OCCRP

July 9, 2025

Reporting Beyond the Grave: Exposing Paraguay’s Deadly Nexus of Crime and Corruption

July 09, 2025 – Paraguay –  In a groundbreaking collaborative investigation, Forbidden Stories and the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) have resumed the work […]
June 20, 2025

Georgia’s Crackdown: Journalists & Activists Targeted Under New “Insult” Law

June 20, 2025 – Georgia –  In recent weeks, the Georgian government has escalated its crackdown on dissent by summoning dozens of journalists, activists, and opposition […]
June 6, 2025

Iran’s Transnational Repression: Families of BBC Persian Journalists in the Crosshairs

June 06, 2025 – Iran –  Iran’s government has intensified its transnational repression by systematically targeting the families of exiled journalists, particularly those working for BBC […]
May 7, 2025

Azerbaijan’s Media Crackdown Intensifies with Two More Journalists Arrested

May 07, 2025 – Azerbaijan –  In early May 2025, Azerbaijani authorities arrested two independent journalists, Ulviyya Ali and Ahmad Mammadli, escalating the ongoing suppression of […]
April 30, 2025

Swedish Journalist Joakim Medin Sentenced in Turkey Amid Alleged Press Freedom Violations

April 30, 2025 – Sweden/Turkey –  Swedish journalist Joakim Medin was sentenced to an 11-month suspended prison term by a Turkish court on charges of insulting […]
January 17, 2025

Azerbaijan Arrests More Journalists in Widening Crackdown on Independent Media

January 17, 2025 – Azerbaijan –  Azerbaijani authorities arrested journalists Farid Ismayilov and Elmir Abbasov, intensifying an ongoing crackdown on independent media. The arrests are part […]
September 26, 2024

Kyrgyzstan’s Media Under Siege: Prosecutors Push for Six‑Year Jail Terms for Investigative Journalists

September 26, 2024 – Kyrgyzstan –  In a troubling escalation of media repression in Kyrgyzstan, prosecutors have demanded six-year prison sentences for 11 journalists associated with […]