Journalist Okke Ornstein heeft het hoger beroep in een civielrechtelijke zaak die tegen hem was aangespannen gewonnen. Ondernemer Patrick Visser en zijn vrouw Keren Visser-Katz spanden in 2017 een zaak aan tegen Ornstein in een poging publicaties over hun bedrijf Silva Tree offline te laten halen.
Dutch journalist Okke Ornstein has prevailed in a legal case that revolved around green investment and carbon credit scams, Panama Papers-style corruption and press freedom issues. The Amsterdam Court affirmed an earlier judgment against two principals of the now defunct investment scheme called Silva Tree Panama.
Wop-wop-wop-wop-wop-wop. Okke Ornstein’s reflective piece for Villamedia begins with the sounds of whirling helicopter blades and an elaborate escape fantasy. […]
I’m immensely grateful for free press organizations, which advocate for free speech and freedom of the press—two very important pillars […]
Gilles Frenken, a colleague and longtime friend of Okke Ornstein, traveled to Panama in December 2016, to produce an in-depth […]
From the original press release from the Organization of American States: Washington D.C. The Office of the Special Rapporteur for […]
The following text originally appeared on a “For the Press” page that no longer exists, as it was intended primarily […]
Photo: Okke Ornstein smiles after a “crimes against the honor” case filed by a deceased American expat 9 years ago […]
Desde un comunicado del gobierno de Panamá en 23 diciembre 2016: El presidente de la República de Panamá, Juan Carlos Varela […]
Okke Ornstein will be released this week on a presidential pardon. As members of his family, we’re feeling overwhelmed by […]