Worker harassment at Televisión de Galicia
LGBTI Rights and whistleblower protection are closely intertwined in modern Spain
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.
Worldwide Whistleblowing Day Gets Strong Support in Spain
Today, June 23, 2021 we celebrate Worldwide Whistleblowing Day in one of the only countries in the EU without a national whistleblower protection law.
NSA Whistleblower Reality Winner Released to Home Confinement
Reality Winner, a former Air Force translator and government contractor who blew the whistle on attempted Russian interference in the 2016 Presidential election has been released from a US prison to finish her sentence at home with her family.
EU takes action against Hungary for refusing Klubradio license
The European Commission has begun an infringement procedure against Hungary for pushing a leading independent radio station critical of Prime Minister Viktor Orban off the air
LuxLeaks whistleblower loses Strasbourg appeal
The ECtHR ruled that Luxembourg did not violate Raphaël Halet's freedom of expression, but two dissenting justices warn about a chilling effect on future whistleblowers
Report Puts Spotlight On Decline of Media Freedom in the US
America may be the land of the free and the home of the brave, but it's sliding toward having a less-than-free press, and reporters need to be brave to deal with growing attacks on the profession, and themselves.
Belarus “hijacks” Ryanair Flight to Arrest Journalist
Roman Protasevich, 26, a founder and former editor of the NEXTA Telegram channel, was the target of an operation Belarusian authorities have said was directly authorised by President Alexander Lukashenko
Croatia Will Extradite British Whistleblower Who Exposed Bribery to Monaco
British whistleblower Jonathan Taylor who revealed bribery at an oil company he worked for in Monaco will be extradited to face corruption charges.
Freedom Day? Full-Court Press Remains on Journalists Worldwide
As May 3 marked World Press Freedom Day, journalists around the world were being arrested, beaten, assaulted, jailed, harassed, and detained by autocratic governments, and reviled by those who question the value of their work.
Infographic: What You Need to Know About the EU Whistleblowing Directive
Blueprint really likes this infographic by the German firm Vispato; we're republishing it as we think it will be helpful to the community to use.
A Murder, Death Threats, State Squeeze: Greece's Journalists in Peril
Reeling over the murder of crime reporter Giorgos Karaivaz and plummeting in Reporters Without Borders (RSF) media freedom rankings, Greece is now dealing with claims by another investigative journalist his life was threatened.