# Latest **URL:** https://discuss.opensanctions.org/latest.md?page=1 [Latest](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/tags.md) **Page:** 2 --- ## [Yente 5.4 — gotta go fast!](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/t/yente-5-4-gotta-go-fast/287)
**Author:** [@leon.handreke](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/u/leon.handreke)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2026, 12:39pm UTC](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/t/yente-5-4-gotta-go-fast/287 "2026-05-13T12:39:38Z")
Note: Triggers full index rebuild (search-side analyzer changes for weak aliases and de-duplicated name fields) The headline of this release is performance: with the upgraded rigour and nomenklatura stacks, end-to-end m… --- ## [Are web crawlers used here "algorithms"](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/t/are-web-crawlers-used-here-algorithms/281)
**Author:** [@Niaa](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/u/Niaa)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2026, 6:28am UTC](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/t/are-web-crawlers-used-here-algorithms/281 "2026-05-08T06:28:27Z")
Hey all, I am a non-technical person and just have a small query: when opensanctions collects its data through what i think is described as web crawlers, does that include “algorithms” in any sense of the word? Also wher… --- ## [Homoglyphs/Errors in Crypto Wallet Addresses](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/t/homoglyphs-errors-in-crypto-wallet-addresses/280)
**Author:** [@collina](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/u/collina)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2026, 10:55pm UTC](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/t/homoglyphs-errors-in-crypto-wallet-addresses/280 "2026-05-07T22:55:27Z")
Didn’t know where to put this but 94 crypto wallets from the NBCTF have homoglyphs or scan errors, looking at ASO 19/25 and ASO 2/24. I think below are corrections, but someone should check for themselves – don’t want so… --- ## [I know someone from the list of wanted people](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/t/i-know-someone-from-the-list-of-wanted-people/279)
**Author:** [@Green](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/u/Green)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2026, 11:31am UTC](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/t/i-know-someone-from-the-list-of-wanted-people/279 "2026-05-06T11:31:41Z")
Hello! Please, I need guidance, what do I do if I know a person who is wanted by Interpol with Red Notice for pedophilia crimes. I know where he lives. --- ## [Targets.simple.csv PEP dataset has empty sanctions values](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/t/targets-simple-csv-pep-dataset-has-empty-sanctions-values/278)
**Author:** [@francescosilvano](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/u/francescosilvano)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2026, 4:21pm UTC](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/t/targets-simple-csv-pep-dataset-has-empty-sanctions-values/278 "2026-05-05T16:21:19Z")
I’m currently working with the PEP dataset downloaded, specifically targets.simple.csv. I loaded it with df\_peps = pd.read\_csv('.../targets.simple.csv', low\_memory=False) and discovered that the sanctions column appea… --- ## [Additional positions to track for Ohio judges](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/t/additional-positions-to-track-for-ohio-judges/277)
**Author:** [@wolfgang8741](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/u/wolfgang8741)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2026, 1:57pm UTC](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/t/additional-positions-to-track-for-ohio-judges/277 "2026-05-04T13:57:00Z")
Additional Positions for Ohio judges Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court - Wikidata Q42699756 The modeling of these for integration and relation to their respective government areas may need improvement, but they are co… --- ## [Getting error of index](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/t/getting-error-of-index/270)
**Author:** [@Parth](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/u/Parth)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2026, 4:36pm UTC](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/t/getting-error-of-index/270 "2026-04-21T16:36:29Z")
Hi Team, We are currently facing an issue with the Yente and would appreciate your guidance. Setup Details We are using Docker Compose with: Elasticsearch (docker.elastic.co/elasticsearch/elasticsearch:8.7.0) Y… --- ## [Schema changes to \`Analyzable\`](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/t/schema-changes-to-analyzable/274)
**Author:** [@Simon](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/u/Simon)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2026, 7:06am UTC](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/t/schema-changes-to-analyzable/274 "2026-04-21T07:06:41Z")
Hello, over at OpenAleph we are currently working on surfacing more structured data from documents to better connect text analysis with FollowTheMoney data. I’d like to open a discussion here about some schema tweaks, ma… --- ## [Best practice to handle ID / National ID search](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/t/best-practice-to-handle-id-national-id-search/223)
**Author:** [@innoac](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/u/innoac)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2026, 1:54pm UTC](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/t/best-practice-to-handle-id-national-id-search/223 "2026-04-17T13:54:03Z")
Three quick clarifications: IDs are returned without special characters (e.g., HKID A808080(9) → A8080809). → Should we send both raw and cleaned versions, or do you normalize automatically? Many PEP records have n… --- ## [Follow The Money 4.8.0](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/t/follow-the-money-4-8-0/271)
**Author:** [@pudo](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/u/pudo)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2026, 6:38am UTC](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/t/follow-the-money-4-8-0/271 "2026-04-16T06:38:20Z")
Dataset query DSL New query language for filtering datasets by name, collection, or tag. Supports both a dict-based AST and a compact string syntax with | (or), & (and), - (not) operators and parentheses: (#issuer.west … --- ## [Improving data on China's sanctions](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/t/improving-data-on-chinas-sanctions/267)
**Author:** [@not\_antsy](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/u/not_antsy)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2026, 9:30am UTC](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/t/improving-data-on-chinas-sanctions/267 "2026-04-13T09:30:55Z")
Hallo, I helped suggest improvements to the spreadsheet years ago, and I’m interested in improving the China sanction list again. I noticed some duplicated sanction records, incorrect dates, and duplication of sanction p… --- ## [Community Introductions](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/t/community-introductions/42)
**Author:** [@Brenna](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/u/Brenna)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2026, 3:14pm UTC](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/t/community-introductions/42 "2026-04-11T15:14:13Z")
Hi, everyone! If you’d like, we would love it if you took a moment to introduce yourselves here. Share anything you would like us to know about you, your company/organization, what you’re working on, or anything else! L… --- ## [Is there a way to improve/enrich the PEP data quality?](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-improve-enrich-the-pep-data-quality/246)
**Author:** [@innoac](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/u/innoac)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2026, 12:02pm UTC](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-improve-enrich-the-pep-data-quality/246 "2026-04-02T12:02:22Z")
I have noticed: For sanctions entries (e.g., from UN, OFAC, EU, etc.), the records often include useful secondary identifiers such as date of birth (DOB), place of birth, nationality, gender, passport/ID numbers, aliase… --- ## [New dataset suggestion: Chinese Communist Party Leadership Database](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/t/new-dataset-suggestion-chinese-communist-party-leadership-database/269)
**Author:** [@stephenabbottpugh](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/u/stephenabbottpugh)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2026, 12:30pm UTC](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/t/new-dataset-suggestion-chinese-communist-party-leadership-database/269 "2026-04-01T12:30:43Z")
Created by https://jonathonsine.com/ + https://x.com/JonathonPSine License unclear… --- ## [Yente 5.3 - spring cleaning in /match and stability improvements](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/t/yente-5-3-spring-cleaning-in-match-and-stability-improvements/268)
**Author:** [@leon.handreke](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/u/leon.handreke)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2026, 9:57am UTC](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/t/yente-5-3-spring-cleaning-in-match-and-stability-improvements/268 "2026-04-01T09:57:37Z")
Note: Triggers full index rebuild This release contains the usual round of upgrades to our whole stack, as well as the following changes and improvements: we’ve removed the matcher and features fields from /match API… --- ## [Mending fractured PEP data: Read our newest blog post about PoliLoom](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/t/mending-fractured-pep-data-read-our-newest-blog-post-about-poliloom/266)
**Author:** [@Brenna](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/u/Brenna)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2026, 7:57am UTC](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/t/mending-fractured-pep-data-read-our-newest-blog-post-about-poliloom/266 "2026-03-27T07:57:30Z")
We’ve published our latest blog introducing PoliLoom: our new crowdsourcing tool that breaks common data collection tasks into fun, five-minute contributions. Come and help us track who’s running the world. Also, we’r… --- ## [Wikidata wikipediaUrl and us\_sam\_exclusions updates](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/t/wikidata-wikipediaurl-and-us-sam-exclusions-updates/265)
**Author:** [@jbothma](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/u/jbothma)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2026, 3:44pm UTC](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/t/wikidata-wikipediaurl-and-us-sam-exclusions-updates/265 "2026-03-24T15:44:35Z")
We’d like to note two sets of changes that we feel can not wait for the monthly Tech Bulletin announcement process: wikipediaUrl changes (wikidata dataset) We will be progressively releasing corrections to the values i… --- ## [Apprendre à contribué](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/t/apprendre-a-contribue/255)
**Author:** [@Christ](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/u/Christ)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2026, 8:35am UTC](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/t/apprendre-a-contribue/255 "2026-03-19T08:35:12Z")
Bonjour ! je me nomme Christ bénévole wikimédien de la République du Congo. j’aimerais savoir comment contribuer ici. --- ## [How does OpenSanctions handle sanction delistings and asset unfreezes?](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/t/how-does-opensanctions-handle-sanction-delistings-and-asset-unfreezes/259)
**Author:** [@jordangoulet13](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/u/jordangoulet13)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2026, 2:15pm UTC](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/t/how-does-opensanctions-handle-sanction-delistings-and-asset-unfreezes/259 "2026-03-06T14:15:55Z")
Hello OpenSanctions Team, I’ve been using OpenSanctions for compliance screening and noticed that when entities are removed from sanctions lists (e.g., UN Security Council delistings, national asset unfreezes), this doe… --- ## [Technical Updates for March 2026](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/t/technical-updates-for-march-2026/258)
**Author:** [@Brenna](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/u/Brenna)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2026, 3:09pm UTC](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/t/technical-updates-for-march-2026/258 "2026-03-04T15:09:14Z")
Hi everyone! Here are this month’s highlights for upcoming changes, allowing you to adjust your integration in advance. Please take a minute to review and plan any updates. :ocean: Bulk changes to be applied March 16 T… --- ## [Reminder: fields to be removed from hosted \`/match\` API on Monday](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/t/reminder-fields-to-be-removed-from-hosted-match-api-on-monday/257)
**Author:** [@pudo](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/u/pudo)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2026, 7:40am UTC](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/t/reminder-fields-to-be-removed-from-hosted-match-api-on-monday/257 "2026-02-27T07:40:07Z")
tl;dr: On Monday, we’re deploying a breaking change to our hosted API service which removes the following fields from the /match response format: matcher metadata at the root of the response (use /algorithms endpoint i… --- ## [Do i have to pay if i just query names for recruiting background checks?](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/t/do-i-have-to-pay-if-i-just-query-names-for-recruiting-background-checks/256)
**Author:** [@omtr](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/u/omtr)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2026, 11:51am UTC](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/t/do-i-have-to-pay-if-i-just-query-names-for-recruiting-background-checks/256 "2026-02-26T11:51:22Z")
Hi, i’m not sure if i should contact your sales team if we just want to use your website for background checks. We do not need any API or bulk data. We just type in a name on your portal and check the results. Is this a … --- ## [Introductions: the EveryPolitician team](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/t/introductions-the-everypolitician-team/253)
**Author:** [@edie](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/u/edie)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2026, 11:34am UTC](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/t/introductions-the-everypolitician-team/253 "2026-02-16T11:34:37Z")
Hello all! Meet the EveryPolitician team — each of us will respond below with what we do on the project and what you should ask us about. We’re looking forward to hearing from you! --- ## [Multiple or dual citizenships/nationalities](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/t/multiple-or-dual-citizenships-nationalities/247)
**Author:** [@innoac](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/u/innoac)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2026, 8:18am UTC](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/t/multiple-or-dual-citizenships-nationalities/247 "2026-01-29T08:18:55Z")
We are observing cases where an individual is listed with multiple or dual citizenships/nationalities — such as Hong Kong (HKSAR), United Kingdom, and/or China (PRC) — or combinations involving China/PRC alongside Wester… --- ## [Bulk Data Download and Diff](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/t/bulk-data-download-and-diff/248)
**Author:** [@imranbaloch](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/u/imranbaloch)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2026, 8:05am UTC](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/t/bulk-data-download-and-diff/248 "2026-01-29T08:05:50Z")
Hi everyone — I’m planning to use the OpenSanctions data for an automated workflow and I have a few questions about the best way to handle downloads and updates: Data formats — What formats are recommended for program… --- ## [Yente 5.2 - improvements to logic-v2 and Amazon OpenSearch Serverless support](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/t/yente-5-2-improvements-to-logic-v2-and-amazon-opensearch-serverless-support/245)
**Author:** [@leon.handreke](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/u/leon.handreke)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2026, 10:45am UTC](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/t/yente-5-2-improvements-to-logic-v2-and-amazon-opensearch-serverless-support/245 "2026-01-28T10:45:48Z")
Note: Triggers full index rebuild This release brings a bunch of improvements that we’ve made in the aftermath of releasing the logic-v2 scoring algorithm. Some little tweaks to how things are scored as well as new conf… --- ## [FtM to Neo4J: new loader tool, alpha version](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/t/ftm-to-neo4j-new-loader-tool-alpha-version/244)
**Author:** [@pudo](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/u/pudo)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2026, 4:55pm UTC](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/t/ftm-to-neo4j-new-loader-tool-alpha-version/244 "2026-01-26T16:55:54Z")
Hey all! A couple of months ago, I wrote up a little sketch for a new, configurable loading tool that would put followthemoney data into Neo4J. The idea was to make the process more configurable, and load straight to th… --- ## [How does production scheduling and GCS publishing work?](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/t/how-does-production-scheduling-and-gcs-publishing-work/243)
**Author:** [@jordangoulet13](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/u/jordangoulet13)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2026, 10:38am UTC](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/t/how-does-production-scheduling-and-gcs-publishing-work/243 "2026-01-23T10:38:37Z")
Hi, I’ve been exploring the opensanctions codebase and I’m curious about how the crawlers are scheduled and published in production. From looking at the code, I can see that: Individual datasets have cron schedules d… --- ## [Upcoming changes to the UK Sanctions Lists](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/t/upcoming-changes-to-the-uk-sanctions-lists/237)
**Author:** [@Brenna](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/u/Brenna)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2026, 8:26am UTC](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/t/upcoming-changes-to-the-uk-sanctions-lists/237 "2026-01-09T08:26:58Z")
Hi everyone, a quick update regarding our UK Sanctions lists: From Jan 28, the UK Sanctions List (UKSL) will become the single official UK designations source. The existing HMT/OFSI Consolidated List will no longer be u… --- ## [Five Eyes nations guidance on indicators of foreign bribery](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/t/five-eyes-nations-guidance-on-indicators-of-foreign-bribery/234)
**Author:** [@Mr\_Cross](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/u/Mr_Cross)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2026, 3:35am UTC](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/t/five-eyes-nations-guidance-on-indicators-of-foreign-bribery/234 "2026-01-08T03:35:07Z")
The UK’s Serious Fraud Office working with law enforcement partners across the Five Eyes nations (an intelligence alliance consisting of Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the UK and the US), has published guidance to help … [Previous page](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/latest.md) [Next page](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/latest.md?page=2)