Leaked drafts of reforms intended to strengthen the government’s hand in the fight against crime have outraged judicial and human rights workers.
Tag: Corruption (Institutional)
Glenn Greenwald in Bolsonaro’s Brazil: ‘I Trigger a Lot of Their Primal Rage’
The American journalist has found himself at the center of another political firestorm, this time over press freedom in Brazil.
E.U. Farm Chief Pledges to Tackle Corruption in Subsidy Program
The vow follows a New York Times investigation showing how one of the world’s largest subsidy programs enriches far-right leaders, bankrolls oligarchs and underwrites Mafia tactics.
Putin Outlines Political Overhaul, Including Possible Post for Himself
By proposing to empower a toothless advisory body, President Vladimir V. Putin set off new speculation about his long-term plans.
How U.S. Firms Helped Africa’s Richest Woman Exploit Her Country’s Wealth
Isabel dos Santos, the daughter of Angola’s former president, built an empire in a country mired in corruption. Western consultants were her advisers.
How U.S. Firms Helped Africa’s Richest Woman Exploit Her Country’s Wealth
Isabel dos Santos, the daughter of Angola’s former president, built an empire in a country mired in corruption. Western consultants were her advisers.
Ukraine’s President Said He’d Fight Corruption. Resistance Is Fierce.
For Volodymyr Zelensky, taking on the oligarchs and organized crime is a domestic test with geopolitical consequences.
Clashes Shake Beirut as Anti-Government Protests Explode in Violence
Demonstrators and security forces battled in the worst violence yet after three months of protests against Lebanon’s political elite.
Ukraine’s Prime Minister Oleksiy Honcharuk Offers Resignation
In a recording, Prime Minister Oleksiy Honcharuk appears to criticize the economic acumen of President Volodymyr Zelensky. His resignation, though, was turned down.
Netanyahu Seeks Immunity From Israeli Corruption Charges
His request to Parliament is a rare move, and a potentially unpopular one, heading into a general election. But it could keep the Israeli leader out of court.