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National TV Show Breaks Silence on Whistleblowing in Albania
Whistleblowing is so rare and obscure in Albania that even when Parliament voted unanimously for a comprehensive whistleblower protection law on June 2, the breakthrough
The Whistleblower’s Best Friend: An Inside View of Bosnia’s Revolutionary Whistleblower Protection System
Bosnia and Herzegovina made history in 2014, becoming the first country in the world to develop a whistleblower protection system designed to protect whistleblowers before
Captured News Media in Bosnia, Serbia, and Montenegro
Political and business elites have gained control over many public and private media outlets in Bosnia, Serbia, and Montenegro -- mostly through non-transparent privatization, and
Activists in Croatia Unite to Defend Media Freedoms
In response to a crackdown on media freedom, a coalition of NGOs including GONG (a Coalition member), Center for Peace Studies, Human Rights House Zagreb,
Macedonia Passes Strong Whistleblower Protections
Three years after it was first proposed, a comprehensive whistleblower law was passed by the Assembly of Macedonia in November 2015. The law represents another
Coalition-improved WBer Law Passes in Albania
Marking a major step forward in the fight against crime and corruption, the Albanian Parliament on June 2 passed a whistleblower protection law covering employees
A Whistle for Kosovo’s Whistleblower Protection Law
On International Right to Know Day on Sept. 28, 2014, then-Kosovo Prime Minister Mr. Hashim Thaçi said his government was “working with full commitment towards
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THE WHISTLEBLOWER FILES Albania: Dritan Hila The whistleblower: Dritan Hila, diplomat at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs The case: Hila reported the questionable appointment of
The Price of Justice: Bosnian Whistleblowers Fight Back Against Retaliation
This is a story of corruption, whistleblowing, retaliation and broken lives. It is not an easy story to stomach. But it is an essential story.
Whistleblowers Redeemed: New Laws Helping Victimized Employees
Two Southeast European countries are becoming showcases for how laws, institutions and NGOs – if given the chance – can protect whistleblowers effectively.
Double-Dippers: Macedonian Officials Asked Companies to Pay for Renovations
Thanks to whistleblowers within Macedonia’s farming industry, investigative journalists learned that the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management demanded local companies pay to renovate