Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project

‘Panama Papers’ Media Consortium Becomes Independent

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The investigative reporting alliance known for uncovering the massive Panama Papers scandal has become an independent entity, a move that may help it expand globally, the group said Monday. The Washington-based International Consortium of Investigative Journalists has been spun off the nonprofit Center for Public Integrity, according to statements from both organizations. The ICIJ gained … Read more

Longtime Uzbekistan President Islam Karimov Dies After Stroke

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Uzbekistan’s first and only president has died, leaving an uncertain future for a government marred by controversy. President Islam Karimov, who ruled Uzbekistan for 25 years, died Friday, the Uzbek government announced on the state-run news agency Uza. He was 78 years old. Karimov had a stroke and was hospitalized Saturday, his daughter Lola Karimova-Tillyaeva … Read more