RISE Moldova

[1] Project's activity was launched with grants from United States Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor and Open Society Foundations.

[5][6] Since its launch RISE Moldova has investigated and published materials, stories and filmed short documentaries on such subjects as corruption, conflict of interests and cross border organised crime schemes and networks.

[3][9] Another investigation, named "Russian Laundromat", revealed international money laundering scheme that moved tens billions dollars into Europe using offshore companies, fake loans and bribed Moldovan judges.

[13][14] Other important cross border investigations covered such themes as arms smuggling from Transnistria to Ukraine and international routes in Asia;[15][16][17][18] hidden wealth of the Moldovan politicians;[19][20][21][22] the business of priests in Moldova and church's connection to the underworld.

[30][31][32][33] The documents were initially received by the German newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung and shared by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists and the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project.