Monthly Archive: September 2015
Guatemalan voters head to the polls Sunday in the midst of a major political crisis that has toppled those even at the highest echelons of political power. Shannon Young has more. Download Audio A...
A report released today by the U.S. Department of Justice detailed what it called “provocative” tactics used by police in Ferguson, Missouri against protesters in the 17 days immediately following the fatal police shooting...
On Tuesday afternoon Guatemala’s Congress voted unanimously to strip President Otto Perez Molina of his immunity from prosecution. The move comes amid a massive corruption scandal that has already prompted several high-ranking officials within...
More than 1,000 anti-corruption advocates are in Malaysia, attending a summit convened by Transparency International. Malaysia’s prime minister was scheduled to deliver the keynote address today – but he didn’t show up. Najib Razak...
In Europe, the humanitarian crisis deepens as record numbers of refugees continue to arrive by land and sea, fleeing violence and poverty in the war-torn Middle East, North Africa and elsewhere. FSRN’s Jacob Resneck...