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Mongolia corruption

January 19, 2023
Mongolia: Politics and Protests in 2023
Anand Tumutogoo, Bolor Lkhaajav, and Julian Dierkes discuss the factors behind Mongolia's December protests, and the likelihood of a repeat this spring.

December 12, 2022
Anti-Corruption Protests Pressure the Government of Mongolia
By Bolor Lkhaajav and Bolorerdene Bazarsuren
Protesters have been demanding an end to the "coal mafia" in ongoing demonstrations since December 5.

December 06, 2022
Mass Protests in Mongolia Decry ‘Coal Mafia,’ Corruption
By Julian Dierkes
For the second time this year, Mongolians took to the street en masse to show their discontent with the government.

February 04, 2022
Interview With Dashdavaa Zandraa, Mongolia’s Anti-Corruption Chief
By Bolor Lkhaajav
“Fighting corruption is more about eliminating the conditions that create corruption than about corrupt officials,” says the director-general of Mongolia’s Independent Authority Against Corruption.

October 21, 2021
What’s Wrong With Mongolia’s Naadam Festival?
By Munkhnaran Bayarlkhagva
Both as a reflection of Mongolia’s historical narrative and as a celebration of its cultural identity, the festival badly needs reform.

February 02, 2019
Mongolia's March Against Corruption
By Peter Bittner
The view from Sukhbaatar Square during a series of mass protests.

January 31, 2019
Mongolia's Crisis of Democracy Continues
By Peter Bittner
The parliamentary speaker has been forced out, the latest twist in Mongolia's long-simmering political scandals.

November 06, 2018
Small- and Medium-Sized Outrage Building Over Corruption in Mongolia
By Julian Dierkes and Mendee Jargalsaikhan
The public will be watching the Khurelsukh government for its reaction to massive allegations of misuse at the SME Fund.

July 08, 2017
Mongolia Just Chose a New President. What Now?
By Julian Dierkes
Mongolia is set for 3 years of cohabitation between President Battulga and an MPP parliament.

June 19, 2017
Ahead of Presidential Election, Mongolia Corruption Scandal Has a New Twist
By Bolor Lkhaajav
A Facebook live video from a whistleblower resurrects a previous bribery scandal.

April 14, 2017
Mongolia’s Democracy Under Stress
By Bolor Lkhaajav
A wave of protests (and lack of any government response) is challenging Mongolia's political system.
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