A Mexican activist’s family has been looking for answers for a decade, even in Canadian courts. A memorial to Mariano Abarca Roblero. 2010. (Credit: Dawn Paley)

A high-profile trial against businessmen, a former minister, and two dozen accomplices shines a spotlight on illicit cigarette production, widespread smuggling, and the government’s struggle to hold its officials accountable.

(Credit: Edin Pasovic)

Eastern European women dreaming of a better life in the Netherlands are being forced into prostitution in The Hague, the seat of international justice. To protect victims’ identities, OCCRP has assigned them pseudonyms throughout this article.

(Credit: Edin Pasovic)

An Azeri community in Tbilisi is riven by the drug trade.

Photo by Ulviyya Alieva

In Riga’s largest market, expired food is relabeled and sold with almost no consequences.

A stall at a part of Riga’s Central Market, called “Shanghai” Photo by Baiba Kļava