Pandora Papers - ICIJ
Oct 3, 2021 · The Pandora Papers unmask the hidden owners of offshore companies, secret bank accounts, private jets, yachts, mansions and artworks by Picasso, Banksy and other masters. The biggest leak in ICIJ history contains 2.94 terabytes of confidential information from 14 offshore service providers.
The Panama Papers: Exposing the Rogue Offshore Finance …
By ICIJ. April 3, 2023. Files reveal the offshore holdings of 140 politicians and public officials from around the world. Current and former world leaders in the data include the prime minister of Iceland, the president of Ukraine, and the king of Saudi Arabia. More than 214,000 offshore entities appear in the leak, connected to people in more ...
Using the 'power of information' to change the world - ICIJ
Mar 15, 2021 · Using the ‘power of information’ to change the world. Yi-Shan Chen, ICIJ’s member from Taiwan, witnessed the power of information through martial law and the Tiananmen Square protests. Now, as a journalist, she aims to harness that power for the people. The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists collaborates with hundreds ...
‘Delaware is everywhere’: how a little-known tax haven made ... - ICIJ
Jun 27, 2022 · In his new book “What’s the Matter with Delaware?” former Financial Times reporter Hal Weitzman explores the tiny state’s massive role in global financial secrecy. The words “tax haven” typically invoke visions of far-off tropical hideaways like Panama, Bermuda and the Caymans. But one of the world’s biggest tax havens actually ...
Deadly human smuggling through Mexico thrives in ‘perfect ... - ICIJ
Apr 30, 2024 · S ix days before Rafelín Martínez Castillo was sent flying from a trailer truck transporting him and 168 other migrants across Mexico, he was sanding wood in his cousin’s modest workshop in the Dominican Republic. The 31-year-old craftsman, his brother and cousin were working tirelessly to fulfill a large order of pilones, the popular mortar and pestle sets sold in souvenir stores and on ...
Whistleblower accuses medical tech giant Medtronic of putting
Jan 31, 2024 · Whistleblower accuses medical tech giant Medtronic of putting ‘profit before patients’. ICIJ’s Implant Files uncovered controversial deals between Medtronic and hospitals around the world. Now, a former U.S. sales representative alleges the company used kickbacks and pressure tactics to make sales, despite patient injuries.
Myanmar’s controversial timber trade persists, despite Western
Feb 29, 2024 · Last November, agents coordinated by the European Union’s law enforcement agency Europol seized a cargo of Myanmar timber that had been smuggled into the bloc illegally. While the finding was relatively small, worth about $13,000, it pointed to a more troubling phenomenon: the persistence of the illegal timber trade despite Western sanctions ...
Amazon pays $1.9 million to workers in Saudi Arabia harmed by
February 23, 2024. An Amazon fulfillment center. Amazon has paid $1.9 million to hundreds of current and former workers in the wake of revelations by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists and other media partners about abuses against migrants who labored at the online retail giant’s warehouses in Saudi Arabia.
Qatari royal invested about $50 million in pro-Trump network …
Mar 26, 2024 · A member of the Qatari royal family invested roughly $50 million in Newsmax, according to documents and representatives for the media company and the royal, in a moment of acute Middle East tensions during the Trump administration. The investment bolstered a key conservative media outlet at a time when Qatar was facing intense diplomatic pressure from its neighbors and seeking allies in the ...
Burger King holds a quiet stake in its Russian franchisee even as it ...
Mar 20, 2022 · The joint venture. In 2010, the burger maker, then known as Burger King Corp., opened the chain’s first Russian franchise in Moscow, long after competitors like McDonald’s and KFC had conquered the country’s fast-food market.