Public radio’s longest-running daily global news program.

©2026 The World from PRX

PRX is a 501(c)(3) organization recognized by the IRS: #263347402.

corruption

Teachers representing the observatory of knowledge, protest against budget cuts for public universities outside the Ministry of Education, in Brasilia, Brazil, Tuesday, July 2, 2019. 
Trust the process: Part I
A view of a courtroom inside Rome's tribunal Thursday, Nov. 5, 2015, during the first hearing of a trial of involving politicians and businessmen.
Critical State
The Italian job: Part I
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, center, former President Hamid Karzai, right, and Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah, left, watch the live broadcast of Gulbuddin Hekmatyar after the signing of a peace treaty at the presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan
Afghanistan
The Afghan government and the US lost popular support over corruption in Afghanistan, investigator general says
Blinken speaks at podium
Global Politics
A new US award honors anti-corruption advocates around the world
A group of four people sit in red chairs in an elegant room with green and gold-starred walls
Human rights
UK sanctions on Russians, Saudis are a ‘milestone’ for human rights, advocate says
A headshot of Trump in shadow
Trump administration
Trump’s hypocrisy on corruption is just what Putin wants
A female protester raises her fist as she takes part in a march to protest against the decision of Guatemala President Jimmy Morales to end the mandate of the UN-backed anti-graft commission, the CICIG, in Guatemala City, Guatemala, January 12, 2019.
Justice
Guatemala shut down its anti-corruption commission. Now its people worry about impunity.
A green military truck drives on a road.
US Diplomacy
State Dept. list of corrupt Central American government officials is a ‘sham,’ rep. says
South Korean ousted leader Park Geun-hye arrives at a court in Seoul in handcuffs and escorted by a police officer.
Economics
South Korean court jails former president Park for 24 years
The headquarters of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection of the Communist Party of China is pictured in Beijing.
Justice
China’s new anti-graft super-ministry adds to concerns about suspects’ rights
Former Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva attends a meeting with members of the Workers Party that decided Lula da Silva will be its candidate again in the 2018 election, despite losing an appeal against a corruption conviction that will likely
Global Politics
Lula’s limbo between prison and presidency looms over 2018 Brazil race
South Korean President Moon Jae-in
Business
A year after South Korea passed an anti-corruption law, some businesses say it goes too far
Saudi Arabian Prince Alwaleed bin Talal
Global Politics
Saudi Arabia arrests dozens of princes, officials and a top business tycoon
gerrymandering
Conflict
The political lines that divide us
Culture
What’s the word of the week around the globe?
Donald Trump Jr. arrives at Trump Tower in New York City, U.S. January 18, 2017.
Global Politics
Ahead of his Senate testimony, hedge fund manager Browder dishes about the Russia investigation
A demonstrator confronts riot police during a protest against Brazil's President Michel Temer in front of the Planalto Palace in Brasilia, Brazil, on May 18.
Global Politics
Brazil will not be outdone by Washington’s chaos
Enemies of the (Corrupt) People
Full Episode
Gold mining DRC
Justice
Catholic bishops outraged by Congress’ repeal of an anti-corruption measure that could support child labor
A Romanian holds a sign that reads "we stand united" during a demonstration of thousands against the government in Bucharest, Romania, Feb. 6, 2017.
Justice
Romanian protests continue despite government retreat
Former Exxon Mobil Corp. CEO Rex Tillerson was an outspoken critic of the rule designed to prevent bribery.
Economics
In a victory for the oil industry, Congress makes it easier to pay bribes for drilling rights
Demonstrators have accused the government of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro of systemic corruption.
Global Politics
US drama over congressional ethics resonates in Latin America
Attack in Turkey, Corruption at the Department of Homeland Security, O.J. Simpson and Race in America
Full Episode
Two weeks after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the demonetization of 500 and 1000 rupee currency notes, residents of south Delhi continue to line up in front of ATMs in hopes of withdrawing cash.
Economics
India’s crisis over bank notes hits women especially hard
Workers repair a tank of Petrobras oil company in Cubatao, Brazil, on April 12.
Justice
After Dilma, will Brazil keep up its massive corruption case?
Boniface Mwangi
Justice
Police officers treat this Nairobi neighborhood like an ‘ATM machine,’ residents say
Brazil's former president, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.
Global Politics
Why Brazil will one day celebrate charges against its beloved ex-president
Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva
Global Politics
Brazil’s ‘House of Cards’ continues as ex-president Lula is detained in anti-corruption probe
A worker puts the final touches on a carnival mask bearing the likeness of federal police agent Newton Ishii, at a costume factory in the suburb of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, January 11, 2016.
Culture
Brazilian Carnival floats this year included David Bowie, Yoda and this famous police officer
Children reading "Gbagba"
Books
This children’s book is starting a national conversation about corruption in Liberia
Ling Jihua, newly elected vice chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), pauses while attending the opening ceremony of the CPPCC at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing March 3, 2013.
Global Politics
Secret Chinese documents leaked to the US all lead back to semi-naked women and a Ferrari
Executive Committee member Salman Bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa (R) congratulates FIFA President Sepp Blatter after he was re-elected at the FIFA Congress in Zurich, Switzerland, May 29, 2015.
Sports
The men who want to clean up world soccer all have mud on their shoes
Former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili meets pro-European integration protestors in Independence square in Kiev, December 7, 2013.
Global Politics
Former Georgian president brings the fight against corruption to Ukraine
Demonstrators shout as they hold Guatemalan national flags and a picture of former Guatemalan President Jacobo Arbenz, during a protest against Guatemala's President Otto Perez in Guatemala City, Guatemala, August 22, 2015.
Global Politics
Don’t call the protests in Guatemala the ‘Central American Spring.’ No one likes hyperbole.
Chuck Blazer, for nearly two decades the most senior American official at FIFA, , was among those whose guilty pleas were unsealed Wednesday by U.S. authorities. Blazer pocketed millions of dollars in marketing commissions and avoided paying taxes. He has
Sports
The American who’s already pleaded guilty in the FIFA scandal is part Santa Claus and part Falstaff
A man works on the engine of his car, as motorists wait for fuel at a gas station in Abuja.
Business
In oil-rich Nigeria, just getting a tank of gas is an all-day endeavor
A protester hits a pot during a demonstration to commemorate International Labour Day in downtown Guatemala City, May 1, 2015. International Workers' Day, also known as Labour Day or May Day, commemorates the struggle of workers in industrialised countrie
Justice
A Guatemalan spring? Youth-driven protests demand resignation of leaders
Supporters of Nigerian presidential candidate Muhammadu Buhari celebrate his election victory on March 31, 2015. Buhari is the first Nigerian to peacefully oust a sitting president under the country's democratic system.
Global Politics
Goodnight for Goodluck: Nigeria’s president concedes election defeat
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan warned against violence ahead of Saturday's presidential election.
Global Politics
Nigeria’s choices for president: a former military ruler or a corrupt incumbent
A supporter holds a sign during a protest on March 16, 2015, outside MVS Radio in Mexico City gainst the dismissal of Mexican journalist Carmen Aristegui.
Media
A muckraking radio host in Mexico just got fired, and her fans say the government did it
Demonstrators attend a protest against Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff in São Paulo on March 15, 2015. Protest organizers in dozens of cities across Brazil are planning marches to pressure Rousseff over unpopular budget cuts and a corruption scandal tha
Global Politics
A ‘fragile moment’ is reached in Brazil as millions rage against corruption
An internally displaced Afghan child stands outside a shelter outside Jalalabad city.
Global Politics
Here is why government corruption can spawn religious extremism around the globe
Russia's President Vladimir Putin makes his annual New Year address to the nation in Moscow December 31, 2014.
Global Politics
Five corrupt moves that helped make Putin the most powerful man in Russia
Journalists look at a light installation showing the official logotype of the 2018 FIFA World Cup during its unveiling ceremony at the Bolshoi Theater building in Moscow, October 28, 2014.
Sports
FIFA clears Russia and Qatar of corruption over World Cup bids — but its own investigator isn’t so sure
Zahit Salazar used to earn a little money selling clothes she bought near the southern border with Mexico. But Mexico's new checkpoints have made that too difficult. She's had to fall back on grinding corn to make tamales.
Global Politics
Locals say checkpoints along Mexico’s southern border mean endless commutes and shake-downs
A cover illustration for the Communist-era board game Burokratopoly, which is being re-launched by Berlin's DDR Museum.
Culture
To understand life in East Germany, all you need is this board game
Byambajav Ulambayar, a four-time World Sumo champion, celebrates a win at last year's US Sumo Open.
Sports
America is becoming an under-the-radar hub of sumo wrestling
China's then Public Security Minister Zhou Yongkang attends the 17th National Congress of the Communist Party of China at the Great Hall of the People, in Beijing. (October 16, 2007 file photo)
Global Politics
It’s official. The ‘Dick Cheney’ of China is a target of Beijing’s anti-corruption campaign
A Brazilian policeman pulls a gun out of the window of a car during a June 23 protest against the World Cup on a street in São Paulo. Activists say the arrests of two men at those protests were trumped up by police.
Conflict & Justice
Are Brazilian police framing anti-World Cup protesters?
A dinosaur statue at the Jurassic Forest park in Alberta, Canada.
Development & Education
A Peruvian town chooses a dinosaur park over building a hospital
FIFA President Sepp Blatter announces that Qatar will host the 2022 World Cup. The choice has come under growing fire as corruption and labor abuse allegations have mounted.
Sports
The fight against Qatar as a World Cup host reaches the halls of Congress
Conflict & Justice
Prosecutors wiretap Wall Street
Every Day is For the Thief includes photos by the author, Teju Cole.
Arts, Culture & Media
This book by Teju Cole may just help you understand what drives Nigeria’s corruption
Every Day is For the Thief includes photos by the author, Teju Cole.
Arts, Culture & Media
This book by Teju Cole may just help you understand what drives Nigeria’s corruption
Allegations of corruption swirl around Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan.
Global Politics
Is $20 billion in missing oil wealth the explanation for extremist group Boko Haram?
Allegations of corruption swirl around Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan.
Global Politics
Is $20 billion in missing oil wealth the explanation for extremist group Boko Haram?
A car burns as anti-government protesters clash with police in Sarajevo.
Conflict & Justice
Why Bosnians are so angry at their government
Global Scan
Ukraine waits in suspense, and China blocks embarrassing details of secret bank accounts
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, arriving at the White House, Friday, to meet with President Obama.
Conflict & Justice
In Iraq, a $600 bribe can get you a driver’s license
Kenya police and military officers control the temporary entrance erected at the Westgate shopping mall following the recent attack in Kenya's capital Nairobi.
Global Politics
Kenyan military accused of turning Westgate mall siege into shopping spree