Hush-Hush Money, Pandora Papers Unbox How World's Rich Hide Trillions
Named for a Greek myth about a sealed box containing the world's evils, The Pandora Papers – the work of 600 journalists in 117 countries who pored through 11.9 million leaked confidential records – showed how the world's elite and powerful, from business leaders to kings and politicians – hide their wealth.
Australian Court Lifts Veil of Secrecy in Witness K Lawyer's Trial
The Australian Capital Territory (ACT) Court of Appeal has sided with Blueprint International Whistleblowing Prize winner Bernard Collaery in his bid for an open trial
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.
Televisión de Galicia worker harassment case comes to court
Earlier this year, we drew attention to the case of Fito Ferreiro Seoane, a cameraman from A Coruña in Spain who has worked at public broadcaster Televisión de Galicia (TVG) since 1985.
Digging for Dirt: SLAPPed South African Activists and Whistleblowers Stymie Mining Project
As pressure within the European Union mounts for community-wide measures to combat SLAPP suits, an Australian mining company is trying to deter a group of activists and environmental lawyers from opposing its plan to set up a titanium mine in South Africa
Austrian justice under heavy scrutiny as Julian Hessenthaler trial opens
Epicenter.works and Amnesty Austria were present at the Regional Court in St. Pölten last week to monitor the trial of Julian Hessenthaler, which opened on Wednesday 8 September. Private detective and journalistic source Hessenthaler is a key figure in the production of the Ibizagate affair, which exposed high level corruption and brought down Austria's far right coalition government in 2019.
Blueprint presents Model Law for the transposition of the EU Whistleblowing Directive in Germany
We‘re very proud to announce the release of our Model Draft law to protect whistleblowers in Germany.
Ibizagate Trial a Deterrent to Austrian Journalists and Sources
The prosecution of private detective and journalistic source Julian Hessenthaler will silence those trying to report corruption in Austria, media and rights groups said at the opening of his trial in St. Pölten this week. Blueprint for Free Speech is one of 15 signatories to the open letter, which was reported widely in international media.
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.