Macedonia: Time to Uphold New Whistleblower Rights
After a lengthy debate, Macedonia’s Assembly passed a whistleblower protection law in November 2015. Attention has now turned to making sure that employees and citizens will benefit from the rights and protections enshrined in the Law on Whistleblowers’ Protection. So far, the process is not off to an auspicious start.
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 –
On a Mission: A message from Coalition founding member Ana Novaković
Ana Novaković, Executive Director of the Center for Development of Non-Governmental Organizations in Montenegro, introduces the Southeast Europe Coalition on Whistleblower Protection.
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 barely made a ripple.
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 advertising and budgetary support to loyal media. Consequently, media freedoms and freedom of expression in these countries are seriously impaired, as evidenced by the declining
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, Canadian Journalists for Free Expression and Blueprint for Free Speech has launched a public campaign to defend freedom of expression. Public funding for certain non-profit
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