Lawyers for former military lawyer turned whistleblower David McBride, who revealed Australian elite forces killed civilians in Afghanistan, said charges against him for releasing classified information should be dropped after a report confirmed his claims.

A European Union scheme to let authorities access to encrypted messages if they're tied to investigations into terrorism and organized crime has journalists worried about protecting sources and digital rights campaigners about surveillance.

As complaints have grown about police violence in France, a proposed bill would make it unlawful to disseminate photographs or videos identifying officers if there is an “intent to harm”. The proposal leaves critics worried it could hinder press freedom.

Legislation approved by the Greek Parliament controlled by the ruling New Democracy party will grant amnesty to some 5,000 alleged tax evaders but also, according to critics, undermine the fight against money laundering and financial crime.

While journalism is considered especially dangerous business in Latin America, the Caribbean and Asia and the Pacific, the situation can be just as dire in the European Union, as the killings of investigative reporters Daphne Caruana Galizia in Malta and Jan Kuciak in Slovakia showed.

En España se están dando los primeros pasos hacia la transposición de la Directiva de la Unión Europea para la protección de los alertadores. Blueprint For Free Speech ha elaborado una guía para la transposición de la ley basada en la experiencia legislativa internacional e implementaciones prácticas en la legislación nacional. 

The ABRE coalition, of which Blueprint for Free Speech is a member, met with representatives of the Ministry of Justice in Spain today to discuss the transposition of the EU Whistleblowing Directive into national law.

As Spain begins consultations on a new nation-wide whistleblower protection law, Blueprint is publishing a new translation of Getting Whistleblower Protection Right: A Practical Guide to Transposing the EU Directive.

While Australia's government dropped prosecution of three journalists who used classified material to write about plans to surveil citizens and potential war crimes, they could be compelled to talk to the country's spy agency.

Australian police said journalist Dan Oakes won't be charged with obtaining classified information, clearing the last of three reporters who wrote about secret surveillance and possible war crimes.

In an effort of strengthening journalistic practices in the EU, the European Commission said it will allocate 61 million euros ($71.7 million) to help independent journalists, including fending off strategic lawsuits.

In their recent report, Transparency International demonstrates persistent gaps in the global fight against foreign bribery, saying only four of 47 countries surveyed were enforcing legislation aimed at combating the phenomenon.