Daily Corruption News from Transparency International (14 August 2015)

14 August 2015 Today's top story Global: 'Our Central American spring': protesters demand an end to decades of corruption The Guardian (TI mention) Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernández has vowed to root out corruption ‘no matter who falls’ while in Guatemala the promise of new elections has not sated: ‘Without reform, it will just be about choosing the next group of thieves’.

More news Global: FIFA chiefs are shown a yellow card The Wall Street Journal Global: Azerbaijan's first family of dictators lives lavishly in suburbs of Moscow Kyiv Post Indonesia: Widodo vows stronger government to tame Indonesia corruption Bloomberg Iraq: Iraq's top Shi'ite cleric calls for reforms to start with judiciary Reuters Russia: Ex-Russian army chief sentenced to 5 years for graft Agence France-Presse Spain: Corruption casts shadow over Spanish politics Agence France-Presse (TI mention)

Blogs and opinion Global: Sarah Chayes battles a worldwide scourge: deep-rooted corruption Christian Science Monitor Azerbaijan: Azerbaijan makes a mockery of justice as couple sentenced in political show trial The Guardian

News from Transparency International

Press release: Leyla and Arif Yunus should be released not sentenced and civil society protected in Azerbaijan
Feature: International Youth Day: What do young people in Asia think about corruption?