The disappearance of Meng Hongwei highlighted China’s opaque legal system. His wife’s public appeals for help were a potential embarrassment to Beijing.
Tag: Corruption (Institutional)
Iraq Ferry Accident Sets Off Political Upheaval in Mosul
After a ferry disaster that killed at least 97, Parliament fired the governor of Nineveh Province and replaced him with a “crisis cell” to improve government services and root out endemic corruption.
‘It’s Time to Break the Chains.’ Algerians Seek a Revolution.
The demonstrations in Algeria have grown larger every week and now seem unstoppable. The protesters demand the ouster of not only President Bouteflika, but his entire system.
With a Second President in Jail, Brazil’s Carwash Probe Lives on
The detention of former president Michel Temer has triggered breathless coverage, rampant speculation and mocking Tweets.
South Africa Politician Arrested in Killing of Whistle-Blower
A high-ranking leader of South Africa’s African National Congress was arrested in the killing of an anticorruption whistle-blower.
He Played a President on Ukrainian TV. Now He Wants the Real Thing.
In an increasingly familiar pattern worldwide, a political neophyte, the comic actor Volodymyr Zelensky, is leading in the polls in Ukraine’s presidential race.
In Slovakia, Unlikely Presidential Candidate Signals a Backlash Against Populism
Zuzana Caputova, a campaigning lawyer making her first run for office, is leading in the polls while espousing liberal attitudes long considered politically toxic.
Slovak Businessman Charged With Ordering Murder of Journalist Jan Kuciak
Marian Kocner, who has long been linked with organized crime and corruption, was said to have issued threats a few months before the reporter and his fiancée were killed.
Venezuela Blackout, in 2nd Day, Threatens Food Supplies and Patient Lives
Venezuelan officials blamed the opposition and the United States for the outage, but provided no evidence. At a hospital with a backup generator, one man said, “A lot of us are going to die here.”
An Unapologetic Trudeau Speaks Up on Political Crisis Rattling Canada
“I was not aware of that erosion of trust, and as prime minister and leader of the federal ministry, I should have been,” Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said at a news conference.