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Introducing ICIJ’s #ChinaTargets investigation: This collaboration among 104 journalists from 43 media partners in 30 countries uncovers the sprawling scope and terrifying tactics of Beijing’s campaign to target dissident members of its diaspora. Here is what we found:

Today marks the 8th anniversary of ICIJ’s #PanamaPapers investigation, which came from a giant leak of over 11.5 million financial and legal records, exposing heads of state, criminals and celebrities using secret hideaways in tax havens. Take a look here:buff.ly/49hnIP3

A recent ICIJ and @guardian analysis of $4.2 million in cryptocurrency transactions shines a light on the anonymity cryptocurrency can offer, raising questions about the regulation of the sector within the U.K.’s wider financial system. Read the story: buff.ly/3VqGoIA

An investigation from ICIJ and Estonian partner @eestiekspress revealed that Garantex, a Russian virtual currency exchange sanctioned by the U.S., has business links to Kremlin-tied oil firm Rosneft, a Moscow gang leader and other criminal actors. buff.ly/494ICkh

Journalists and news outlets regularly invest in documenting and quantifying their work's impact, driven by a desire for rigorous self-evaluation and the need to justify their work to donors, investors and the general public, @IJNet and @anyasipa report. bit.ly/41pb0ey

Following the release of #CyprusConfidential, European lawmakers convened for a debate and called for an anti-money laundering crackdown. One suggested the European Union was "turning into a gangster's paradise." Read more: bit.ly/49ZZwSJ

The U.S. has deployed a team of experts from the FBI and FinCEN to assist with a Cypriot government probe into suspected Russian sanctions violations following ICIJ’s #CyprusConfidential investigation. bit.ly/3GqY3rd

On Tuesday, Cypriot investigators met with U.S. experts, including FBI agents, called in to assist with a Cypriot government probe into suspected sanctions evasion, @cyprusmail reports. The investigation was triggered by ICIJ's #CyprusConfidential exposé. bit.ly/473WLxf

ICIJ’s #CyprusConfidential investigation exposed how Cypriot firms enabled Russian elites to move money and shield their wealth. But in the trove of leaked documents, our partners found other characters as well. Here are five stories you may have missed: bit.ly/3Ryophh

Two of Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich’s children held Lithuanian passports when they gained control of some of his fortune, potentially shielding it from sanctions, ICIJ’s partner and Lithuanian investigative outlet Siena reports. #CyprusConfidential bit.ly/3ThCfpr

1/8 #CyprusConfidential reveals the pivotal role the Mediterranean island plays in helping oligarchs move and hide their wealth. Here are six billionaires identified in the 3.6 million document leak: bit.ly/40GMmpy

From 2013 until 2023, the founder of a major offshore service provider, Nicos Anastasiades, served as president of Cyprus. Under his watch, a rogue financial system flourished, inside the European Union and beyond. #CyprusConfidential bit.ly/47zvrr9

Within 24 hours, #CyprusConfidential garnered a response from Cyprus’ president @Christodulides, European lawmakers and even a German book publisher. Read here about the impact we've had so far: bit.ly/3G1tmbO

Still got questions about #CyprusConfidential? The 3.6 million-document leak lead to huge stories for ICIJ and our 68 media partners around the globe. Read our FAQ here: bit.ly/3QDJ1Tr

NEW: #CyprusConfidential reveals how accounting giant PwC is part of a global system of white-collar enablers undermining Western sanctions meant to weaken Russian President Vladimir Putin’s Ukraine war effort — and the oligarchs who’ve helped fund it. bit.ly/47bXFbL