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12/09/2023
KRIK found guilty in a court case issued by Predrag Koluvija
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Judge Keranovic (credit: screenshot RTS/KRIK)
19/05/2023
KRIK found “guilty” in a SLAPP case for naming the persons who sued the outlet
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14/11/2022
Details of the verdict against KRIK: the privileged officials
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KRIK (credit: Oliver Bunić, NIN)
25/12/2021
Serbian Investigative Journalists Are Fighting to Stay Alive. Will Europe Hear Them?
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Predrag Koluvija (credit: KRIK)
04/11/2021
Suspected Drug Producer Sues KRIK for Calling him ‘Accused Narco Boss’
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10/03/2021
Pro-government media is running a campaign accusing KRIK of being aligned with criminals
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Darko Šarić (credit: Stevan Dojčinović/KRIK)
12/11/2020
Serbian Appellate Court Upholds Drug Lord’s Sentence
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Anđela Mitrović
06/11/2020
KRIK’s Social Media Manager Home Broken Into
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Darko Šarić (credit: KRIK)
31/07/2020
Serbian Drug Lord Gets Nine Years Jail for Money Laundering
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12/06/2020
KRIK Reporter’s Phone Confiscated After Photographing President’s Son
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Investigations

11/04/2024

Sanctions Haven’t Stopped Notorious Serbian Arms Merchant Slobodan Tešić

Despite repeated rounds of sanctions, the notorious arms dealer Slobodan Tešić remains a dominant player in Serbia’s weapons trade. A leaked chat and other evidence suggests he has taken over a company that once answered to his top competitor. Authors: Stevan Dojčinović (OCCRP/KRIK) and Dragana Pećo (OCCRP/KRIK) Selling weapons to […]

19/06/2023

How Bosses from Four Cocaine Cartels Planned a Wild Prison Break

Drug barons from Serbia, Brazil, Peru, and Mexico plotted a would-be escape from a maximum security prison using heavy weapons and a helicopter, a secret Peruvian police report shows. Authors: Stevan Dojčinović (OCCRP/KRIK), Pavla Holcová (OCCRP/Investigace.cz), and Eduardo Goulart (OCCRP) Peruvian authorities are taking no chances with Serbian drug lord […]

11/04/2023

Member of Serbian President’s Inner Circle Partnered With Alleged Drug Trafficker

As Colombia’s borders closed down during the COVID-19 pandemic, Serbian Dejan Stanimirović became an unexpected houseguest of Jose Vicente Rivera Mendoza, an alleged drug boss. The visit ended in a night of chaos and bloodshed on March 31, 2020, that killed them both and left lingering suspicions about why Stanimirović […]

24/03/2023

Israeli Disinformation Expert Linked to Faked Bank Accounts in Serbian Smear Campaign

A leaked report sheds light on the source of a mysterious media attack on the Serbian president’s political rival. Authors: Khadija Sharife (OCCRP), Milica Vojinović (KRIK), and Gur Meggido (TheMarker) As Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić embarked on an official visit to the United Arab Emirates in March 2021, he was […]

09/03/2023

How a Montenegrin Gang Used Open-Source Intelligence to Kill

Hitmen working for a criminal group active in Montenegro and Serbia used open-source intelligence techniques, poring over apartment listing sites, satellite images, and tourist photos posted online, to track down and kill the leader of a rival clan as he hid out in Greece. Author: Stevan Dojčinović Montenegrin crime boss […]

06/10/2022

At Serbia’s “Legalization Secretariat,” Developers Paid Cash to Have Their Construction Violations Excused

The longtime head of the Secretariat stepped down in July, but is now under investigation for allegedly abusing his office. He has been accused by developers and builders of demanding large bribes in exchange for deeming buildings “legal.” Authors: Milica Vojinović (KRIK) and Stevan Dojčinović (KRIK/OCCRP) Nemanja Stajić’s former title […]

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What made a Serbian Judge Quit?

What would make a reputable judge, hailed by many as one of the best, quit? The decision, he said, was his way to avoid massive pressure he had been experiencing from his superiors in the Serbian justice system and to start a career somewhere he thinks he can be more independent.

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Crime and Corruption Reporting Network (KRIK) is a non-profit organization established to improve the investigative journalism in Serbia.

The organization was founded by a team of journalists who for years has been engaged in exposing crime and corruption, and who have received many awards for their work.

KRIK is part of the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP), an international non-profit organization...