The latest Epstein case files also include North Macedonia, raising suspicions about research projects involving international partners.
The country has been linked to participation in a project with Columbia University, under which brain tissue samples from individuals who had died by suicide were sent abroad for studies on suicide and schizophrenia.
Institutions have stated that consent was obtained from family members; however, the publication of the files has raised doubts about whether this consent was fully respected, as well as concerns regarding transparency and ethics in the process of sending biological samples outside the country.