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The right to be heard and participatory video-making

4 October 2011 in Africa and Middle East, People power, Technology, Water

Annette Jaitner, Senior Programme Coordinator in our Africa and the Middle East Department, writes about an alternative approach some of our African chapters are using to engage people in anti-corruption work Our African chapters in Ghana, Liberia, Mozambique, Sierra Leone, Uganda, and Zambia are supporting poor communities to make their films that highlight the problems […]

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The #spanishrevolution of the Movement 15-M

20 September 2011 in Europe and Central Asia, People power

By Manuel Villoria and Mike Beke, Transparency International Spain In May 2011, thousands of protesters in Madrid came together to demonstrate for change in the political and economic and social system of Spain. The protests rapidly spread across the country and even crossed the border to various European cities.  Organized through social media platforms, like […]

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El #spanishrevolution del Movimiento 15M

20 September 2011 in Europe and Central Asia, People power

Escrito por Manuel Villoria y Mike Beke, Transparency International España En Mayo de  2011, miles de manifestantes se reúnen en Madrid organizando protestas ciudadanas  pacíficas en busca del cambio político, económico y social en el sistema español. Estas protestas se extienden rápidamente por el país y llegan a cruzar fronteras a varias ciudades europeas. Organizadas […]

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Is the Arab Spring coming to Algeria?

16 September 2011 in Africa and Middle East, People power

Antonia Bosanquet, Transparency International’s Arab media specialist, debates the possibility of the Arab Spring’s arrival in Algeria. A number of Facebook pages, Youtube videos and other social network sites are calling for a peaceful demonstration today. So far, Algeria, which ranks higher than Libya but lower than Tunisia or Egypt on our Corruption Perceptions Index, […]

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Libya: will this be the next Iraq?

14 September 2011 in Africa and Middle East, Oil and gas, People power, Private sector

Antonia Bosanquet, Transparency International’s Arab media specialist, looks at Libya’s future as seen by Arab-language online media. It’s over and the end was cleaner than any of the NATO allies dared to hope; instead of the “grubby compromise” between rebels and Ghaddafi loyalists that was predicted by analysts, the rebels surprised the world by storming […]

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Looking to a new Libya

31 August 2011 in Accountability, Africa and Middle East, G20, Oil and gas, People power, Politics and government, Private sector

As Transparency International asks the G20 Anti-Corruption Working Group to prioritise anti-bribery laws, asset recovery and money laundering ahead of the Cannes G20 Summit, Transparency International’s Group Director for Research & Knowledge Robin Hodess reflects on relevance of the disastrous and destabilising impacts the failure to address corruption has had in Arab Spring countries such […]

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Race to the top

25 August 2011 in Accountability, Africa and Middle East, People power, Poverty and development

Transparency International’s Annual Report highlights work from more than 100 countries around the world. The following extract looks at how TI Development Pacts can facilitate common goals and improve governance and transparency of communities and their representatives. No one from Kyebe in Uganda would have dreamed it. The community has become a model example of […]

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Lights go out in India for detained anti-corruption campaigners

17 August 2011 in Asia Pacific, People power

Yesterday anti-corruption leaders in India called on citizens to turn off their lights in the evening to protest the detention of more than 1200 anti-corruption campaigners in New Delhi, The New York Times reported. The campaigners were detained following the arrest of well-known activist and Transparency International Integrity Award winner Anna Hazare early yesterday morning. […]

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Ghanaian students stand up to corruption

4 August 2011 in Africa and Middle East, Education, People power, TISDA

Transparency International’s Advocacy and Legal Advice Centres provide free assistance to victims and witnesses of corruption, helping them to pursue their complaints. They process thousands of cases each year in more than 40 countries. This is one of them.

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Digital Technologies And The Arab Spring – Part two

3 August 2011 in Africa and Middle East, People power, Technology

In the second part of his article, Johnny West, author of a new book based on his personal experience of the Arab Spring, writes about the potential of social media in the post-revolution Arab world. Read part one here. In Tunisia, digital technologies have started to provide transparency in the political arena in an interesting […]

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