Apr
2017
Transparency International calls on Bahrain to stop harassing anti-corruption activists
Civil society - Transparency International today called on the government of Bahrain to lift its travel ban on Sayed Sharaf Almosawi, the chair of its partner organisation in Bahrain, the Bahrain Transparency Society.The global anti-corruption movement strongly condemns the ongoing intimidation and harassment of ...
Translations: AR
Apr
2017
Transparency International condemns the killing of protesters in Venezuela
Civil society - Transparency International, the global anti-corruption movement, and its chapters in Latin America condemn the killings of citizens during protests in Venezuela and call on the government to protect the space for people to express their opposition. Citizens want a democracy that holds those in ...
Translations: ES
Apr
2017
Transparency International condemns threats of violence and intimidation against its Tunisia partner
Civil society - Transparency International, the global anti-corruption movement, condemns the threats made against its partner in Tunisia and calls on the authorities investigate the smear campaign against IWatch Tunisia.
Translations: AR
Apr
2017
TI Indonesia Condemns the Attack Against the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Investigator
Law enforcement - Novel Baswedan, a senior investigator with the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) suffered burns on his face from an acid attack on Tuesday morning, April 11. An unidentified person reportedly hurled acid at Novel after the investigator joined a morning prayer in mosque near his home in Kelapa ...
Apr
2017
To fight corruption, Afghanistan must strengthen and reform its anti-corruption agencies
Law enforcement - Afghanistan’s system for fighting corruption has too many separate anti-corruption agencies (ACAs) and not enough coordination or independence to be effective, according to new research by Transparency International, which is recommending an overhaul of the current structures.
Apr
2017
US$2.7 billion of São Paulo property linked to offshore secret companies
Law enforcement - An investigation by Transparency International found that in São Paulo 3,452 properties worth at least US$2.7 billion are linked to offshore secret companies, raising red flags about the use of real estate for money laundering in Brazil’s largest city.
Apr
2017
Report launch: Transparency International finds thousands of São Paulo properties are secretly owned
Law enforcement - Transparency International will launch a new report on 10 April, following a year-long investigation into property ownership in São Paulo. It shows that billions of dollars’ worth of property is linked to secrecy jurisdictions making it impossible to find out who is the real beneficial owner.
Apr
2017
Corruption Watch joins civil society call for day of mobilisation
Civil society - Corruption Watch, in this week of multiple calls for action in response to recent cabinet shifts as well as the ratings downgrade, urges the public to join the march from the treasury building on Church Square to the Union Buildings on Friday, 7 April 2017.
Apr
2017
Luxury goods dealers do too little to limit sales to the corrupt
Law enforcement - Luxury goods sellers – from jewellers and real estate agents to yacht builders and diamond brokers – are doing little to check if their customers are using corrupt money to fund their high-end purchases. A new report from the anti-corruption movement Transparency International found that little ...
Mar
2017
Transparency International condemns the move to co-opt the democratic process in Venezuela
Politics and government - As Venezuela moves ever closer to a dictatorship with the takeover of Congress by the Supreme Court on 30 March, Transparency International, the global anti-corruption movement, calls for a guarantee for the rights of citizens and the protection of civil society.
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