The trial against the alleged harassment at work of the Galician Television, denounced by the cameraman and LGTBI activist Fito Ferreiro, is ready for sentencing
On Friday 24 September, the trial for harassment at work of TV cameraman Fito Ferreiro Seoane (A Coruña, 1962), a well-known LGTBI activist in Galicia, was held in the Social Court No. 3 of Santiago de Compostela. The plaintiff denounced Televisión de Galicia, where he has worked for 36 years, for the situation of "harassment at work".
Wrong as Rain: Russia Declares More Media, Journalists, Foreign Agents
With independent media in Russia being declared “Foreign Agents”, TV Rain (Dozhd) Chief Editor Tikhon Dzyadko is taking drastic measures against his station’s broadcasters being targeted.
The Maltese Factor: Daphne Caruana Galizia's Murder Opened Deadly Door
A recap of recent years’ murders of journalists in the European Union.
South African Whistleblower, Witness in COVID-19 Contract Scandal, Killed
The shooting death of a South African health agency financial investigator who was a witness in an investigation of alleged corruption in the purchase of COVID-19 protective equipment was seen as a message not to report wrongdoing.
Belarus Journalists Under Lukashenko's Rule Face Arrest, Torture, Jail
Undeterred by sanctions from the European Union and United States, Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko, called Europe's Last Dictator, has instead further consolidated power by trying to eliminate the press.
US Government will be allowed to challenge Assange medical evidence
London’s High Court has reversed a decision not to allow the US government to appeal the psychiatric evidence in Julian Assange’s extradition case. A full appeal hearing will follow on 27 and 28 October
Germany Probes Hit List Targeting Exiled Turkish Journalists
German authorities are investigating an alleged “hit list” targeting exiled Turkish journalists there, one already warned of a planned assassination, after another was attacked and warned to stop writing.
US Court Backs Hospital Workers Right to Talk to Media About Safety
Hospitals don't have the right – even with stated policies – to bar health care workers and staff from complaining to the media about safety issues and other problems, a U.S. Federal Appellate Court has ruled.
No Safe Harbor for Journalists in Europe, Even in Exile
It's a predictable pattern: journalists in the European Union have been intimidated, harassed, assaulted, beaten, shot, blown up, and killed – and then there's a cascade of denunciations in press releases and tweets.
Blueprint on Spain’s RTVE
RTVE spoke with Blueprint’s Bruno Galizzi about whistleblowing in Spain.
Croatia Will Free UK Whistleblower Wanted in Monaco for Revealing Bribery
A year after being detained in Croatia in what he said was a revenge tactic for reporting bribery at the multinational oil company SBM Offshore where he worked in Monaco, whistleblower Jonathan Taylor will be freed.
Hungary's Anti-Gay Law Lashed by EU, Orban Won't Back Down
An anti-LGBTQ law in Hungary that critics said furthered Prime Minister Viktor Orban's consolidation of power was denounced by European Union leaders at a bloc meeting in Brussels, albeit to no avail.