Majority of Spaniards favour whistleblower protection
A survey conducted by Blueprint for Free Speech, in collaboration with international consultancy IPSOS, reveals strong public support for whistleblower protection across Spain.
Greek Olympian's Sexual Assault Cry Sparks Outrage, #MeToo Movement
A claim by Greek sailing gold medalist Sofia Bekatorou she was sexually assaulted in 1998 by a Hellenic Sailing Federation (HSF) official has brought an outpouring of support for her and led to other women making similar allegations against sports officials, doctors and academics in the country.
Coalition Wants to Stop UK Whistleblower Extradition from Croatia to Monaco
An international coalition of more than 40 groups, including Blueprint for Free Speech, is seeking to prevent Croatia from extraditing a British whistleblower to Monoco. Jonathan Taylor previously revealed a bribery scheme in the offshore oil industry.
Biden's Intelligence Chief Would Release Khashoggi Murder Report
President Joe Biden's nominee for Director of National Intelligence, Avril Haines, told a Senate confirmation hearing she would declassify an intelligence report into the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi that former President Donald Trump blocked.
Blueprint, WikiLeaks, Anderson, Palin Push Assange Pardon, But Not Australia
A groundswell of supporter seeking a pardon for Julian Assange has developed in the last days of President Donald Trump's administration to win freedom for the WikiLeaks founder after a British judged ruled out his extradition to the United States.
Citing Flight Risk, UK Judge Bars Bail for Assange After Rejecting Extradition
British Judge Vanessa Baraitser, who turned down a United States request to extradite jailed WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to face espionage charges for revealing state secrets, denied him bail at the January 6 hearing, saying he was a flight risk.
In Surprise Ruling, UK Judge Bars Assange Extradition to US
A British judge has rejected the request to have jailed WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange extradited to the US, where he was to face espionage charges for revealing the killing of civilians and journalists in Iraq by American forces.
UN Doctor Who Revealed Italian COVID-19 Whitewash Facing Retaliation
An Italian doctor for the United Nations whose withdrawn report for the World Health Organization warned in May about political risks of people dying from COVID-19 now faces retaliation as a whistleblower.
Journalists Arrested and Jailed for Covering COVID-19
At least 387 journalists and media workers were jailed worldwide as of December 1 this year, with 130 arrested for reporting on the COVID-19 crisis. The figures were compiled by the German office of Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and announced in its annual report.
EU's Anti-Corruption Group Says Greece Falling Back in Bribery Fight
The Council of Europe’s Group of States against Corruption (GRECO) said Greece's New Democracy government failed to strengthen anti-corruption laws diluted by the former ruling SYRIZA. The Radical Left group had introduced softer sanctions on bribery involving public officials.
Northern Ireland Journalists Working Under Paramilitary Threats
Some 19 months after journalist Lyra McKee was killed with a shot in the head while covering a protest involving dissident Republicans in Londonderry, other reporters in Northern Ireland are now facing threats directed against them.
Former Malta Bank Whistleblower Efimova Wants Asylum in Greece
Fearing for her safety, a Russian woman who blew the whistle on corruption in Malta and was a key source for murdered investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia is seeking asylum in Greece, where she lives with her husband.