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Freedom of speech: Scotland could derail Europe's drive to stop rich people silencing journalists

Investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia was murdered by a car bomb on October 16 2017, near her home in northern Malta. For years she had been reporting on a web of corruption and money laundering on the Mediterranean islands, involving places as far away as Shanghai, London, Baku and Dubai.

The Conversation

Disgraced ex-Chicago police sergeant breaks his decadelong silence

Former Sgt. Ronald Watts pleaded guilty to corruption. Judges have thrown out 226 convictions tied to him. Now he’s lashing back at prosecutors.

Chicago Sun-Times

He was the head of Mexico's FBI. Now he's on trial for accepting cartel bribes

Guilty or innocent, the drug-corruption trial in New York of high-ranking former Mexican government official, Genaro Garcia Luna, shows the limits of the U.S. to win its decades-long "war on drugs."

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Colombia's Petro presents controversial health reform to Congress

Colombian President Gustavo Petro on Monday presented a controversial health reform to lawmakers which his government says will improve primary care, expand access to treatment, raise healthcare worker salaries and fight corruption by eliminating private sector management of payments.

Reuters

Corrupt officers 'must go'

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha admitted on Monday that police corruption has been going on for years, and stakeholders must make a concerted effort to clean up the police force.

Bangkok Post

Albanian opposition disrupts parliament as supporters rally

Albanian opposition lawmakers blowing whistles have disrupted a Parliament session to press home their demand for the government’s resignation for alleged corruption, as hundreds of their supporters outside tried to push into the building

The Independent UK

GOP use Hunter to distract from Kushner

GOP's sick new goal: Get Biden to break down emotionally over Hunter's laptop to distract from Kushner's corruption

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Gibraltar’s chief minister threatens top rights lawyers with defamation

Lawyers call for apology and withdrawal of threats made during inquiry into alleged government corruption

The Guardian - UK

Nigerian elections: Eight issues young people want the new government to address

As Nigeria prepares for the 25 February presidential elections, it’s interesting to consider what young Nigerians are expecting.

The Conversation

Cameroon president's 90th birthday marked by cocktail of woes

Edith Kah Walla was at the front of a crowd of students that welcomed Cameroon's new president Paul Biya on a tour of the United States in 1984, full of hope that the young leader would bring stability and democracy, and end corruption.

Reuters

Belgium charges another EU lawmaker with corruption

Belgian prosecutors have charged another European Union lawmaker, Marc Tarabella, with corruption in a cash-for-influence scandal that shook the European Parliament, Belgium's daily Le Soir reported.

Reuters

Albanian opposition protests against corruption, poverty

Thousands of opposition supporters rallied in front of the Albanian prime minister's office on Saturday accusing the government of Edi Rama of corruption and protesting against the high cost of living which is forcing people to leave the country.

Reuters

Albanian opposition leads anti-government protest

Thousands of supporters of Albania’s political opposition are taking part in an anti-government protest and calling for the prime minister’s resignation for alleged corruption and mishandling of the small Balkan nation’s economy

The Independent UK

Eerie abandoned judge's mansion full of secrets from suicide to corruption

County judge and town mayor A.E Singleton lived in the Union Springs, Alabama, US mansion with his wife and eight children in the 1900s but they were forced to leave amid corruption claims

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Guidelines drafted to govern sporting events

To prevent a recurrence of incidents such as the corruption and bid rigging allegations related to the Tokyo Games, a draft of governance guidelines was released Friday for bodies that organize major sporting events in Japan.

Bangkok Post

PM praises role of social media

Social media is helping to expose and resolve cases of corruption, which has become entrenched in society, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said on Friday during a speech on the role of young ambassadors in further developing the country and on the global stage.

Reuters

U.S., UK sanction eight Bulgarians over alleged corruption

The United States and Britain on Friday sanctioned eight Bulgarians for alleged corruption, including the country’s wealthiest man and a former minister who allegedly profited illegally from deals involving Bulgaria's only nuclear power plant and Russian energy firms.

The Independent UK

Texas AG settles with former aides who reported him to FBI

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has agreed to apologize and pay $3.3 million in taxpayer money to four former staffers who accused him of corruption in 2020, igniting an ongoing FBI investigation into the three-term Republican

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The Independent UK

US sanctions Bulgarian officials, firms for corruption

The Treasury Department is imposing sanctions on five current and former Bulgarian officials, as well as five entities accused of illicit personal gain and undermining the country’s democratic institutions

Asharq Al-Awsat

Brother of Algerian Ex-leader Given 12-Year Graft Sentence

An Algerian court has imposed a 12-year prison sentence on the younger brother of the country's late President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, after convicting him of corruption under his brother's 20-year rule. Once seen as one of Algeria's most powerful men, Said Bouteflika was an unofficial counsellor to the president — who…

The Independent UK

EU lawmaker held for questioning in corruption scandal

Belgium's federal prosecutor's office says an EU lawmaker linked to a corruption scandal that rocked the bloc’s Parliament in December has been detained for questioning as police conduct further raids

Reuters

Belgium detains two more EU lawmaker in graft investigation

Belgian prosecutors arrested one lawmaker and took another in for questioning on Friday in connection with a corruption scandal that has hit the European Parliament.

The Guardian - UK

Belgian MEP arrested in ‘cash for influence’ inquiry

Police search Marc Tarabella’s safe deposit box and offices as part of anti-corruption investigation

The Independent UK

Corruption endangers world's shrinking fisheries

Corruption is undermining the management of some of the world’s most threatened fishing grounds

Reuters

Brazil ex-governor implicated in corruption freed from house arrest

A Brazilian court ordered that former Rio de Janeiro Governor Sergio Cabral be released from house arrest on Thursday, but the politician still faces corruption charges.

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