Whistleblower Emir Mešić: ITA BiH Director Miro Džakula has special methods to cover up his crime

This article first appeared in interview.ba January 22, 2022 Since October last year, whistleblower Emir Mešić has been suspended. He allegedly leaked information from the ITA to the media. Although this has not been proven, Mešić has suffered arbitrariness and retaliation from ITA Director Miro Džakula for the umpteenth time

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The whistleblowers who have exposed the wiretapping

 have received the “Meto Jovanovski” award This article first appeared in transparency.mk December 10, 2021 The whistleblowers Gjorgji Lazarevski and Zvonko Kostovski have disclosed the mass wiretapping in Macedonia have received the “Meto Jovanovski” award as the highest recognition for long-term achievements in the field of promotion, protection and advancement of

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Moldova Momentum: Officials Strive for Victory in Whistleblower Cases

This article first appeared in Whistleblower Network News by Mark Worth – October 15, 2021 It’s almost cliché to say that a whistleblower protection law is among the most-ignored pieces of legislation in the world. Most public agencies do not have the knowledge, experience or political will to put these policies

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Lawyer: Serbia’s Whistleblower’s Rights Violated In Proceedings

This article first appeared in rs.n1info Author: NIN, Beta, N1 Belgrade 07.10.2021 09:42 Vladimir Gajic, a defence lawyer for Aleksandar Obradovic, the whistleblower in illegal arms deals from two years ago, said on Thursday “the proceedings against his client had been marked by the violation of his rights.” Lawyer: Serbia’s whistleblower’s

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Anuška Delić (September 2021)

This article first appeared in seemo.org September, 2021 Photo: Oliver Abraham) She was taken by investigative journalism in 2006, when she was a journalist of the daily Delo, that she divorced at the end of March 2018. Until today she has acquired extensive experiences and specialized skills in investigative and

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Activists push Western Balkan countries to protect whistleblowers

by Coalition staff There is no denying that whistleblowing is a radical concept: people getting secret evidence of crimes being committed inside companies and public agencies, and handing over the evidence to authorities or releasing it directly to the public. Not only that, we expect the person’s identity, job security

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The protection of whistleblowers in Slovakia finally receives a significant boost with the establishment of the Whistleblower Protection Office.

Since 2014, Slovakia has had a law on whistleblower protection. The Slovak Cabinet passed an amendment including Transparency International Slovakia´s recommendations in November 2018. In March 2019, the new Act was adopted that introduced, among others, the establishment of a new Office for the Protection of Whistleblowers. However, the establishment

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Chronicle of a dismissal foretold, or how much the truth costs in Albania

By Ben Andoni The last day of the year usually brings a sense of reconciliation among people, but this was not the case of an emergency room doctor at the University Hospital Center (QSUT) who reported problems related to COVID-19. On December 30, 2020, QSUT Director Enkelejd Joti dismissed Dr.

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Unwelcome Heroes: Whistleblowers in Albania expose corruption but remain unappreciated

An investigative report by the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) has exposed a global fraud scheme that involves high-level officials within the Albanian government.

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Sudden Impact: Montenegrin whistleblower helps to reform broken tax system

In a rare case of public whistleblowing in Montenegro, customs inspector Siniša Raičević told Coalition journalists that imported heating fuel has been improperly taxed for months.

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