Investigations

Powerful lobby and the prize of foreign investment casts doubt on a lasting end to citizenship-by-investment.

I went under cover to expose high-ranking Cypriot politicians willing to help a convicted criminal get a passport.

Demetris Syllouris was one of two politicians implicated in Al Jazeera’s investigation into a...

The protests followed repeated calls for Cyprus’s second in command Demetris Syllouris to step down.

‘Investment programmes’ that tie the granting of citizenship to money can never be truly free of corruption.

Move follows Al Jazeera investigation that implicated Christakis Giovanis, who is also a major real estate developer.

Move follows Al Jazeera investigation revealing how politicians were willing to help criminals obtain passports.

Al Jazeera reveals how Cypriot officials discussed finding ways to provide citizenship to a convicted criminal.

Barry Bennell, featured in an Al Jazeera investigation, was already serving a 30-year sentence for child abuse.

Leaked documents show Cyprus passport scheme allowed political figures ‘vulnerable to corruption’ to buy EU citizenship.

See the faces behind the stories and explore data proving Cyprus sold passports to criminals and high-ranking officials.

EU commissioner for justice calls for changes to citizenship-through-investment scheme after Al Jazeera investigation.

The Cyprus Papers reveal 500 Chinese and more than 350 Arabs bought Cypriot passports, granting them EU access.

Our investigative podcast dives into a document leak.