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Tobacco companies fighting anti-smoking laws with trade agreements, legal challenges

Fair Warning reports that as governments around the world adopt stringent rules to fight the public health burdens of smoking, tobacco companies are fighting back, trumping those laws by invoking […]
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The shadowy side of offshore industry

"A worldwide investigation aimed at stripping away the anonymity that binds together one of the most shadowy aspects of Britain's financial industry." "In a unique collaboration, the Guardian and BBC […]
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Honduran murderer equipped and vetted by US

"The Associated Press uncovered this week that a Honduran military unit charged with murdering a 15 year old boy had been trained, equipped and vetted by the United States." "The […]
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Azerbaijan's elites illegally purchase property in Czech Republic

"Officials of oil-rich Azerbaijan, including members of the Aliyev ruling family, have established companies in Prague, bought land, and built hotels and luxury villas most of them focused around in […]
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One photo highlighted international web of child pornography network

In a report filed The Boston Globe, it has been revealed that "federal agents working out of Boston, are heading an investigation into child pornography that so far has resulted […]
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Wal-Mart de Mexico bribery case silenced by top executives

A New York Times investigation into Wal-Mart has revealed that top Wal-Mart executives may be focusing more on damage control when they should be rooting out wrongdoing. "In 2005, after […]
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Citizenship for a price

In a special report from Reuters it has been found that at least two countries offer what is known as citizenship by investment, burgeoning programs that bestow on foreigners the […]
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Worldwide freedom of information laws widely ignored

"A flurry of freedom of information laws adopted over the past decade has given more than 5.3 billion people worldwide the right, on paper, to know what their governments are […]
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Former student leader linked to murder/corruption in Mexico

The Gazette reports that "a former University of Iowa student leader believed to have fled the country after criminal charges in the early 1990s has been linked to murder and […]
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Post-9/11 laws blurring the line of terrorism

“The Sept. 11 attacks prompted almost every nation to adopt or toughen anti-terror laws. Until now, no one followed up to see who was impacted. In an unprecedented 9-month investigation, […]
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