Fiji's biggest children's playgrounds are owned by Grace Road, a group accused of being a violent doomsday cult. OCCRP reporter Meri Radinibaravi explores how the cult embedded itself into Fijian daily life — and speaks to parents why they still take their children to Grace Road's playgrounds

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There’s an evolving threat targeting journalism: Disinformation. Our journalists have been spied on, forced to flee their countries, jailed, and even murdered for their work. Disinformation is different. It doesn't just come for journalists. It comes for your trust in them: buff.ly/t1PJ08W

When Sicilian mafia boss Benedetto "Nitto" Santapaola died in prison earlier this year, OCCRP's photo editor Erika Di Benedetto received a surprising call that revived memories of her childhood growing up in Catania.

When Sicilian mafia boss Benedetto "Nitto" Santapaola died in prison earlier this year, OCCRP's photo editor Erika Di Benedetto received a surprising call that revived memories of her childhood. In this personal essay, she reflects on what it means to be Sicilian: buff.ly/vdX1BPD

A businessman who allegedly posed as a CIA agent cultivated a relationship with Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto and his brother — and secured preliminary agreements from Indonesia’s government to purchase tens of billions of dollars worth of fighter jets. More: buff.ly/WRrZfrd

Experts said the finding turns the spotlight on the possible ties between NSO Group and the Israeli state. Hulio denied “allegations concerning a diplomatic passport and my purported role as a representative of the State of Israel.”

The co-founder of an Israeli cyber-intelligence company that developed the powerful Pegasus spyware entered Panama in December 2013 using an Israeli diplomatic passport, migration records obtained by journalists show.

Scam Empire has won two awards from the Society of Professional Journalists at the 2025 Sigma Delta Chi Awards. The collaboration between OCCRP, SVT, and more than 30 media partners won the Foreign Correspondence and Digital Video categories. Read it here: www.occrp.org/en/project/s...

Dozens of Ukrainians returning from Russian captivity accused their prison doctor of subjecting them to systematic sexualized and psychological torture and refusing treatment for acute diseases. Reporters from Schemes and OCCRP set out to find him.

Controversial businessman Gaurav Srivastava who allegedly posed as CIA agent wooed Indonesian president and his brother. He ingratiated himself with Indonesia’s most powerful family, securing preliminary agreements for multi-billion-dollar defense deals, documents show.

Nearly a month after Liberian police seized 237.6 kg of cocaine at the country's main international airport, law enforcement agencies are facing heavy criticism over the lack of progress in the case.

Exclusive photographs obtained by reporters reveal that heavy machine guns have been mounted aboard a tanker that supplies liquefied natural gas to the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad. Why?

The U.S. Treasury Department announced sweeping sanctions against the Prince Group, a Cambodian conglomerate allegedly involved in criminal cyber-scams. The Prince Group has rejected the allegations. www.occrp.org/en/news/us-s...

Two brothers find themselves on opposite sides of the law. One serves as a police officer in Toronto, Canada, while the other has ties to the criminal underworld. This investigation by The Walrus, Canada was reported in partnership with OCCRP. Read it here: thewalrus.ca/toronto-cop-...

OCCRP has today announced a strategic partnership with W Social. “W” is a social media network designed to counter the rise of bot-driven disinformation and data privacy erosion on mainstream platforms. Follow OCCRP on W Social @occrp Read more here: www.occrp.org/en/announcem...

“Bad Practice,” our collaborative investigation with 45+ media outlets, has won the Best Investigative Journalism Award at this year’s Nonprofit News Awards! Thank you to the Institute of Nonprofit News for this recognition. Read our award-winning investigation here: www.occrp.org/en/project/b...

The Team Europe Democracy Network Annual Meeting begins tomorrow in Brussels, where OCCRP Co-Founder Paul Radu and Chief Impact Officer Alexandra Gillies will speak about the role of independent journalism in protecting democracy. Attendees can also visit the OCCRP stand at the TED Members Fair.

In Mexico, if you struggle with addiction, an anexo may be your only option. But this type of makeshift rehab center usually doesn’t have doctors, or even trained staff — it’s run by peers recovering from their own substance use disorders.

Some sailors resented their presence. One told us the Russians contributed little, but ate a lot — "like they were coming on the holidays, enjoying a picnic." Their watchmen had grievances of their own: bedbugs, and food made by an Indian chef that they found far too spicy.

In our new investigation with Dossier Center, Follow The Money, Delfi, and other partners we identified dozens of these men from leaked data and spoke to several first-hand. Their job? Report to their superiors, monitor the captain, and make sure he doesn’t “lose his nerve.”

Russia has been quietly embedding military veterans and former mercenaries aboard its sanctioned oil tankers — not as sailors, but as watchmen tasked with keeping foreign crews in line and ships on course past European authorities.

Our latest “Inside Job” feature spotlights Fabienne Meijer, OCCRP's Head of Journalism Product and one of Editor & Publisher Magazine's 'Tomorrow's News Trailblazers.' Fabienne discusses audience-first journalism and innovation in media. Read more about Fabienne here: www.occrp.org/en/feature/b...

“OCCRP has evolved into one of the world’s most influential investigative media organizations,” writes Crystal Zuzek in Fraud Magazine. Read Fraud Magazine’s feature on OCCRP Co-Founders and ACFE Guardian Award recipients, Drew Sullivan and Paul Radu, here: www.occrp.org/assets/docum...

OCCRP Co-Founders Drew Sullivan & Paul Radu will receive the 2026 Association of Certified Fraud Examiners’ Guardian Award, given to journalists who have contributed significantly to the fight against fraud. Read more: www.fraudconferencenews.com/home/2026-gu...