• International Anti-Corruption Day — Breaking the Chains of Corruption

    Every year on December 9, the world unites to raise its voice against one of the biggest barriers to social and economic development — corruption. What makes corruption so dangerous is not only the huge amount of money it drains from public resources, but also how silently it weakens trust, fairness and growth in society.…

  • María Corina Machado — Nobel Peace Prize 2025

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    Short summary: On 10 October 2025 the Norwegian Nobel Committee awarded the Nobel Peace Prize to Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado “for her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela and for her struggle to achieve a just and peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy.” This post gives a comprehensive, sourced…