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(VIDEO) THE MASKS FROM THE WEAPONS FACTORY
A director from one of Romarm’s factories claims that the protective masks against coronavirus, manufactured…
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Ioana Moldoveanu
- Feb 2, 2022
Investigation
A Murderer’s Trail
Vitalie Proca shot an innocent man in Bucharest, Romania (foto:adevarul.ro) In November of 2012, a…
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Rise Project
- Mar 26, 2015
Investigation
Building On a Shaky Foundation
It’s no secret that the family of Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev likes to buy expensive buildings around…
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Rise Project
- Dec 8, 2015
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The Death of Journalism in Azerbaijan
A relentless crackdown in Azerbaijan has eradicated any semblance of independent media from the authoritarian…
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OCCRP
- Jun 5, 2025
Rise blog
The “Migrant” affair IV: RISE journalists under pressure from prosecutors
One of the authors of the series of investigations about migrant trafficking networks in the…
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Rise Project
- Jul 18, 2024
Rise blog
“The Migrant” business
Over the past six months, Rise reporters have infiltrated the underground world of an industry…
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Daniel Dancea, Romana Puiuleț
- Jun 7, 2024
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From the organized assassination of a journalist in the Netherlands to a deepfake video used in Slovakia’s parliamentary election. The Organised Crime and Corruption Watch, regional edition no. 11
In Slovakia, a deepfake video was deployed in the run-up to an election in an…
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Bianca Albu
- Jan 4, 2024
Rise blog
From journalists surveilled across Europe to a Polish MP linked to organized crime. The Organised Crime and Corruption Watch edition no. 10
Journalists in more than a dozen other European countries have been victims of surveillance over…
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- Jan 3, 2024
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From grain import scams in the European Union to vast amounts of money disinformation can generate in Slovakia. The Organised Crime and Corruption Watch, regional edition no. 9
From grain import scams in European Union countries bordering Ukraine to a lithium-ion battery waste…
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- Dec 18, 2023
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The Organised Crime and Corruption Watch, regional edition no. 8: How whistleblowers help journalists in Central Eastern Europe and how they are protected
A few weeks ago, the firing of a department head at Corvinus University of Budapest…
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- Nov 22, 2023
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The head of Romgaz threatened by Frank Timiș’s mercenary over a strategic contract.
Adrian Volintiru, the general director of SNGN Romgaz, was threatened in February that he would…
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- Jun 30, 2020
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