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The Mafia Ambassador
Using contested UN diplomatic cover, rogue dignitaries face charges of drug and gun traffic for the mob
Sao Tome and Principe, Naples, New York
Angola: where a father's gift to his daughter is a multi-billion dollar dam contract
How Africa's richest woman Isabel dos Santos makes her money
Lisbon, Luanda
Return of the Boyars
Locals and inheritors battle for ownership of village, land and forest
Nadas, Romania
The Donbass Paradox
War, looting and hypocrisy in the rebel-held regions of east Ukraine
Donetsk, Ukraine
The Timebomb
Moldova's ruling class is in freefall - but its opposition is fiercely divided
Chisinau, Moldova
Torture of suspects reveals dark heart of Transnistrian justice
Fake executions, forced confessions, prisoner family persecution: law enforcement Transnistria-style
Tiraspol, Moldova/Transnistria
Armenian Parliament tightens grip on fish-farming
Mapping how leading current and ex-politicians are exploiting the high value fish farm business
Zorak, Armenia
Parliament-backed fish-farms risk triggering drought in Armenia’s heartland
Fish farms with links to the Yerevan Parliament are sucking up water supplies for desperate villages
Sayat Nova, Armenia
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