Greek Journalists Union Denounces Court Summons For Anti-Corruption Reporters
The Athens Journalist Union (ESEIA) has condemned a court for is summoning two investigative journalists, saying they were targeted over the alleged bribery case involving the Swiss drug company Novartis
Greece Orphanage Whistleblowers Reveal Sexual Abuse, Violence
Written complaints from three whistleblowers have led Greek authorities to investigate allegations of abuse at a state-funded orphanage
Spanish government misses 17 December deadline to incorporate European whistleblower protection law into national law
Spain has failed to comply with the deadline given by Brussels, set for this Friday 17 December 2021, to include in the legal system of each Member State the EU Directive 2019/1937 which protects the rights of whistleblowers.
Assange ruling shows that extradition is a pressing risk for whistleblowers and journalists alike
This morning the High Court in London ruled that the extradition of WikiLeaks Publisher Julian Assange to the United States should go ahead.
2021 Blueprint Whistleblowing prizes feature winners from four continents
Renowned for revealing the Pentagon Papers in 1971, Daniel Ellsberg received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Blueprint for Free Speech Whistleblowing Awards and called for a Presidential pardon for Daniel Hale, winner of the International Prize, and for jailed WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.
Pentagon Papers whistleblower calls on Biden to pardon Hale
Pentagon Papers whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg has called on the White House to pardon drone program whistleblower Daniel Hale on the eve of President Biden’s Summit for Democracy, which kicks off on Thursday.
The 2021 Blueprint Whistleblowing Prize Winners: Undaunted Courage
Meet the winners of the 2021 Blueprint for Free Speech Whistleblowing Prizes.
Spain Refuses to Divulge Details of Draft EU-Mandated Whistleblower Law
Two weeks before Spain is supposed to meet a European Union deadline for member states to implement its new Whistleblower Protection Directive, the government said their law still in draft form and rejected a request by transparency groups to release it
On International Right to Know Day, the "Pro Acceso" coalition demands that the right of access to information be recognised as a fundamental right in Spain
The International Day of the Universal Right of Access to Information ("Right to Know") is celebrated every 28 September.
European trade union conference on whistleblowing held in Madrid just weeks before the deadline for the Spanish government to implement the EU Directive on whistleblower protection
A conference on whistleblowing channels was held in Madrid on Thursday 21 and Friday 22 October. This event took place within the framework of the 6th Eurocadres Congress in the Spanish capital.
Turkey Snubs Press Freedom Mission, Female Journalists in Peril
Having declared that journalists in Turkey - who are being harassed, detained, and jailed - are “incomparably free” - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and ruling AKP party officials refused to meet a contingent of media freedom groups.
Murdered Journalist’s Probe Lags, Greece Puts Clamps on Media Freedom
Six months after investigative journalist Giorgos Karaivaz was gunned down near his home in Athens - and as Reporters Without Borders (RSF) pressed police for answers - Greece’s conservative government is being ripped by media freedom groups for proposals that would bring fines and jail time for reporting “false news.”