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Piya never tested her mother’s medication, never suspected it could be fake. But the news planted a terrible fear in her mind: that she had possibly given her mother fake drugs. “I just felt so numb,” Piya said.

A close up photo of Bhinnata Piya looking to the side.

Gurung was on the medication for two months, but it made no difference. On Feb. 9, 2023, after enduring 2½ years of grueling chemotherapy, radiation and immunotherapy, she died at home with her elder daughter and Piya by her side.

A quote by Bhinnata Piya, 36, project manager, reads “I took peace in knowing that we did everything.”

Piya had moved back to Nepal from Cleveland for six months. There she cared for her 63-year-old mother, Sita Gurung. She paid thousands of dollars toward Gurung’s more than $40,000 treatment. At the end of 2022, Gurung's health worsened.

A photo of a page of Bhinnata Piya's photo album, with two photos of her and her mom, wearing masks.

ICIJ @icij.org · 13/04/2026

After Bhinnata Piya’s mother was diagnosed with esophageal cancer in 2020, Piya was determined to be a supportive caregiver. Her father had died of the same type of cancer only three years earlier, and the loss devastated the tight-knit Nepalese family. www.icij.org/investigatio...

A quote by Bhinnata Piya, 36, project manager, reads “When our dad died, I was just crying so much. We didn’t do enough. But when my mom died, I really felt like we did all that we could.” Card includes a photo of Piya sitting down going through a family photo album.

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Reporting by #CancerCalculus media partners across five continents paints a picture of deep and dangerous inequity: In Guatemala, one doctor dealing with limited access to Keytruda had to choose two among his many patients to receive the cancer drug. www.icij.org/investigatio...

A quote by Julio Ramirez, head of the oncology unit at the regional public hospital in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala’s second largest city, reads “What’s left for me to do? To play God. The first patient who arrives, that’s who I’m going to give the treatment to because that’s all I can do.”

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ICIJ @icij.org · 13/04/2026

ICIJ’s investigation found that Merck’s list prices, or the initial undiscounted prices, vary wildly across countries, ranging from about $850 for a single 100 mg vial in Indonesia to $6,015 for the same vial in the U.S. www.icij.org/investigatio...

Bar graph titled "Merck sold nearly $19 billion in Keytruda in the United States last year" shows increase in sales both in the U.S. and "other countries" from 2015 to 2025.

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ICIJ @icij.org · 13/04/2026

#CancerCalculus: An ICIJ-led collaboration with 47 media partners in 37 countries reveals how Merck & Co. keeps the price of its lifesaving cancer drug Keytruda sky-high, locking out patients and squeezing health care systems worldwide. www.icij.org/investigatio...

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ICIJ @icij.org · 10/04/2026

COMING SOON: The #CancerCalculus. A lifesaving cancer drug. A staggering price tag. ICIJ and media partners across the world follow the money, explain the business practices and reveal the consequences. Sign up for our newsletter: www.icij.org/newsletter/

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ICIJ @icij.org · 08/04/2026

Tomorrow, Gerard Ryle and Delphine Reuter will join @opencorporates.bsky.social for a "Follow the Data" webinar to share about: 🔹 The year-long "data trickle". 🔹 The pressure of reporting on world leaders. 🔹 How tech has evolved from 2016 to 2026. Register today: buff.ly/JXRhvFH

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ICIJ @icij.org · 06/04/2026

Ten years ago, the #PanamaPapers changed journalism. But how do you verify 11.5M leaked documents with a small team? Join Gerard Ryle and Delphine Reuter along with @opencorporates.bsky.social on April 9 for a deep dive into the data that shook the world. Register here: buff.ly/JXRhvFH

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ICIJ @icij.org · 02/04/2026

In the decade since its publication, ICIJ's #PanamaPapers investigation has cemented its place as a watershed moment in a global push towards greater transparency — and in public and political conversations around tax, secrecy and inequality. www.icij.org/investigatio...

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ICIJ @icij.org · 24/03/2026

Join ICIJ and @opencorporates.bsky.social on March 26 for a session that bridges the gap between digital anonymity and physical accountability, revealing the "brick and mortar" reality of the global crypto economy. Register now: buff.ly/yzCffyK #Crypto #AML #InvestigativeJournalism

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ICIJ @icij.org · 18/03/2026

How do billions in "anonymous" crypto turn into cold, hard cash? 💸 Join us and @opencorporates.bsky.social on March 26 to see the methodologies behind the #CoinLaundry investigation. Register now: buff.ly/yzCffyK #Crypto #AML #InvestigativeJournalism #FinCrime

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ICIJ @icij.org · 17/03/2026

ICIJ's #ChinaTargets investigation was awarded the Lorenzo Natali Prize (International Best Practices in Journalism) at Voices’ European Festival of Journalism and Media Freedom, recognizing the 100+ "voices" of those who shared their stories with us. Take a look at our reporting: buff.ly/Ph8NmqL

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ICIJ @icij.org · 09/03/2026

Add ICIJ to your Favorites on Apple News with a simple step! Catch up with our stories: buff.ly/gcxrcIK

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ICIJ @icij.org · 02/03/2026

ICIJ’s #CoinLaundry investigation uncovered how crypto-to-cash operations have made it easier than ever to move dirty money around the world. With these services, people can anonymously cash out huge sums of cryptocurrency and bypass financial regulators. buff.ly/2fmryxU

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ICIJ @icij.org · 27/02/2026

From The Indian Express: The Central Board of Direct Taxes has disclosed collective figures regarding the offshore assets “brought to tax” following The Indian Express reporting for the #PanamaPapers, #ParadisePapers and #PandoraPapers.

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ICIJ @icij.org · 19/02/2026

Are you on Apple News? So are we! Bookmark our stories to catch up on them later. And let us know which ones you like by giving them a thumbs up! buff.ly/MydaRoj

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ICIJ @icij.org · 11/02/2026

ICIJ’s reporters @isacotas.bsky.social and Ben Dooley joined CNN this week to talk about their investigation into Mexican cartels’ access to U.S.-made military ammo, which has been used to attack Mexican civilians and police. Read the story: www.icij.org/news/2026/02...

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ICIJ @icij.org · 28/01/2026

ICIJ is now on Apple News! If you want to keep up with our work and support our organization, make sure to give us a follow: apple.news/TjqrobLHpTeq...

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ICIJ @icij.org · 05/12/2025

Now, internal documents reveal the company was secretly owned by the intelligence services of former President Bashar Assad’s regime. As the United Nations poured money into the firm, those intelligence services were engaged in a violent campaign to crush opposition.

A bar graph titled "U.N. agencies paid $11 million to Assad regime-tied firm."

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ICIJ @icij.org · 05/12/2025

Hidden within a drab Damascus shopping center sits the unmarked office of Shorouk for Protection, Guarding and Security Services — an unassuming security company that raked in at least $11 million from the United Nations to protect U.N. offices during the Syrian civil war.

Two photos side by side. The one on the left shows the outside of a commercial building. The one on the right shows an entrance to one of the offices inside the building.

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Imad’s death certificate, found among more than 134,000 leaked Syrian intelligence records, confirmed the worst. It was dated Aug. 14, 2012, just 10 days after the raid on their parents’ home.

A man holds a piece of paper in his hand.

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When the Assad regime collapsed in December 2024, Thaer's family was one of thousands of Syrians who flocked to prisons, hospitals and mass grave sites, looking for clues about their loved ones’ fates. Like many others, they came up empty.

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Two days later, officers smashed through the family’s front door and hauled Imad away to prison. Thaer, now 57, searched for his brother for 13 years.

A quote by Thaer al-Najjar reads “Before the fall of the regime, we lived hoping that he was still alive.”

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When the revolution against President Bashar Assad erupted in 2011, Thaer and Imad al-Najjar supported peaceful protests calling for the end of his regime. After Assad’s security forces fired on protesters in the Syrian capital, Thaer joined the nascent armed rebellion.

A collage of three photos of a man reading a death certificate.

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The cache of photos is the largest collection of images of Syrian prisoners ever obtained by journalists. Taken by military photographers, the images show detainees who perished in regime hospitals and prisons. Until now, the Syrian public had no knowledge of these images.

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ICIJ @icij.org · 03/12/2025

Introducing the #DamascusDossier investigation: A collaboration from ICIJ, @recherche.ndr.de and 24 media partners in 20 countries uncovers harrowing new details about former Syrian president Bashar Assad’s regime and one of the most brutal state-run killing systems of the 21st century.

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#DamascusDossier, a new investigation led by ICIJ and NDR in collaboration with 24 media partners into the crimes of the Assad regime, is coming tomorrow. Sign up to get the stories in your inbox: buff.ly/Muc8HY2

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ICIJ @icij.org · 19/11/2025

ICIJ and its #CoinLaundry media partners interviewed 45 victims of crypto scams on four continents. In most cases, the funds from the alleged scammers’ wallet addresses were channeled to accounts at major exchanges, including Binance, OKX, HTX and Bybit. www.icij.org/investigatio...

Crypto scam victim Carrissa Weber sits with a dog on her lap at her home in Canada. Quote on the image reads "My case is sitting in a filing cabinet and no one's doing anything with it."

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ICIJ @icij.org · 18/11/2025

U.S. prosecutors have accused Okhotnikov of running Forsage, a global Ponzi and pyramid scheme that used a rigged cryptocurrency investment platform to steal at least $340 million from investors between 2020 and 2022.

A screenshot of a training video of Forsage, showing a pyramid structure and increase percentages on income.

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ICIJ @icij.org · 17/11/2025

ICIJ's latest investigation The #CoinLaundry is a collaboration of 113 journalists from 38 media partners in 35 countries that exposes how cryptocurrency companies have empowered a shadow economy that lavishly profits from crime. Here are our findings:

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ICIJ @icij.org · 15/11/2025

More than 110 journalists from over 30 countries have come together to investigate the crypto industry around the world. Sign up now to get the latest stories in our newsletter: buff.ly/yZk76B5 And follow us on your preferred social platform:

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ICIJ @icij.org · 14/11/2025

The #CoinLaundry is coming soon. ICIJ’s latest investigation is a global collaboration between 38 media partners in 35 countries! Stay tuned for more on Monday! Sign up to get it straight to your inbox: buff.ly/yZk76B5

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ICIJ @icij.org · 20/10/2025

ICIJ reporter and partnership coordinator @scillaa.bsky.social will be a speaker at the @globalfreemedia.bsky.social's World Congress and Media Innovation Festival #IPIWoCo25 in Vienna this month! Don't miss the “The Future of Investigative Collaboration” panel on Oct. 25.

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ICIJ @icij.org · 09/10/2025

ICIJ’s Latin America coordinator and reporter @isacotas.bsky.social was honored for her cross-border corruption and financial crime investigations. Judges said her reporting is "valuable amid dramatic changes in economic policies that are reshaping the Americas." buff.ly/rdUWlgp

Two female journalists wearing black, long dresses, standing in front of a Columbia Journalism School backdrop.

ICIJ @icij.org · 09/10/2025

From Mexico to Puerto Rico, Brazil to Miami, the winners of the 2025 Maria Moors Cabot Prize share one thing in common: a track record of working with ICIJ. The four prize winners were celebrated Wednesday at a ceremony at @columbiauniversity.bsky.social. buff.ly/rdUWlgp

Six journalists standing in front of a Columbia Journalism School backdrop.

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ICIJ @icij.org · 25/08/2025

Human trafficker “Christy Gold” was sentenced to pay 1.5 million naira (just under $1,000) each to the two survivors who testified in the case “as compensation and restitution for the physical, mental and emotional trauma she subjected them to.” buff.ly/PUoLBXi

A quote by Blessing, one of the survivors who testified against human trafficker Christy Gold, reads “Giving me a compensation will not do any justice for me. ... What I was really expecting was for them to imprison her.”

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ICIJ @icij.org · 11/08/2025

And last but not least, the most time-saving features of Datashare: batch search lists of names to quickly find them all in your documents.