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Pyongyang’s embassy in Moscow didn’t respond to enquiries about the exports of Russian oil to North Korea.
Moscow’s permanent rep to the UN said in a March 2024 speech that the sanctions against North Korea are now “losing… relevance” and “largely detached from reality.”
Moscow’s permanent rep to the UN said in a March 2024 speech that the sanctions against North Korea are now “losing… relevance” and “largely detached from reality.”
November 20, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Pyongyang’s embassy in Moscow didn’t respond to enquiries about the exports of Russian oil to North Korea.
Moscow’s permanent rep to the UN said in a March 2024 speech that the sanctions against North Korea are now “losing… relevance” and “largely detached from reality.”
Moscow’s permanent rep to the UN said in a March 2024 speech that the sanctions against North Korea are now “losing… relevance” and “largely detached from reality.”
Fyodor Tertitsky, a Seoul-based lecturer, said Pyongyang’s backing of the Kremlin’s invasion of Ukraine has been critical to their increasingly close ties.
“Now the puzzle has simply fallen into place because [North Korea] has weapons,” he told OCCRP.
“Now the puzzle has simply fallen into place because [North Korea] has weapons,” he told OCCRP.
November 20, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Fyodor Tertitsky, a Seoul-based lecturer, said Pyongyang’s backing of the Kremlin’s invasion of Ukraine has been critical to their increasingly close ties.
“Now the puzzle has simply fallen into place because [North Korea] has weapons,” he told OCCRP.
“Now the puzzle has simply fallen into place because [North Korea] has weapons,” he told OCCRP.
Now @istories.bsky.social has revealed new details about the companies facilitating these secretive Russian oil exports thanks to leaked financial records and customs data.
They include obscure companies in Russia and the UAE
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They include obscure companies in Russia and the UAE
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Leaked Russian Records Reveal Obscure Firms Helping Bust Oil Sanctions on North Korea
Companies in Russia and the United Arab Emirates are involved in secretive exports of oil products to North Korea — in violation of U.N. sanctions that Moscow itself supported.
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November 20, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Now @istories.bsky.social has revealed new details about the companies facilitating these secretive Russian oil exports thanks to leaked financial records and customs data.
They include obscure companies in Russia and the UAE
www.occrp.org/en/scoop/lea...
They include obscure companies in Russia and the UAE
www.occrp.org/en/scoop/lea...
This story is a follow up to the Bad Practice investigation led by OCCRP, @thetimes, and VG, which found that doctors across Europe and beyond who had been banned for major wrongdoing were able to relocate and work abroad:
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Bad Practice
When patients put themselves in the hands of a doctor, they trust they'll be treated with care. But what happens when that trust is abused? Medical authorities and courts can and do take action…
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November 19, 2025 at 5:02 PM
This story is a follow up to the Bad Practice investigation led by OCCRP, @thetimes, and VG, which found that doctors across Europe and beyond who had been banned for major wrongdoing were able to relocate and work abroad:
www.occrp.org/en/project/b...
www.occrp.org/en/project/b...
A senior Valvira official told OCCRP that the law should be changed so that crimes committed abroad and in a doctor’s private life are considered.
Finland’s health ministry said it was currently reviewing the law.
Finland’s health ministry said it was currently reviewing the law.
November 19, 2025 at 5:02 PM
A senior Valvira official told OCCRP that the law should be changed so that crimes committed abroad and in a doctor’s private life are considered.
Finland’s health ministry said it was currently reviewing the law.
Finland’s health ministry said it was currently reviewing the law.
Finland’s medical regulator Valvira only considers a doctor’s imprisonment for a crime as relevant to a doctor’s practice if it was committed “in connection with the practice of their profession.”
November 19, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Finland’s medical regulator Valvira only considers a doctor’s imprisonment for a crime as relevant to a doctor’s practice if it was committed “in connection with the practice of their profession.”
These include doctors convicted of crimes abroad, including:
🩺 Kwok Yun Lee, convicted of attempted murder in Norway
🩺 Martin Ahlström, convicted of child rape in Sweden
🩺 Yusef Issa, imprisoned in Sweden for tax and accounting fraud
🩺 Kwok Yun Lee, convicted of attempted murder in Norway
🩺 Martin Ahlström, convicted of child rape in Sweden
🩺 Yusef Issa, imprisoned in Sweden for tax and accounting fraud
November 19, 2025 at 5:02 PM
These include doctors convicted of crimes abroad, including:
🩺 Kwok Yun Lee, convicted of attempted murder in Norway
🩺 Martin Ahlström, convicted of child rape in Sweden
🩺 Yusef Issa, imprisoned in Sweden for tax and accounting fraud
🩺 Kwok Yun Lee, convicted of attempted murder in Norway
🩺 Martin Ahlström, convicted of child rape in Sweden
🩺 Yusef Issa, imprisoned in Sweden for tax and accounting fraud
Over 20 doctors banned or sanctioned in other countries are allowed to practice in Finland, Yle discovered:
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How Violent Criminals Keep Their Doctors’ Licenses in Finland
Doctors in Finland can only lose their licenses for crimes committed in relation to their work — so rapists and violent offenders still retain their permission to practice medicine.
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November 19, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Over 20 doctors banned or sanctioned in other countries are allowed to practice in Finland, Yle discovered:
www.occrp.org/en/news/how-...
www.occrp.org/en/news/how-...