OCCRP

Egyptian security services have arrested an entire newsroom within a 24-hour period, according to reporting by the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project. The mass detention of a full editorial staff marks an escalation in pressure on independent media in Egypt, and press freedom advocates are highlighting the case as evidence of shrinking space for journalism in the country.

Fiji is overhauling how it stores and secures court evidence after roughly 52 kilograms of cocaine disappeared from a courtroom or evidence facility, according to the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project. The loss of such a large drug haul in official custody has raised concerns about theft, corruption, and weaknesses in the handling of seized narcotics within Fiji's justice system.