Ilya Lozovsky

Investigative report on a state-backed Russian foundation (Pravfond) that provided legal aid and grants, revealing ties to intelligence, influence operations, and possible sanctions breaches.

Q&A discussing OCCRP's Troika Laundromat investigation, transnational money flows, collaborative investigative methods, and challenges in exposing networked kleptocracy.

Essay on the need for skepticism toward think tanks, discussing donor influence, transparency, and the integrity of research in policy institutions.

Investigation of Chinese scam artists who attempted to build a Pacific atoll metropolis and their bribery and influence efforts that reached the UN.

Reporting tracing supply chains that allowed sensitive electronics and other material to reach Russia despite Western sanctions.

Investigation showing how a secret corporate network and email domain helped reporters link palaces, resorts, yachts, jets, and bank accounts to Putin-connected interests.

OCCRP’s investigative project cataloging provable assets of Russian oligarchs worldwide, created in response to Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine.

Investigative series into a politically connected Central Asian smuggling network that led to sanctions and public protests.

Cross-border investigation revealing a complex slush fund used by Azerbaijan’s ruling elite to pay off politicians, launder money, and purchase luxury goods.

Report on ‘Evrazia’ and how the NGO, backed by a fugitive oligarch, paid locals to oppose EU integration as part of a broader influence effort.

Feature on the Azerbaijani government’s crackdown on journalists and dissidents ahead of elections, documenting arrests and repression.

Explainer on the complex structures (trusts, offshore companies, and family networks) that oligarchs use to hide wealth and evade sanctions.

Profile of a Bosnian journalist who shared her story of resilience during the siege of Sarajevo.

Investigation tracing an offshore network that enabled the Aliyev family to acquire extensive London real estate holdings.

Reporting on the origins of NSO Group and the larger private spyware ecosystem beyond Pegasus.

Feature reporting on Alovsat Aliyev’s transformation from interior ministry official to workers’ rights activist and the state crackdown that followed.

Opinion piece recounting the detention of Russian journalist Ivan Golunov and the public response that helped secure his release.

Report on the rapid decline of Tajikistan’s once-effective opposition party and the closing of political space in the country.

Analysis of how state-run Russian media shaped public understanding and built support for Russia’s intervention in Aleppo and Syria.

Essay on how Lviv’s civic culture and anti-corruption movements helped forge a popular movement against corruption.