Global headlines and a public reckoning: Ten years of the Panama Papers, part 3

A decade after the Panama Papers investigation, journalists Marina Walker Guevara, Moussa Aksar, and Minna Knus-Galán reflect on its impact and challenges. Marina Walker Guevara, then Deputy director of ICIJ, recalled the global reckoning that began on April 3, 2016, sparking protests and criminal investigations. Moussa Aksar, founder and editor of L’Evenement in Niger, faced threats after publishing about a powerful financier, selling out his newspaper within hours. In Finland, ICIJ member Minna Knus-Galán fought threats from the government’s tax authority seeking leaked documents related to Nordea bank, which the article states worked with Mossack Fonseca to establish hundreds of offshore companies. These recollections highlight the ongoing fight for transparency against systemic inequity and threats to press freedom.