KI will host the first event in our new debate series at Busboys & Poets this evening. Join us to discuss kleptocratic influence in the media (free entry, bar/kitchen open).
News
- The U.S. Assistant Attorney General called for the criminalization of anonymous companies. (Bloomberg)
- World leaders are meeting in Panama for the 17th International Anti-Corruption Conference - the first since the Panama Papers leaks.
- Vladimir Putin assured skeptics that the Kremlin’s anti-corruption campaign is “not for show.” (BBC)
- South Korean opposition leaders are divided on when to bring an impeachment motionagainst embattled President Park Geun-hye. (Reuters)
- The U.S. State Department endorsed Indian President Modi’s currency crackdown. (IBT)
- Poles are shocked after a hero of the 1980s freedom movement was jailed on corruption charges. (NYT)
- Russian activist Ildar Dadin has been placed in stricter conditions, according to his wife. (RFE/RL)
- Italian police arrested 14 Albanian citizens in a drug and sex trafficking sting. (OCCRP)
- Brazilian lawmakers are attempting to block an anti-corruption bill. (Guardian)
- Ukraine adopted legislation to reform its corrupt healthcare system. (FT)
Features
- In “United States of Anonymity,” Casey Michel looks at how America became a top money laundering destination. (KI)
- Oscar Lopez explains how tourist destination Tulum, Mexico became a den of corruption. (Newsweek)
