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We’re Hiring: Project Managers in Washington, DC

Archive - Pre 2015By adminJune 22, 2011Leave a comment

See also: Hiring a Technology & Community Manager in Washington, project managers in Cape Town, and journalists and researchers for the Global Integrity Report field staff.  Organizational Description Global Integrity (https://www.globalintegrity.org) is one of the world’s leading independent information providers on governance and corruption trends globally, generating original, bottom-up data and journalistic reporting through a network of more…

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Crime and Punishment in the Philippines

Archive - Pre 2015By adminJune 21, 2011Leave a comment

On June 1, Andal Ampatuan Sr. pled not guilty to planning the November 2009 massacre of 57 supporters traveling to file nomination papers for Ismael Mangudadatu, a political rival of the Ampatuan clan. Andal Sr. is the patriarch of the Ampatuan political family in the Philippine province of Maguindanao, served as its governor, and was an…

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Law, a Large-Caliber Political Weapon in Bolivia’s Fight Against Money Laundering

Archive - Pre 2015By adminJune 13, 20111 Comment

Despite stronger anti-money laundering regulations in Latin America, many countries show little evidence of efforts to enforce the law. In some cases, however, enforcement is turning into a new and powerful political tool. Andrés Schipani explains what’s happening in Bolivia in his story Law, a Large-Caliber Political Weapon in Bolivia’s Fight Against Money Laundering. This…

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We’re Hiring: South Africa-based Project Managers

Archive - Pre 2015By adminJune 8, 20118 Comments

UPDATE (7/1/2011): The application process for these positions is now closed. UPDATE (8/15/2011): These positions have been filled. Thank you to all who expressed interest. We’re hiring again. And, by the way, opening an office in Cape Town, South Africa (more on that to come). Interested in working with us? Read more and apply below.…

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They Still Burn Newspapers: Angola’s Zero Tolerance Towards Investigative Journalism

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In the age of blogs, social media and all sorts of information technology innovations, some governments still think they can just burn thousands of newspaper and magazine issues to stop a publication. Reporter Rafael Marquis de Morais, who usually publishes the results of his investigations in his blog, explains the situation in Angola in the…

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Sex, Lies, and a New Turkish Constitution

Archive - Pre 2015By adminMay 31, 2011Leave a comment

Turkey finds itself amidst a growing sex tape scandal. It has led to 10 resignations within the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), the nationalist opposition party. Parliament head Mehmet Ali Şahin has argued that the scandal targets no individual political party and threatens the country’s entire political system. However, the allegations center on the sexual activity…

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