Corruption

Students take part in a demonstration against corruption outside the presidential palace on October 17, 2025 in Manila, Philippines. Filipino Gen Z protesters walked out of their classes on Friday and took part in what they called a “National Day of Action Against Corruption,” amid revelations of massive corruption in multibillion-peso flood control projects that have implicated officials, engineers, contractors, and politicians. © Ezra Acayan/Getty Images

Philippines: “We Want Abusive Officials Jailed”

How ordinary Filipinos are demanding accountability from their government.

31 Oct 25

Students take part in a demonstration against corruption outside the presidential palace on October 17, 2025 in Manila, Philippines. © Ezra Acayan/Getty Images

Do Philippines Anti-Corruption Protests Signal Change?

It is the poorest Filipinos who bear the brunt of natural disasters, compounded by graft and weak risk reduction systems.

31 Oct 25

Thousands of residents protest against a new bill curtailing anti-corruption agencies on July 23, 2025 in Kharkiv, Ukraine. © Nikoletta Stoyanova/Getty Images

Fighting Corruption in Wartime Ukraine

Even amid active conflict – Ukrainians continue to hold their government accountable.

8 Aug 25

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Holding Moldova's Judiciary to Account

Investigative journalists and civil society demand accountability from Moldova's justice system.

7 Feb 25

In recent months, vast swathes of farmland have been seized for gold mining, often without compensation for local farmers. © IWPR

The Winners and Losers of Ghana’s Gold Rush

Villagers are routinely shut out of negotiations by cartels who profit from land grabs.

10 Dec 24

Illustration from the Gato Encerrado investigation, Permission to Kill.

Salvadoran Police’s Permission to Kill

IWPR investigation reveals organised crime network within El Salvador's police.

6 Dec 24

President of Moldova Maia Sandu. © Carl Court/Getty Images

What Next for Moldova?

Country’s European trajectory may depend on healing internal discord and ensuring public trust in the electoral process.

8 Nov 24

A Guatemalan journalist protests against the arrest of Jose Ruben Zamora, president of the newspaper El Periodico, outside the Justice Palace in Guatemala City, on July 30, 2022. © JOHAN ORDONEZ/AFP via Getty Images

Latin America: Journalism Continues to Hold Power to Account

Despite coming under constant attack, independent media are achieving remarkable impact.

1 May 24

Emilia Sercan has been an investigative journalist for over 25 years.

Romania: Defying Kompromat

“I couldn’t be bribed or stopped with death threats, but maybe I was supposed to be embarrassed enough by intimate pictures to be silenced.”

8 Mar 24

In the village of Salchia, in southern Moldova, a sign states that the playground was built with funding by Ilan Shor. The fugitive businessman retains significant influence on Moldovan politics despite a sentence in absentia on fraud charges. © Piotr Garciu

Shor: Moscow’s Man in Moldova

Life in exile has not hindered the fugitive magnate’s political powers.

13 Dec 23

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