KRIK, founded in 2015, investigates high-level corruption and ties between organized crime and officials in Serbia and the Balkans

KRIK is an investigative media outlet founded by a group of investigative journalists from Serbia in mid-2015. The portal publishes investigative stories about high-level corruption in Serbia, focusing on suspicious and corrupt dealings involving individuals in key positions of power or those who wield significant influence, as well as the connections between organized crime and government officials. In addition, through its daily content, KRIK informs readers about events and issues of public interest and reports on the most important court proceedings in the country.

Over the years, KRIK has launched several specialized platforms: it initiated RasKRIKavanje, a site dedicated to exposing media manipulation and fake news; published a database of politicians’ assets, which includes information on the wealth and income of both ruling and opposition officials; and created “Judge Who Judges”, a database profiling judges involved in the country’s most significant cases. Amidst the raging gang wars in Serbia and the region, KRIK also released the “Black Book” – a record of mafia-style killings – and “Underworld Bosses”, profiling the leading figures of rival criminal clans.

As a member of the global investigative journalism network Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP), KRIK has participated in numerous international investigations such as the Panama Papers, Paradise Papers, Suisse Secrets, Pandora Papers, OpenLux, and Crime Telegram (an investigation into the “Sky” company and encrypted phones). Besides OCCRP, KRIK is a member of several other media organizations, including the Global Investigative Journalism Network (GIJN), Association of Online Media (AOM), International Press Institute (IPI), International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN), and the European Fact-Checking Standards Network (EFCSN).

KRIK’s newsroom and its journalists have received numerous international and domestic journalism awards, such as the Data Journalism Award, Sigma Award, CEI SEEMO Award for Outstanding Merits in Investigative Journalism, Anti-Corruption Champions Award, Global Shining Light Award, European Press Prize, and national honors for ethics and courage like the “Dušan Bogavac” and “Jug Grizelj” awards, as well as regional accolades such as “Srđan Aleksić” and “Duško Jovanović”. KRIK journalists have also repeatedly won the EU Award for the Best Investigative Stories from Serbia and the national “Dejan Anastasijević” Award.

KRIK

148788709

1578280819

1873740264

2052641908

2088874155

We are a nonprofit, so we rely on the generosity of donors like you.

Choose a donation for Every.org

2109878826

2140519340

2310049938

2551237796

2576076625

2594001433

283252266

2883383521

3026174861

316638097

3170054231

338811242

3705164611

3842241318

3934974605

4167807122

440668958

1287028958

2729980760

2939442496

3440869557

671754822

87081813

1014384873

1112422858

153399038

2028390811

220342792

2266630408

2519810400

2539558839

2826465835

2843798242

2898624300

3259439560

339774024

3642494300

3902459442

4250940449

472232120

585491400

641510716

91682487