“When a Kazakh company receives a letter with a request to sponsor the ruling political party, refusal is fraught with inspections by the financial police and other regulatory authorities. Consent in itself doesn’t guarantee anything, but a large donation allows the company to continue working quietly. Officially there is no violation of the law. Donations…
As some readers of this blog know, Global Integrity is taking on a public role as part of the emerging Open Government Partnership (OGP) initiative. We wanted to take some time to explain why we are getting involved with the OGP and how it might affect some of our other work. We have a second…
In a sign that China’s leadership is not oblivious to the rampant corruption that plagues the country, President Hu Jintao advised that the country “remain vigilant against corruption, [and] be fully aware that fighting corruption will be a protracted, complicated and arduous battle,” in a speech marking the 90th anniversary of the founding of the…
Before 2011 became a historic year in Egypt, there was 2010. That year Mubarak’s regime fiercely cracked down on media to stop an intense debate about the parliamentary elections fraud and Mubarak’s plans to have his son Gamal eventually succeed him. Egyptian reporter Mervat Diab explains what took place before the revolution in his story…
The recent survey of reporters and researchers who contributed to the Global Integrity Report: 2010 contained plenty of positive feedback as well as insightful constructive criticism about the experience of working with Global Integrity. We summarized that feedback in a recent blog post. As promised, we wanted to take some extra space to analyze our…
Earlier this week, we tweeted about charges brought against a fantastic non-governmental organization in the Slovak Republic, Fair Play Alliance. Fair Play Alliance is one of the most innovative NGOs we’ve come across when it comes to powerfully tapping public data online, especially around campaign finance and public procurement, to provide platforms for citizen engagement…