Transparency International - Daily Corruption News (1 Dec 2014)

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http://www.transparency.org//news/dcn_news/daily_corruption_news_1_december_2014

Today's top story

Egypt: Rights groups dismayed after Mubarak murder charges dropped
The Wall Street Journal (TI mention)

Rights groups denounced an Egyptian court’s decision to drop murder charges against former President Hosni Mubarak in connection with the killings of protesters during the 2011 uprising, saying it erased one of the biggest achievements of the Arab Spring.


More news

Global: 2018 World Cup bid: Ex-MI6 officers 'found corruption' while spying on Russia during battle to host tournament
The Independent
China: China investigates senior Xinjiang security official for graft
Reuters
Paraguay: Paraguayan tailor creates suit without pockets to fight corruption
EFE
Thailand: Family of Thai princess stripped of title
Agence France-Presse
UK: Revealed: How eleven peers gave £14m to political parties before being appointed to the House of Lords
The Daily Mail


Blogs and opinion

Mexico: A government infiltrated by drug lords is a failed one
Al Jazeera America
US: How corruption abroad threatens US national security
Los Angeles Times


News from Transparency International

On the blog: Challenging corruption in Afghanistan
Press release: Dismissal of charges against Mubarak hinders Egypt’s fight against corruption

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