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Troubled waters: European neighbourhood progress reports published

By on 2 April 2013 in Anti-corruption movement, European Union, Human rights, Politics and government

This post was originally published in TI-EU‘s blog. Today the EU published progress reports for its neighbourhood partner countries, which also looks at reforms in governance and anti-corruption. It is no secret that the EU’s closest neighbours generally face considerable problems of corruption in their public institutions. The 2012 Corruption Perceptions Index places almost all European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) countries below 50, [...]

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Women’s Day: Seeking justice and transparency in Egypt

By on 6 March 2013 in Africa and Middle East, People power

To ring in International Women’s Day on 8 March, Transparency International is featuring woman corruption fighters around the world. Evronia Azer is one of these women. The coastal city of Alexandria has no shortage of everyday heroes. The activists that do not grace newspaper headlines but just go about their insistent struggle for justice on [...]

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Corruption: An ongoing revolution in the Arab world

By on 5 December 2012 in Africa and Middle East, Measurement and Research, People power

The Arab world witnessed unprecedented changes with the toppling of dictators in Tunisia, Egypt and Libya last year. The Arab Spring served to transform the anti-corruption issue from the responsibility of a few, to the preoccupation of many. In most countries in the Middle East and North Africa region, trust in government remains low, with [...]

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Young activists: the future of social media in the Arab world

By on 19 November 2012 in Africa and Middle East, Technology, Young people

The onset of the Arab uprisings demonstrated the power of social media and its effect of people protesting for their rights. Youth were an integral part of the revolutions, with many grassroots initiatives springing up online in response to years of endemic corruption. In the search for more ways to use technology to fight corruption, [...]

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Foreign bribes in the Middle East & North Africa – Not just a regional problem

By on 5 September 2012 in Africa and Middle East, Asset recovery, Politics and government, Private sector

Recovery of stolen assets is a prime concern for Arab governments at the moment but what role did multinationals play in bribing former corrupt officials? A six month joint investigation published this week in British papers revealed that the country’s authorities have not been proactive in seizing key assets by the former Egyptian president Hosni [...]

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Voting Day in Egypt: why I am optimistic — for now

By on 25 May 2012 in Accountability, Africa and Middle East, People power

With the sun beating down and temperatures reaching 41 degrees in Cairo, I went to my local polling station to vote in an election where, for the first time in our history, no one knows the outcome. This was a remarkable moment for me and my fellow Egyptians.  And because of that, I have to [...]

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A year in the life of the Egyptian civil society

By on 1 February 2012 in Accountability, Anti-corruption Conventions, People power, Politics and government

By Engi M. El Haddad What a year… what turmoil of emotions … what renewed determination. At first it was elation. At long last we saw it happen. We saw our people stand up for their rights. After decades of being disparaged, harassed and made fun of, Egyptian civil society – small groups working on issues [...]

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The Arab Spring: one year on – part two

By on 30 December 2011 in Accountability, Africa and Middle East, Anti-corruption movement, Human rights, People power

The following is an excerpt from an article published by the Huffington Post. A year ago, Tunisians were in the process of bringing down a corrupt leader. It all started on 17 December 2010 when Tunisian fruit-seller Mohamed Bouazizi set himself on fire outside the building of the local officials who had abused him. With [...]

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The Arab Spring: one year on – part one

By on 30 December 2011 in Africa and Middle East, Human rights, People power, Politics and government

The following is an excerpt from an article published by Al Jazeera. As Tahrir Square fills up again with angry, disillusioned and disappointed citizens, those in power in the Arab world and those who wish to gain power through the ballot box in 2012 should ask themselves one question: How can the next generation of [...]

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2011 in words and pictures

By on 29 December 2011 in Anti-corruption Conventions, Anti-corruption movement, Climate Change, Oil and gas, People power

An illustrated, month-by-month look at some of the top corruption-related stories and trends of 2011. January Mohamed Bouazizi sets himself ablaze in defiance of bribe-seeking police. The death of the 26 year-old Tunisian fruit vendor serves as a catalyst for a surge of protests that quickly unfurl across North Africa and the Middle East. We [...]

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