Daily Corruption News: 24 September 2012
Today's top story
Vietnam: Vietnam convicts 3 bloggers for criticizing government; sentences range from 4 to 12 years
The Associated Press
A Vietnamese court issued jail sentences ranging from four to 12 years on Monday to three bloggers who wrote about human rights abuses, corruption and foreign policy, intensifying a crackdown on citizens’ use of the Internet to criticize the government.
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Australia: Bribery scandal widens
The Sydney Morning Herald
Bulgaria: Bulgarians paying more bribes to civil servants – survey
Reuters
Cameroon: Cameroon’s Marafa Hamidou Yaya jailed in ‘Albatross’ case
BBC
China: China sentences former police chief for hiding murder by Bo Xilai’s wife
The Washington Post
Egypt: Majority of Egypt’s corruption cases filed since 2011 still in limbo: IGA head
Al Ahram
Israel: Israeli ex-PM Olmert spared jail in corruption case
Reuters
Multimedia of the week
Myanmar: Video showing rampant Burmese police corruption leaked online
France 24
Blogs and opinion
Global: Shell companies: Launderers Anonymous
The Economist
News from Transparency International
On the blog: The business case for fighting corruption
Call for proposals: The IACC Social Entrepreneurs Initiative
