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
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.
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.
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.
Kosovo’s Super-Whistleblower
Enduring death threats and dismissals, Murat Mehmeti’s corruption revelations lead to prosecution of tax cheats by Mark WorthCoalition Co-coordinator PRISHTINA – In the Balkans today, it would be difficult to find a more dedicated and effective whistleblower than Murat Mehmeti. For the past three years, Mehmeti has dealt with harassment, workplace
Netherworld Whistleblower
Army dissident feared tortured in underground Transnistrian dungeon by Mark WorthCoalition Co-coordinator In a prison cell six meters under the ground, in one of the most sequestered places on Earth, sits Alexandru Rjavitin – a whistleblower without international attention in a country without international recognition. Rjavitin has been held captive
New Reprisal Cases Reveal Weak Rights
Over the past five years, Southeast Europe has led the world in strengthening whistleblower rights. Thanks to the hard work of policy-makers, activists, journalists and citizens, every Western Balkan country now has a whistleblower protection law on the books. All of these laws contain most European and international standards.
Poland finally warms to whistleblowing by weighing legal rights and protections
With the emergence of two proposed whistleblower laws in rapid succession, a debate on protecting whistleblowers suddenly is simmering in Poland – for the first time ever.
Whistleblowers Rewarded, Redeemed: Citizens, students and activists celebrate Free Speech Week in Kosovo
Gjorgji Lazarevski spent 11 months in prison – most of it in solitary confinement – as retribution for exposing the illegal wiretapping of thousands of political opponents by the government of Macedonian Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski.
Moldovan Whistleblowers on Their Own: “The state will not protect me if I’m in danger”
For as long as 20 years, women at a psychiatric home in the northern Moldovan city of Balti suffered rape and other abuses at the hands of staff.
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