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Kenya's Police Force: 39% of Bribery, Human Rights Abuses

A Kenyan report reveals police bribery accounts for 39% of all reported bribes, exceeding land (45%), vehicle licensing (43%), courts (40%), and civil registration (34%), with the police also facing accusations of extrajudicial killings, abductions, and excessive force.

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28% Bias Score

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Spanish Official Remains in Post Despite Implication in Gas Company Favoritism Scheme

Spanish Vice President María Jesús Montero criticized a suspected scheme by her predecessor, Cristóbal Montoro, to favor gas companies; however, a subdirector general, Óscar del Amo, remains in his position despite being implicated in the alleged scheme, according to a judge's ruling based on interc...

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48% Bias Score

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Greek Government's Response to Subsidy Scandal Reveals Systemic Issues

The Greek government's response to an agricultural subsidy scandal involves a parliamentary committee investigation from 1998 to the present, revealing a pattern of blame-shifting and avoidance of addressing systemic issues that hinders progress.

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48% Bias Score

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Spanish Ex-Minister Resigns Amid Gas Company Corruption Indictment

Former Spanish Finance Minister Cristóbal Montoro resigned from the Popular Party (PP) after being indicted for allegedly altering laws to benefit gas companies between 2011 and 2019, resulting in €779,705 in payments to his former firm, involving 28 individuals and six companies in a scheme includi...

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36% Bias Score

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Bangkok Monk Disappearance Exposes Thai Buddhist Sex Scandal

The disappearance of a senior monk in Bangkok uncovered a sex scandal involving blackmail, lavish gifts, and financial impropriety within Thailand's Buddhist clergy, leading to the arrest of a woman and the dismissal of at least nine senior monks.

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52% Bias Score

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€9 Million Overrun in Navarra Tunnel Project Amid Corruption Investigation

A €76 million public works project to expand the Belate tunnel in Navarra, Spain, awarded to a consortium including the investigated firm Servinabar, faces a €9 million cost overrun due to 14 modifications, raising concerns about transparency and potential corruption.

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64% Bias Score

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Spanish Ex-Minister Implicated in Bribery Scheme

Spanish prosecutors found evidence in April 2019 implicating former Finance Minister Cristóbal Montoro in a bribery scheme involving legislative changes favoring companies, leading to the implication of 28 individuals and highlighting potential systemic corruption.

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44% Bias Score

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Montoro Implicated in Corruption Case, Resigns from PP

Former Spanish Finance Minister Cristóbal Montoro has been implicated in a corruption case by a Tarragona court for allegedly changing laws to benefit gas companies, leading to his resignation from the PP, while PP leader Alberto Núñez Feijóo distances himself from the scandal.

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52% Bias Score

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M4 Motorway Project: Director Admits to Cash Payments to Corrupt Transport Official

A Sydney line marking company director admitted to handing cash to a corrupt NSW transport department employee in exchange for inflated invoices on the M4 motorway project, resulting in approximately \$12 million in contracts awarded between 2012 and 2025.

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36% Bias Score

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Palermo's Enduring Struggle Against Mafia Influence: Then and Now

The 1985 murders of Palermo police commissioners Beppe Montana and Ninni Cassarà, met with public apathy, exposed the city's complicity with the Mafia; 40 years later, Palermo faces similar challenges, battling corruption and a culture of silence.

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64% Bias Score

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Navarra Government Pays €500,000 to Company Linked to Bid-Rigging Allegations

The Navarra regional government, led by María Chivite, paid Servinabar 2000 SL, a company linked to former PSOE official Santos Cerdán and allegedly involved in bid rigging, €500,000 for cost overruns on a project in 2019, reversing a prior rejection by the previous administration and avoiding penal...

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80% Bias Score

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EU Anti-Corruption Directive Stalled Amidst Member State Disagreement

The European Union's proposed anti-corruption directive, stalled in late June 2023 due to disagreements among member states over the criminalization of abuse of office, risks undermining the bloc's credibility in combating corruption both internally and globally.

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52% Bias Score

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