ICIJ member Guilherme Amado, a seasoned investigative journalist, was uniquely placed to cover Brazil's recent election. But reporting on the contest still came with significant challenges and risks.
The 2017 assassination of the Maltese anti-corruption journalist rocked the island country, and led to government’s fall.
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.
This World Press Freedom Day, ICIJ speaks to our Ukrainian reporting partners about how their lives and work have changed since Russia’s invasion.
Staff members of El Faro, an ICIJ partner, were among 35 journalists and activists hacked by spyware made by the NSO Group.
ICIJ partners in the region endured surveillance, raids, exile, smear campaigns by top politicians, laws targeting independent media and more.
Immediately after the blockbuster exposé was published, officials around the world responded with crackdowns, fiery denials and denouncements, and personal attacks.
The prize committee said the pair “are representatives of all journalists" as it drew attention to the importance of "freedom of information help to ensure an informed public."
ICIJ member Roman Anin, founder of the investigative outlet, says his team will continue their work despite the legal assault, which he predicted would occur ahead of upcoming elections.
The government created an “atmosphere of impunity” and failed to protect Galizia from threats over her writing on political corruption and organized crime, the inquiry said.
ICIJ partners who exposed major financial crimes are eager to see whether new measures in the country are more than cosmetic changes to gain the international community’s approval.
To mark the 10th anniversary of the Arab Spring, ICIJ hosted a panel of journalists to discuss the current state of press freedom in the MENA region, what can be done to combat threats and how global collaborations help free press thrive.
Former US Treasury official Natalie Mayflower Sours Edwards disclosed financial intelligence documents to BuzzFeed News.
The European Court of Human Rights ruled that Luxembourg’s treatment of whistleblower Raphael Halet “struck a fair balance” between protecting his freedom of expression and the rights of PwC, despite objections from two dissenting judges.
ICIJ member Moussa Aksar was fined more than $2,100 following a complaint by one of the subjects of his investigation into a military procurement scandal.
ICIJ members in every region told of rising attacks, intimidation, government pressure, restrictions, lawsuits and penalties in the past year, as well as concerns arising from changes in media ownership.
Following a raid on his apartment by Russian authorities in April, Anin discovered he had been under surveillance for years.
ICIJ’s Cairo-based investigative reporter Maggie Michael talks about the challenges of unearthing secrets and atrocities in a region where threats to press freedom abound.
To mark World Press Freedom Day 2021, ICIJ hosted a virtual conversation on the current state of press freedom, what we can do to combat threats and how global collaborations help free press thrive.
Investigative reporter Roman Anin was reportedly taken in for questioning following a raid on his apartment by Russia's Federal Security Service.
ICIJ’s massive cross-border investigation remains an influence — and a catchphrase — in politics, business, academia and pop culture, half a decade on.
Keith Schembri, who was also a prominent figure in the police probe into the murder of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, was denied bail after pleading not guilty to money laundering, corruption, fraud and forgery.
Maria Ressa, founder of the news outlet Rappler, could face six years in prison after being convicted of cyber libel for her reporting on President Rodrigo Duterte. A new video series chronicles the organization’s work.
A top court found the news outlet responsible for some readers' comments on its website. Then readers came to the rescue.
Publisher Moussa Aksar was targeted as his reporting on millions in disappearing defense spending was submitted in a request to force a government inquiry.