Global IssuesNews headlines for “Corruption”, page 11
Egypt Sounds Alarm on Economy
- Inter Press Service
Egyptian officials are warning that the country, just emerging from a popular uprising that ousted the regime of former President Hosni Mubarak, could be facing a major economic crisis with lagging international aid and foreign investment.
UKRAINE: Murder Case Reopens Can of Worms
- Inter Press Service
Accused of being unfriendly towards journalists, Ukraine President Viktor Yanukovich has surprised the world by starting an investigation for abuse of power against former president Leonid Kuchma over the murder of an opposition journalist in 2000.
BRAZIL: Protected Witness Speaks Out - Part 1
- Inter Press Service
Despite the risks involved, a man who is under the witness protection programme in Brazil and his wife decided to tell their story to IPS, to denounce flaws in a system that, in their case, has added neglect and isolation to the total anonymity in which they must live.
Working to Uproot Impunity in Guatemala
- Inter Press Service
The controversial acquittal of former Guatemalan President Alfonso Portillo of embezzlement charges was a new frustration for anti-corruption groups who are pushing for reforms to fight impunity in a country where 98 percent of crimes go unsolved.
ENVIRONMENT-RUSSIA: Activists Protest Destruction of 500-Year-Old Forest by Road
- Inter Press Service
Environmentalists and rights campaigners have mounted pressure on the Russian government to rescind the decision to demolish more than 500-year-old woodlands to make way for the construction of a new super-highway linking Moscow with the country's northern capital, St. Petersburg.
U.S.: 'Toughest Sheriff' in Legal Crosshairs
- Inter Press Service
The United States' self-proclaimed 'toughest sheriff' has made international headlines for housing inmates at outdoor tent facilities and conducting immigration sweeps in Latino neighbourhoods.
BOOKS: The Lonely Plight of the Whistleblower
- Inter Press Service
'Few paths are more treacherous than the one that challenges an abuse of power,' warns 'A Handbook for Committing the Truth: The Corporate Whistleblower's Survival Guide' - a primer not only for whistleblowers but for corporate leaders and citizen activists as well, say authors Tom Devine and Tarek Maassarani.
LDC Meet Ends, Blame Game Begins
- Inter Press Service
Mission not accomplished. This is in three words what more than 200 eminent speakers and panelists from over 70 participating countries in effect told their peers, the media and delegates who attended the U.N. Least Developed Countries (LDCs) Fourth Conference May 9-13 in Istanbul.
Black Market in Arms Flourishing as Arab Spring Continues
- Inter Press Service
As the Syrian uprisings escalate in violence, Lebanon’s black market in arms is flourishing, with prices of light and medium weapons driven higher by Lebanese and Syrian demand.
MEXICO: Four-Day March for 'Peace with Justice' Calls for Social Pact
- Inter Press Service
'I want to request the resignation of the Secretary (Minister) of Public Security. We want a message today from the president, showing that he did hear us,' said poet Javier Sicilia before a crowded square overflowing with demonstrators who participated in a four-day-long March for Peace with Justice and Dignity in Mexico.
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