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Justice Delayed – Justice Denied?
Serbia’s First Whistleblower ‘Success’ is Tempered by Weak Faith in a Convoluted System
Empty Promises: Czech Officials Show no Goodwill to Protect Whistleblowers
PRAGUE – An Advisory Board set up by the Czech government to kick-start discussions to better protect whistleblowers has not produced results.
Speaking Out, Pushing Back
Whistleblowers throughout Southeast Europe, once alone in their struggle for justice, now have a unified voice speaking on their behalf, and a unified team of
Albania’s New Whistleblower Law Has Great Promise to Curb Corruption. But Will it Deliver?
TIRANA – As Albania's groundbreaking whistleblower protection law finally is being implemented, citizens and activists hope it will work in practice.
Official at Center of Tuzla Kvarc Case Sent to Prison
Another major step has been taken in the march toward justice in the Tuzla Kvarc whistleblower retaliation case.
The Jury is Still Out on Serbia’s New Whistleblower Protection Law
BELGRADE — Marija Beretka needed to file lawsuits in three separate courts in order to obtain whistleblower protection. The case illustrates problems with Serbia’s new
First-ever Regional Documentary Hits the Screen
Southeast Europe's burgeoning whistleblower movement has taken another great step with the premiere of the region's first documentary on whistleblowing.
Kosovo Whistleblower Lifts Lid on Huge Tax Scam
PRISHTINA – Government staffer Murat Mehmeti blew the whistle on a massive tax scam involving shell companies that his bosses in Kosovo’s Tax Administration notably
Montenegro: Close to the EU – Far from Media Freedom
PODGORICA – As Western Balkan countries progress toward European Union membership, media freedoms are weakening while attacks on journalists are ever more violent and overt.
Bulgarian Police Case Serves a Reminder: Whistleblowers Need Legal Protections
SOFIA – Konstantin Ivanov does not want to talk to journalists anymore. “I am fed up with media publicity,” he told a friend who approached
Activist Notebook Kiev: “Please do not harass the Ambassador”
By Mark Worth Coalition Co-coordinator KIEV – Marie Yovanovitch was surrounded by bodyguards, colleagues and friends as she left the conference room with her head
Kosovo: The Republic without Whistleblowers
PRISHTINA – In one of her final speeches as President of Kosovo, Atifete Jahjaga requested the county’s top judicial officials to pay more attention to
Whistleblowers in Kosovo Struggle for Protection
PRISHTINA – Though Kosovo’s Assembly passed a whistleblower protection law in 2011 that includes many international standards, some employees who have
‘The Invoice’: Whistleblower in Montenegro Sacked after Exposing Questionable Government Payment
PODGORICA – In a rare case of whistleblower retaliation that has boiled to the surface in Montenegro, a hotel employee was fired in June after
Employee Reinstated in Bulgaria Following Civil Society Protests
SOFIA – One of two employees fired from Sofia’s National Art Gallery for criticizing government policy has been reinstated following large demonstrations and public calls