information on the Russian Armed Forces.
Nov 20, 2025
Businessman targets Eswatini journalists with $9.9M lawsuit
Farmers Bank, which featured in ICIJ’s Swazi Secrets investigation, and its founder are seeking damages from an independent media outlet that reported on the troubled banking venture.
Nov 12, 2025
‘Censorship disguised as law’: Investigative journalists in Peru push back against government crackdown
ICIJ media partners are spearheading an attempt to overturn a law that could curtail crucial foreign funding.
Sep 26, 2025
Journalists in Peru seek protection from justice system amid rising threats, harassment by officials
A verbal threat by Lima’s mayor against veteran reporter and ICIJ member Gustavo Gorriti rocked the journalism community.
Sep 26, 2025
Syrian authorities arrest and briefly detain prominent activist as country’s president makes UN debut
Amer Matar, the Syria Prisons Museum co-director and a former political prisoner whose testimony helped secure the first international war crimes conviction against a Syrian official, was held after attempting to leave the country.
Jul 29, 2025
Hidden details of Putin’s private life show his ‘real worldview,’ new book claims
A new book by reporters from Russian ICIJ media partner Proekt goes where none has gone before: Putin’s personal life and his inner circle.
Jun 25, 2025
At least 40 journalists have fled El Salvador, fearing imprisonment
The country’s press association said reporters have been forced to leave the Central American country amid the government’s crackdown on dissent.
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.
Mar 21, 2025
Trump cuts threaten reporters with return to repressive regimes
Reporters for Radio Free Asia, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and Voice of America grapple with the threat of returning to repressive countries following cuts to the federal agency that oversees their employers.
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.
Dec 27, 2024
Syrian spy agency targeted ICIJ’s Syrian media partner, documents show
Assad regime collected intel on SIRAJ journalists after its reporting on Syria’s use of Western-made trucks triggered more sanctions.
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
Aug 01, 2024
Lawmakers signal crackdown on press freedom following Swazi Secrets
After ICIJ’s investigation revealed the role Eswatini may have played in southern Africa’s illicit economy, members of the tiny kingdom’s parliament are seeking to prevent future leaks.
Jul 24, 2024
Maduro regime doubles down on censorship and repression in lead-up to Venezuelan election
One expert called Venezuela’s sprawling surveillance, disinformation and censorship campaigns a model for “the future of authoritarianism elsewhere in the world.”
Jul 24, 2024
Why are Russian disinformation campaigns citing ICIJ?
ICIJ spoke to disinformation experts about how these campaigns fuse fact with fiction, and engage in narrative laundering to trick audiences.
May 15, 2024
‘Are you satisfied now?’: Slovak politicians blame media for assassination attempt on PM
Journalists worry the shooting will be used as a “political tool” to further clamp down on independent press.