The Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) has handed down a landmark ruling to end the selling of “golden passports”, the practice of member states such as Malta and Cyprus that have turned European citizenship into a commercial transaction.
Cyprus slips 12 places in the 2025 World Press Freedom Index by RSF. Cyprus now ranks 77th among 180 countries. Legislative attempts by the government that would undermine press freedom are causing concern. Turkey’s increasing pressure on the media and growing concentration in the hands of businessmen undermine press freedom in the north.
Journalists and experts have sounded the alarm over draft legislation in Cyprus that would allow for court-ordered surveillance of journalists and their acquaintances in an attempt to uncover their sources.
Vladimir Plahotniuc is on the run from Moldovan authorities, and reporters discovered he has a fake Mexican passport.
Members of the Parliament have asked if authorities managed to reclaim millions in taxes from the now-defunct company that was owned by the Russian billionaire. Previous reporting by CIReN and OCCRP revealed the company’s involvement in a fake superyacht-leasing scheme.
A draft law allowing offshore funds to be brought into northern Cyprus with little oversight could turn the breakaway territory into a money laundering hub, experts warn.
An investigation into leaked data exposes scam call centers whose employees convinced thousands of people to make “investments” on fake trading platforms. A call center in Cyprus was part of an operation based in Israel that appears to have targeted 26,810 individuals around the world.
The OCCRP (Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project) team of journalists has uncovered details about the multi-million-dollar betting business of Turkish businessman Halil Falyalı. Falyalı’s former CFO Cemil […]
Casino owners are linked to Belarusian officials, politicians and security officials.
Malta was one of the cogs in what Turkish prosecutors allege was a cross-border illegal online betting operation
