CCWatch Briefs

Poland: Former Legislator Sentenced for Corruption
A member of Poland’s ruling Civic Platform party received a three year prison sentence Wednesday after a court found her guilty...

US: Ex Mexican Cop Pleads Guilty to Aiding Drug Cartel
Former Mexican law enforcement official Jesus Quinonez pled guilty on Tuesday to charges of participating in a federal...

Bulgaria: International Search Warrant For Galevi Brothers
An international search warrant has been issued for convicted Bulgarian mobsters Angel Hristov and Plamen Galev, the Chief...

Son of Bulgarian Sugar Mogul Will Remain in Prison
Danail Ganchev, the son of the prominent Bulgarian businessman Grisha Ganchev, will remain in prison, the Bulgarian Special Court...

Serbian Mobster Charged With Killing a Witness
Aleksandar Simovic, a former member of the Zemun clan from Belgrade, Serbia was charged with the 2006 murder of a fellow clan...

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CCWatch Indepth

President’s Family Benefits from Eurovision Hall
By Khadija Ismayilova, OCCRP, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty Later this month,...

OCCRP Journalists Win Serbia’s Best Investigative Story of the Year
A series by OCCRP reporters from Serbia and Bosnia has been named best...

Azerbaijan's President Awarded Family Stake in Gold Fields
By Khadija Ismayilova and Nushaba Fatullayeva Refugee Novruz Allahverdiyev...

Azerbaijan Fails to Investigate Harassment of OCCRP Reporter
By Valerie Hopkins Azerbaijani journalist and OCCRP Regional Coordinator...

Balkan Countries Fail in Anti-Corruption Efforts
By Sonja Žujo A new report published today paints a bleak picture of the...

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Analysis

Hungarian Media Law Doomed
By Tamás Bodoky The widely criticised new Hungarian media law could...

Google is Not Your Friend
The internet is a powerful tool in the service of...

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OCCRP Weekly News Roundup: Good intentions can have bad results.
Valerie Hopkins This is not a good week for the bad guys, but it isn’t great for the good guys, either. An 18 year old Ukrainian girl who was gang...

OCCRP Weekly Roundup: Assets, Assassins and Pirates
By Valerie Hopkins As the United States mulls normalizing trade relations with Russia, Russia’s president is pushing for a law that would mandate...

OCCRP Weekly News Roundup
Developments in Albania and Kosovo One week after a former deputy prime minister of Albania was acquitted of corruption charges, human rights...

OCCRP Weekly News Roundup
The Albanian Supreme Court acquitted former Prime Minister Ilir Meta of charges that he attempted to improperly influence an economy minister over...

Honoring Another Murdered Colleague
A Russian journalist who spent his career uncovering corruption was murdered on Thursday, a day devoted to honoring the country’s slain...